
TBI RELEASES IDENTITY OF MAN WHO PASSED AWAY AFTER HIS ARREST IN ROANE COUNTY
The TBI released more information today regarding the death of a man after his arrest in Roane County this week. Harriman police took 32-year-old Cameron Dwight Merrell of Calhoun, Tennessee (McMinn C ...

WILLIAMS INDICTED FOR RAPE AND INCEST IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A Cumberland County Grand Jury has indicted a Crossville man for sex crimes. Deputies took 42-year-old James Sherman Williams into custody yesterday on a capias for rape and incest. The sheriff’s offi ...

HOOD CHARGED WITH BURGLARY IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville police went to a residence on the 300 block of Ridgeway Road yesterday for a burglary. Officers confronted the suspect, 37-year-old Kelly Scott Hood of Crossville, who was being sought for ...

COVID-19 POSITIVE CASES REPORTED ON ROANE STATE CAMPUS IN ROANE COUNTY
Roane State Community College this week received at least two reports of COVID-19 positive test results with multiple other tests still pending. The reported cases are all among students on the Roane ...

VEHICLE REPORTED STOLEN IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Deputies in Cumberland County responded to a home on Glenwood Circle yesterday for a stolen vehicle. The owner in his 60’s told officers he allowed a homeless woman by the name of only Shirley to stay ...

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, AUG. 28 MOVING TO THURSDAY, AUG. 27, 2020
In anticipation of what should be Tropical Depression Laura moving through Tennessee Friday (Aug. 28, 2020), several high school football teams will play tomorrow night. Here is a rundown of the game ...

PELHAM FLOWN TO TRAUMA CENTER FOLLOWING VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN ROANE COUNTY
A vehicle accident in Roane County Monday left one hurt. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said in their report released this morning a 2005 Dodge Caravan driven by 26-year-old James L. Pelham, Jr. of Harr ...

DOVE SEASON OPENS SEPTEMBER 1, 2020 IN TENNESSEE
Dove season opens this Tuesday (September 1, 2020) at noon (local time), the annual start of one of Tennessee’s most long-standing outdoor sports traditions. Tennessee’s dove season is once again div ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAN INJURED IN PUTNAM COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A single vehicle accident yesterday afternoon on I-40 in Putnam County injured a man from Cumberland County. Troopers say a 2014 Hyundai Sonata driven by 35-year-old Joshua Miller was traveling eastbo ...

CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL HOLDS SPECIAL CALLED MEETING
In a special called meeting late yesterday (Tuesday, August 25, 2020), the Crossville City Council approved a resolution for engineering service contracts to resurface the Cotton Patch water tank. Mem ...

LAURA NOW FORECAST TO BE A CATASTROPHIC CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE
An intensifying Hurricane Laura is growing stronger by the hour today (Wednesday, August 26, 2020) over the Gulf of Mexico as forecasters warn the powerful system will be a "catastrophic” Category 4 s ...