
FOUR CHILDREN IN ABDUCTION CASE SPOTTED IN KNOXVILLE
Authorities are looking for a Virginia woman facing abduction charges. After reporting her children were being abused by a family member, 34-year-old Melody Bannister took her children on vacation and ...

COMPANY IN RHEA COUNTY ANNOUNCES LAYOFFS
IAC (International Automotive Components) Dayton announces 44 workers in Rhea County will be released in February. The company filed with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development it ...

FOURTH JUVENILE ESCAPEE FROM NASHVILLE DETENTION CENTER CAPTURED
Metro Nashville Police took the fourth and final juvenile escapee into custody yesterday. Police say 17-year-old Brandon Caruthers was arrested without incident at an apartment complex on Arbor Crest ...

WEEKLY AREA FISHING REPORT – DECEMBER 12, 2019
WATTS BAR Reservoir Conditions: The lake elevation is 737.49 feet. The water temperature is 51.6 degrees. Crappie: Crappie are being caught while using jigs around docks, structure in open water, an ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY DEPUTY RECEIVES AWARDS FROM M.A.D.D.
Cumberland County Deputy Jonathan Stout received the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (M.A.D.D.) Bronze Award for 26 DUI arrest in 2018. Deputy Stout also, for the 4th year, received the East Tennessee S ...

PLANNED POWER OUTAGE FOR PARTS OF MORGAN COUNTY
TVA is planning a power outage that will involve Plateau Electric Cooperative members in Morgan County tomorrow night (December 14, 2019) at 11:59 p.m. lasting two hours. Crews will be repairing a swi ...

NINE TO RUN FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY PROPERTY ASSESSOR SEAT
The Cumberland County Election Commission says the deadline to qualify to run for property assessor was at noon today. Nine are now in contention for the position being vacated by David Simcox who wil ...

VICTIM IN BLOUNT COUNTY HIT AND RUN PASSES AWAY
A man seriously injured in a hit and run in Blount County this past Friday night has passed away. Sheriff James Lee Berrong confirmed today 36-year-old Troy Christopher Sample died from injuries susta ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF DEPUTY RECEIVES STATE AWARD
Cumberland County Sheriff Deputy Kobe Cox has been named the 2019 “Deputy of the Year" by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. This award is given in recognition for his extraordinary efforts given ev ...

TWO ROUNDS OF AMMUNITION FOUND IN BATHROOM AT HIGH SCHOOL IN MCMINN COUNTY
This morning a Central High School student in McMinn County reported found 2 rounds of ammunition in the floor of a restroom. School officials and the student resource officer were notified. The scho ...

HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The Cumberland County Fire Department responded recently to a house blaze on Robbins Road. The report released late yesterday states the residence was a total loss and was unoccupied at the time of t ...

VINA MAE TAYLOR, AGE 87
Vina Mae Taylor, age 87, of Crossville, passed away December 9, 2019. She is survived by her children: David Earl Taylor (Sandy), Lou Ann Gaskins, Donald Ray Taylor, and Elizabeth Geneva Evans (Lawren ...