
TWO ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS FOUND DEAD IN MCMINN COUNTY RESIDENCE
The McMinn County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of two elderly people at a home on County Road 203. Authorities say the man was the caregiver for the woman, who was bed-bound in a chair. ...

SCHOOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE REVIEW PROJECTS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
The Cumberland County Board of Education Committee met yesterday and reviewed four different projects for elementary schools. The first is for Crab Orchard Elementary School for a new playground. The ...

B.O.E. BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE GETS REPORT FOR HAND RAILS AT CCHS
The Cumberland County Board of Education Building and Grounds Committee met this week to discuss hand rails at Cumberland County High School. As far as the gym is concerned, rails are needed for the c ...

B.O.E. BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE DISCUSSES SCHOOL ZONE AT NORTH CUMBERLAND ELEMENTARY
The Cumberland County Board of Education Building and Grounds Committee met yesterday and discussed the school zone on Highway 127 in front of North Cumberland Elementary School. County Commissioner M ...

TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT IN EASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY ON I-40 CREATES TRAFFIC BACKUP
A tractor-trailer accident in eastern Putnam County this morning resulted in a traffic backup for a few hours. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 2019 Volvo tractor trailer operated by 62-year-old Gu ...

BREAKING NEWS – AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE IN BLOUNT COUNTY LOCKED DOWN
BREAKING NEWS - A lockdown is in place at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard base in Blount County. Officers say the base went on lockdown just after noon eastern time for a report of a person possibly a ...

CROSSVILLE WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY USING DRUGS NEAR BABY IN VEHICLE
Cumberland County deputies were called to the Dollar General parking lot in Lake Tansi yesterday to a report of a woman shooting up drugs in a vehicle with a baby present. Officers encountered 24-year ...

DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER REPORTEDLY RAMMING OTHER VEHICLES IN DOWNTOWN CROSSVILLE
Crossville police recently responded downtown in the area of Mayberry’s Furniture Store to a report of a driver ramming other automobiles behind the store. Officers pulled over 43-year-old Adam Keith ...

ROCKWOOD MAN CHARGED WITH METH POSSESSION AFTER POLICE PURSUIT IN CROSSVILLE
A brief police pursuit in Crossville Monday resulted in the arrest of a Roane County man. Police observed a vehicle with a brake light out near the Cumberland County jail. The pursuit started and ende ...

5TH GRADE STUDENT AT OAKDALE SCHOOL SAVES LIFE OF FELLOW STUDENT
A 5th grade student at Oakdale School in Morgan County is being called a hero today after saving the life of a fellow student yesterday. Tucker Tapp performed the Heimlich on a choking student at lunc ...

CUMBERLAND CO. FAIREST OF FAIR TO COMPETE FOR TENNESSEE FAIREST OF FAIRS
Cumberland County Fairest of the Fair 2019 Kassie Looschen will be competing for the title of Fairest of the Fairs at the 98th annual Tennessee Association of Fairs this Friday (January 17, 2020) star ...

KEITH A. ERICKSON, AGE 87
Funeral services for Keith A. Erickson, age 87, of Fairfield Glade, will be held Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 3 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville. Visitation will be held prior to the service ...