
JAMES “NICK” ORME, AGE 66
Funeral services for James “Nick’ Orme, age 66, of Crossville, will be held Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 3 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Big Lick Cemetery. Visitation will be h ...

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 37,444 (down 625 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 156,329 total cases (up 1,396 cases s ...

VEHICLE VERSUS PEDESTRIAN CRASH IN CLINTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY CLAIMS LIFE
A vehicle versus a pedestrian crash claimed a life in Clinton County, Kentucky. Officers responded to the incident on Highway 558 where 80-year-old Donna Irwin of Albany, Kentucky was attempting to cr ...

REQUEST FOR BOND REDUCTION DENIED FOR MURDER SUSPECT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A request to reduce bond for a second-degree murder suspect in Cumberland County was denied in court today. Judge Gary McKenzie kept it at $200,000 for 59-year-old Diana Lynn Grosso which was set when ...

OFFICERS ARREST TRAMEL IN CLAY COUNTY FOR RAPE OF CHILD
Clay County authorities arrested 32-year-old Derrick Tramel last night for rape of a child. The district attorney’s office says the victim is a 10-year-old female. She reported the act to DCS (Departm ...

HIGH SPEED PURSUIT IN BLEDSOE COUNTY ENDS WITH INJURY TO SUSPECT
A high speed pursuit involving an individual in a reported stolen vehicle and Bledsoe County authorities last night ended in an injury. Initial reports state the chase started on the Highway 127 Bypas ...

SUSPECT WHO REPORTEDLY HIT WOMAN WITH CAR IN CROSSVILLE STOPPED AGAIN BY CROSSVILLE POLICE
A suspect arrested after reportedly running over a woman in the parking lot of Dollar General Market in Crossville last month was pulled over again this past Saturday (August 29, 2020). A police offic ...

OATH OF OFFICE CEREMONY HELD FOR NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
An oath of office ceremony was held in Cumberland County late yesterday afternoon for newly elected officials. County Mayor Allen Foster administered it to Assessor of Property Lori Lowe Powell, count ...

RHEA COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AN OFFICER FIGHTING TO CLEAR HIS NAME
A Rhea County man accused of shooting an officer is now fighting to clear his name. Keith Miller claims he never fired a shot after deputies responded to a domestic violence call at his house this pas ...

TENNESSEE RELEASES NEW DIGITAL TOOL TO HELP BUSINESS OWNERS CHECK RELIEF PAYMENT ELIGIBILITY
The state of Tennessee released a new online tool to help business owners see if they are eligible for a payment from the Tennessee Business Relief Program. According to a release from the Tennessee ...

KINGSTON YELLOW JACKETS RESUME HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SEASON
After temporarily halting all football activities last week for COVID-19 concerns, officials at Roane County High School say practices and games will resume. The brief stoppage resulted in the cancell ...

ANNA LOU COLLINS MORRIS, AGE 81
Anna Lou Collins Morris, age 81 of Rockwood, passed away August 29, 2020. She is survived by step-son: Bobby Morris of Rockwood; nephew: Joe Collins of Harriman; sister-in-law: Evelyn Collins of Harri ...