RICHARDS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR VEHICULAR HOMICIDE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A Cumberland County judge sentenced 41-year-old Jamie Dwayne Richards to 16 years in prison Friday for a vehicle crash that killed one and injured another. Richards was given time to serve for vehicul ...
ATTEMPTED MURDER CASE HEARD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT
Twenty-nine-year-old Andrew Nicholas Rich appeared in Cumberland County Criminal Court last Friday facing attempted first-degree murder and aggravated burglary. Officers responded in June 2019 to a ho ...
TDOT TO SUSPEND ALL LANE CLOSURE ACTIVITY FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND
Motorists won’t be delayed by road construction as they travel Tennessee’s highways this Memorial Day weekend. The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all construction-related l ...
HUMAN SKULL AND CORPSE DISCOVERED IN ANDERSON COUNTY
A family discovered a human skull during a walk on Bacon Springs Lane in Anderson County yesterday afternoon. Investigators discovered a corpse just a few feet away from where the skull was found. Aut ...
JAMES MILTON MARTIN, AGE 73
Memorial Services will be held at a later date for James “Jim” Milton Martin, age 73, of Crossville, who passed away May 16, 2020. Survivors include brother: Mark Martin; and cousin: Dana Albis. Obitu ...
MARY NAOMI TURNBILL, AGE 69
Mary Naomi Turnbill, age 69 of Harriman, passed away May 14, 2020 at her home. She was born on October 4, 1950 in Oliver Springs. She worked as a Machine Operator at Roane County Hosiery Mill for over ...
LORENZO “BIRDIE” BYRGE, AGE 56
Lorenzo “Birdie” Byrge, age 56, of Oliver Springs, passed away May 16, 2020 at the U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville. He is survived by his wife of 24 years: Melissa Byrge; children: Christopher Byrge, ...
TENNESSEE BEGINS EXTENDED UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS PROGRAM
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) has completed building the third pandemic unemployment program provided through the federal CARES Act signed into law by President D ...
25TH ANNIVERSARY OF STRONG F-3 TORNADO THAT HIT CUMBERLAND COUNTY
On this day back in 1995 (May 18), a large outbreak of supercell thunderstorms formed in Middle Tennessee resulting in 16 confirmed tornadoes. It was the 5th largest tornado outbreak in mid-state hist ...
TROPICAL STORM ARTHUR MAKES CLOSE PASS WITH OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA
The first named storm of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season lashed eastern North Carolina with rain and gusty winds this morning, as the tropical storm made a close pass at the state's Outer Banks. T ...
STUDENT ATTENDING TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY IN CROSSVILLE TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
A student has tested positive for COVID-19 at Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Crossville. Cliff Wightman, President of Tennessee College of Applied Technology in Crossville issued the foll ...
TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT SENDS ONE TO ROANE MEDICAL CENTER
A two vehicle accident late Friday in Roane County sent one to the hospital. Troopers say a 2010 Kawasaki Vulcan operated by 35-year-old Klint (first name spelled correct) McCallie of Rockwood lost co ...
