
WHAT WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS ROAD IN CUMBERLAND CO. AS FAR AS TRAFFIC FATALITIES IN 2019?
What was the most dangerous road to travel on in Cumberland County as far as fatality crashes in 2019? According to data released to 105.7 News today from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, it is a five w ...

WILLIS ARRESTED FOR METH POSSESSION AT MOTEL IN CROSSVILLE
Cumberland County deputies went to investigate Wednesday complaints of drug activity coming from a room at the Villager Motel on Burnett Street. A consent search reportedly revealed three bags of meth ...

OAKES ARRESTED FOR THEFT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County deputies responded to a report of a stolen trailer located on the 1000 block of Browntown Road yesterday. The suspect pulling the trailer with a vehicle fled the scene prior to the o ...

TWO-YEAR-OLD ROCKWOOD CHILD FLOWN TO HOSPITAL AFTER FALL
A two-year-old Rockwood child was flown to a children’s hospital last night after an accidental fall in a home on Caney Creek Road. The call to 911 dispatch said the child landed on its head after the ...

JUDGE RULES SURVIVORS CAN SUE OVER DEADLY GATLINBURG FIRE
A federal judge has ruled that survivors of a deadly Gatlinburg wildfire can sue the National Park Service for failing to warn them of the danger. The fire began in the Great Smoky Mountains National ...

PROSECUTORS WILL NOT SEEK DEATH PENALTY FOR WAFFLE HOUSE SHOOTING SUSPECT
Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing four people at a Waffle House in Nashville back in April 2018. Instead, they are seeking life in prison without the possibility ...

NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY
Today (January 9, 2020) is National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day. Law enforcement officers of every rank and file have chosen a profession that puts their life on the line every day for their com ...

TENNESSEE SENATOR REINTRODUCING BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW MEDICAL MARIJUANA USE
Tennessee State Senator Janice Bowling is reintroducing a bill that would allow for the use of medical marijuana. If passed, the bill would allow qualified patients to access medical cannabis on a re ...

CATHERINE D. MUNKELWITZ, AGE 86
A Memorial Mass for Catherine D. Munkelwitz, age 86, of Crossville, will be held at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church Friday, January 17, 2020 at 10 a.m. Inurnment will be in St. Joseph’s Garden. Survivor ...

NELL WEAVER FORD, AGE 95
Nell Weaver Ford, age 95, a former resident of Rockwood, passed away January 6, 2020. Survivors include daughter: Gretchen F. Drane (Brian) of Oak Ridge; sons: Robert G. Ford (Gladys) of Rockwood, Jam ...

HAROLENE M. ROSS, AGE 86
Harolene Majesta Ross, age 86, of the Westel community of Cumberland County, passed away January 7, 2020. Survivors include daughter: Deborah Sue Ross of Knoxville; son: Jeff Ross (Betty) of Tunnel Hi ...

JAMES “JIM” BAGGETT, AGE 86
James (Jim) Ray Baggett, age 86, of Kingston, passed away January 6, 2020. Survivors include his wife: Mary Lou; children: Karen Baggett, Ronnie Baggett (Lisa), and Connie Baggett Evans; grandchildren ...