
STORAGE UNIT BURGLARIZED, U-HAUL VAN STOLEN IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County deputies learned a storage unit on the 5400 block of Peavine Road was burglarized Monday. Whoever committed the crime then took a 2019 U-Haul Ford transit van on the property valued ...

SEVERAL NEWS LAWS GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 1, 2020 IN TENNESSEE
Several new laws will go into effect tomorrow (July 1, 2020) in Tennessee. Here is a look at the highlights from the laws: DYNAMIC ACCESSIBILITY ACT - The General Assembly approved the “Dynamic Acces ...

COMEDY LEGEND CARL REINER PASSES AWAY AT AGE 98
Comedy legend Carl Reiner died last night at his home in Beverly Hills with his family by his side. He was 98 years old. On television, Reiner made a name for himself on The Dick Van Dyke Show. Origi ...

PRECAUTIONARY FISH CONSUMPTION ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF DADDY’S CREEK IN CUMBERLAND AND MORGAN COUNTY
A precautionary advisory because of mercury in smallmouth bass has been issued by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) for a portion of Daddy’s Creek in Morgan and Cumberlan ...

COVID-19 FOOD ASSISTANCE APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
The Tennessee Department of Human Services extended the application deadline for the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program. Families with children receiving free or reduced meals at sc ...

LEONARD I. ROBERTS, AGE 92
Leonard I. Roberts, age 92, of Harriman, passed away June 29, 2020. Leonard was preceded in death by his wife of 44 years: Marietta Roberts; parents: B.H. and Ilah Roberts; and five sisters. He is sur ...

FREDDIE ROYCE WHITTAKER, AGE 73
Funeral services for Freddie Royce Whittaker, age 73, of Crossville, will be conducted Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at 1 p.m. at Goff Funeral Home in Monterey. Interment will follow in the Love Joy Cemete ...

NBA DISCUSSING PLANS TO LET PLAYERS SHOW SOCIAL-JUSTICE MESSAGES ON JERSEYS
The NBA is reportedly discussing allowing players to show social-justice statements on the backs of their jerseys when the season restarts on July 30 in Orlando, Florida following delays linked to the ...

FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO HOUSE BLAZE ON MYRTLE AVENUE IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville firefighters responded to a house blaze near the 200 block of Myrtle Avenue just before 6 p.m. last night. Crews arrived to see heavy flames coming from the rear of the structure. No one wa ...

CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL PASSES NEW FISCAL YEAR BUDGET WITH NO PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The Crossville City Council voted unanimously in a special meeting late yesterday to keep the property tax rate for the upcoming budget year the same with no increase. “I will not support a property ...