LOCAL AND AREA ROAD CLOSURES BECAUSE OF FLOODING – THURSDAY, FEB. 6, 2020
List updated 1:45 p.m. central time, Thursday February 6, 2020 CUMBERLAND COUNTY 8400 block of Taylors Chapel Road - CLOSED 300 block of Old Highway 70 - CLOSED White Oak Road at the 700 block in ...
TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT BRINGS WESTBOUND TRAFFIC ON I-40 TO A STOP IN CUMBERLAND CO.
A tractor-trailer accident on I-40 in Cumberland County just after 4 a.m. this morning resulted in traffic backups and will continue to do so for the majority of the day. Trooper Jeremy Newcome says a ...
THOMPSON FROM PICKETT COUNTY SERVES AS STATE SENATE PAGE
Twelfth grade student at Abeka Academy, Garrett M. Thompson, served as a page in the Tennessee State Senate Monday. Thompson lives in Byrdstown and was sponsored by State Senator Ken Yager. “He’s won ...
FLORIDA TROOPER SHOT, KILLED BY STRANDED DRIVER ON INTERSTATE
A Florida Highway Patrol trooper was fatally shot yesterday by a stranded motorist who was then killed by another officer. The shooting that killed Trooper Joseph Bullock, 42, happened around 10:15 a ...
FLORIDA POLICE FIND ILLEGAL NARCOTICS IN BAGS LABELED ‘BAG FULL OF DRUGS’
Talk about being too obvious The Florida Highway Patrol said they arrested two alleged drug traffickers Sunday after finding illegal narcotics in two bags helpfully labeled "BAG FULL OF DRUGS." Troo ...
WANDA ANNE HOVATER, AGE 64
Wanda Anne Hovater, age 64, of Oliver Springs, passed away February 3, 2020. Survivors include her children: Brandy Standridge and Tara Abbott; grandchildren: Alexis Abbott, Brayden Abbott, Dascy Sage ...
TBI: HUMAN SKULL FOUND NEAR VAN BUREN/SEQUATCHIE COUNTY LINE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is working to identify human remains that were found over the weekend. Officers says a human skull was located in a wooded area of the Pleasant Hill Cemetery comm ...
SEVERE STORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL CREATES PROBLEMS FOR AREA
Severe storms and several inches of rain resulted in storm damage, flooded roads and accidents all across the coverage area last night and crews are still dealing with the aftermath at this hour. Over ...
TRAFFIC ALERT – TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNED ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
At this minute (4:45 a.m. Thursday, February 6, 2020), Cumberland County firefighters and medics are on the scene of a tractor-trailer accident at the 335 mile marker westbound on I-40. The driver of ...
CRAB ORCHARD MAN KILLED IN I-40 VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A single vehicle accident yesterday afternoon on I-40 in Cumberland County claimed the life of a Crab Orchard man. Trooper Jack Alderman says a 2000 Toyota Camry driven by 62-year-old Donald Monday wa ...
