AREA SCHOOL CLOSING FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2020
(Last updated 10 a.m. central Thursday, February 20, 2020) The following school systems are CLOSED today (Thursday, February 20, 2020) because of potential winter weather: BLEDSOE COUNTY CUMBERLAND ...
O.C. WOOD, AGE 82
Funeral services for O.C. Wood, age 82, of Crossville, will be held Friday, February 21, 2020 at 1 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Lantana Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursda ...
GINGER MARCINE HUNNICUTT, AGE 62
Ginger Marcine Hunnicutt, age 62, of Crossville, passed away February 19, 2020. She worked many years at Cumberland Medical Center in Medical Imaging and was a member of Faith Baptist Church. She is s ...
$100,000 BOND SET FOR PICKETT COUNTY MAN CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
A Pickett County man was arraigned in Overton County Criminal Court today on charges stemming from a fatal accident. Troopers says the crash happened last October when a vehicle driven by 39-year-old ...
CARTER ARRESTED FOR THEFT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Deputies in Cumberland County were dispatched to a cemetery off of Deck Road Tuesday night to a male asleep in a vehicle. Officers found the subject, 42-year-old James Edward Carter, behind the wheel ...
TWO HOME BURGLARIES REPORTED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County deputies responded to a home on the 400 block of Claysville Road yesterday for a burglary. A female told deputies her mobile home, garage and shed had been broken into and she was mi ...
RYAN NEWMAN RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL FOLLOWING BRUTAL DAYTONA 500 CRASH
NASCAR driver Ryan Newman has been released from the hospital following a scary crash during the final lap at the Daytona 500 Monday night. According to a statement tweeted by Newman's racing team, R ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY LADY JETS TO PLAY FOR DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP
The Cumberland County Lady Jets defeated Bledsoe County 53 to 46 last night in the district high school basketball tournament. They will now play for the 7AA district championship Friday night, Februa ...
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK BY VEHICLE IN OLIVER SPRINGS
A female pedestrian in Oliver Springs was taken to U.T. Medical Center for treatment of serious injuries Monday night after being struck by a vehicle. Police say the accident took place at the 800 blo ...
WOMAN FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST FORMER AT-RISK YOUTH FACILITY IN ROANE COUNTY
A lawsuit has been filed by a mother of a minor who spent time in an at-risk youth facility in Roane County claiming her son was sexually assaulted several times. The mother, from Putnam County, file ...
SMALL AMOUNT OF METH DISCOVERED ON FENTRESS COUNTY SCHOOL BUS
The Fentress County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a recent incident where a small amount of meth was found on a school bus. Officers say a drivers aide on board the bus found the substance and ...
SUSPECT FACING 14 CHARGES IN RHEA COUNTY FOR CHILD SEX CRIMES
Rhea County authorities say a man is in custody facing 14 charges for child sex crimes. Officers were recently called to a home in Soddy Daisy in response to living conditions that were unacceptable f ...
