
IDENTITY OF BODY DISCOVERED IN OUTBUILDING IN CROSSVILLE RELEASED
The identity of a man found deceased in Crossville last Friday afternoon was released this afternoon by the police department. Officers and medics responded to the residence on the 100 block of Pinewo ...

DEPUTIES: ROANE CO. WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER NEARLY BITING VICTIMS FINGER OFF
Officers in Roane County responded last night to a residence on Kingston Highway to a disturbance. The report states authorities encountered 64-year-old Margaret Howarth with blood on her hands and sm ...

OZZY OSBOURNE ANNOUNCES PARKINSON’S DIAGNOSIS
Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne announced this morning he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a nervous system disorder that affects movement. The 71-year-old said during an interview on “Good Morni ...

REPORT: TENNESSEE SEAT BELT USAGE RATE REACHED NEARLY 92 PERCENT IN 2019
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) announced today (January 21, 2020) a significant increase in the state’s overall seat belt usage rate, compared to previous years. The usage rate rose from 9 ...

ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE REPORTED, THIS TIME IN WHITE COUNTY
The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 2.5 magnitude earthquake took place yesterday near Sparta in White County. Officials say the earthquake was recorded about six miles west of Sparta. It had a depth ...

SEVEN ARRESTED ON METH CHARGE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Seven individuals face meth charges in four different incidents within a 72 hour period in Cumberland County Deputies in Cumberland County came upon a man walking on the 800 block of Turner Road just ...

DIXON ARRESTED FOR DUI FOLLOWING ACCIDENT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County deputies, fire crews and medics responded to a single vehicle accident Sunday night with the automobile on fire on the 2200 block of Vandever Road. Officers encountered the driver, 6 ...

PRISON PAROLE BOARD CONSIDERING PAROLE FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY MURDERER
The Tennessee Prison Parole Board met this morning at Bledsoe County Correctional Complex for a parole hearing for a man convicted of first-degree murder in Cumberland County. Jeannie Brummitt Presto ...

ROANE COUNTY SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED
A Roane County man convicted of a child sex crime was taken into custody this past weekend. Officers say 43-year-old Ralph Rollin McLean of Rockwood was charged with failure to register as a sex offe ...

KAY HAYES, AGE 69
Kay Hayes, age 69, of Rockwood, passed away January 18, 2020. She is survived by her daughter: Brittany Bilbrey (Zach) of Rockwood; grandchildren: Kinsleigh, Bryson, Talen, Beaux, Ayden and Peyton; br ...

STEVE HICKS, AGE 60
Steve Hicks, age 60, of Harriman, passed away January 19, 2020. Survivors include his wife: Lesleye Hicks; children: Steven Hicks of Rockwood, Joshua Hicks of Nashville, Sara Hicks of Sparta, Haleigh ...

WILLIAM “BILL” PERRY, AGE 80
William Edward Perry, “Bill,” age 80, was born on November 23, 1939 to Finis and Dorothy England Perry in Scott County, Tennessee. He passed away January 17, 2020. He is survived by his wife: Sue Perr ...