
TURNER ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT OF CROSSVILLE POLICE OFFICER
Crossville police responded to Mountain Village Apartments yesterday for a disturbance. According to the arrest report, witnesses said 41-year-old Jonathan Christopher Turner allegedly pulled a knife ...

STONE MEMORIAL RECOGNIZES THREE FOR BEING COMMENDED STUDENTS
Stone Memorial High School recognizes three students for being named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Keisha Hunsucker, Karen Parek and Kelli Carroll received a letter of ...

REPORT: TENNESSEE HAS SERIOUS GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM
A report released yesterday by Safe Tennessee Project calls gun violence in the state a "public health crisis" and says an average of 3.4 Tennesseans are killed with guns every day. Last year, 1,246 T ...

CAROLYN HOLINSHED, AGE 75
Carolyn “Sue” Shillings Sheldon Holinshed, age 75, of Cartersville, GA, formerly of Harriman, Tennessee, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019. Survivors include sons: Jimmy Sheldon and David Shillin ...

MARY KATHERINE MYERS, AGE 76
Funeral services for Mary Katherine Myers, age 76, of Crossville, will be held Thursday, September 26, 2019 at noon in the chapel of Bilbrey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Turner Cemetery. The fa ...

SHILOH JEAN ELMORE, AGE 40
Funeral services for Shiloh Jean Elmore, age 40, of Crossville, will be held Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Crossville City Cemetery. The family ...

TINKER CHARGED WITH THEFT OF VEHICLE IN ROCKWOOD
A traffic stop in Rockwood Friday night resulted in several charges for the driver. Officers stopped Annie Jeannine Tinker on the 200 block of North Chamberlin Avenue. Tinker was arrested for theft of ...

SEVERAL TEAMS RANK IN LATEST TENNESSEE AP HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL
Several teams in the area appear on the latest Tennessee AP High School football poll released late yesterday. In Class 6A, Maryville is 2nd, Bradley Central is 5th and McMinn County is 10th. In Class ...

SEPT. 23 DEDICATED TO RECYCLING EDUCATION IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
September 23, 2019 has been dedicated as recycling education and improvement in Cumberland County. The proclamation states: "Whereas, the beautiful Cumberland Plateau is ours to keep and protect. We ...

LOCAL AND AREA CROP AND CATTLE REPORT – SEPT. 24, 2019
Dry conditions persisted over the state last week, leaving farmers hoping for rain. Corn harvest continued with producers continuing to report favorable yields. Cotton and soybean growers expressed co ...

ROAD WORK CONTINUES ON STATE ROUTE 85 IN FENTRESS AND OVERTON CO.
Work continues on a stretch of roadway of State Route 85 in Fentress and Overton County, The road will be opened to one lane of traffic in Fentress County between mile marker 3.5 to 8. The contractor ...

HEAD-ON VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN PUTNAM COUNTY RESULTS IN ONE KILLED
A two vehicle accident in Putnam County yesterday claimed the life of a young woman. Trooper Phillip Murphy says a 2004 Volkswagen Beetle driven by 19-year-old Chantel Gomez of Baxter was traveling so ...