CUMBERLAND B.O.E DECIDES NOT TO OFFER DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS NEW CONTRACT
After five different motions tonight, the Cumberland County Board of Education decided not to give current Director of Schools Janet Graham a new contract. The vote was 5-4 with board members Paris, I ...
AT LEAST ONE FATALITY REPORTED IN ROANE COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says charges are pending stemming from a fatal vehicle crash in Roane County. Troopers say a 1989 GMC pickup driven by 49-year-old John Sexton of Rockwood was traveling on ...
LADY JETS SOCCER TEAM, CCHS FFA HONORED AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The Cumberland County Lady Jets soccer team was honored during tonight’s board of education meeting. The Lady Jets won the regional and district championship this season and came in 8th in the state. ...
VEHICLE VS. FLATBED TRUCK RESULTS IN ONE INJURY ON HIGHWAY 70
A vehicle versus a flatbed truck accident in Cumberland County late this morning resulted in one injury. Troopers say a 2017 Ford driven by 77-year-old Theresa Hawkins of Crossville crossed the center ...
JOHNNY PRESLEY OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED HIS RUN FOR U.S. SENATE
Crossville physician assistant Johnny “J.J.” Presley formally announced today at a press conference held at Cumberland River Hospital in Celina he will run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacate ...
CUMBERLAND B.O.E. TO DISCUSS DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS CONTRACT TONIGHT (DEC. 5, 2019)
The Cumberland County Board of Education will discuss a proposed new contract for the director of schools, Janet Graham, at their meeting tonight. The contract calls for three more years running from ...
KINGSTON FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO APARTMENT BLAZE
Kingston firefighters responded Tuesday afternoon to Morrison Hills Apartments on Paint Rock Ferry Road. A fire in one of the dwellings was contained to the kitchen. A female and her grandson were at ...
SUSPECT VS. K-9 CHASE ENDS WITH ARREST IN ANDERSON COUNTY
A suspect versus a K-9 chase in Anderson County ended with the subjects arrest. Officers responded to a home on Railroad Avenue to take 42-year-old Michael Shawn Smith into custody on an outstanding w ...
ELECTRIC EEL POWERS TENNESSEE AQUARIUM’S CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTS
An electric eel named Miguel Wattson is shocking visitors at the Tennessee Aquarium by using its blips of electricity to power Christmas lights. A system connected to his tank allowed the eel's shocks ...
FOOD STAMP REQUIREMENTS TIGHTENED, COULD AFFECT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
The Trump administration yesterday tightened work requirements for food stamp recipients, a move that will potentially affect hundreds of thousands of people who rely on the program. The new rule is ...
MARGARET LEONA SNOW BYRD, AGE 95
Margaret Leona Snow Byrd, age 95, of Kingston, passed away December 3, 2019. Survivors include her children: Sue Kelly (Ronnie) and Charles W. Byrd, Jr. (Lois); grandchildren: Kim Kelly Crowder (Jeff) ...
ARREST MADE IN 22-YEAR-OLD WARREN COUNTY MURDER CASE
A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the McMinnville Police Department, the Warren County Sheriff’s Office, and the Office of the 31st District Attorney General has led to t ...
