
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 ...

FORMER RHEA CO. DEPUTY CHARGED WITH RAPE OF A TEEN
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation obtained indictments for a former deputy of the Rhea County Sheriff's Department who stands accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teenager ...

ROANE COUNTY ANTI-DRUG COALITION PRESENTS AWARDS
The Roane County Anti-Drug Coalition honored several members of the community yesterday at their celebration luncheon. Among those honored were: Shannon Cawood of Rockwood High School: Principal of t ...

JAKE HOOT ADVANCES TO THE TOP 8 ON “THE VOICE”
Jake Hoot from Putnam County advanced into the Top 8 semifinals on the television show “The Voice” last night. Hoot will perform again on the show this upcoming Monday (December 9, 2019). Jake took to ...

STARLA MARIE COLWELL, AGE 34
Funeral services for Starla Marie Colwell, age 34, of Crossville, will be held Saturday, December 7, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Pomona Cemetery. Visitation will be h ...

GERTRUDE VICTORIA MCDONALD, AGE 98
Funeral services for Gertrude Victoria McDonald, age 98, of the Mayland community, will be held Friday, December 6, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Green Acres Memory Gar ...

MISSING ELDERLY MAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA FOUND SAFE IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville police responded to Comfort Suites on East First Street yesterday to a report of a missing person from Ashe County, North Carolina there. Officers found 77-year-old Kim Lloyd Mitchell who s ...

LENOIR CITY MAN CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE
A Lenoir City man has been charged with child abuse. Police were called to a home on East Broadway Street where they encountered 49-year-old Michael Paul Mattison. The report states Mattison was intox ...

SERIAL BURGLAR TIMOTHY FINK OF HARRIMAN DENIED PAROLE
Serial burglar Timothy Shawn Fink of Harriman has been denied parole. In July 2018, Judge Jeff Wicks gave the 37-year-old Fink 12 years to serve in prison for a string of burglaries in the Swan Pond a ...

TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT IN CUMBERLAND CO. RESULTS IN DRIVER CHARGED
A tractor-trailer accident around sunrise this morning in Cumberland County resulted in the driver being charged. Troopers say a 2020 Volvo Conventional driven by 56-year-old Jung Sik Choi of Montrose ...