
EARTHQUAKE RATTLES NORTHWEST FLORIDA, ALABAMA; NO DAMAGE REPORTED
Parts of the Gulf Coast were rattled yesterday morning after an earthquake struck along the Alabama-Florida line. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered about two miles northwest of M ...

HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a murder. The body of 30-year-old Austin Shane Lewis was found in a home at 436 Neverfail Road last night after a welfare check was requeste ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAYOR ALLEN FOSTER ACHIEVES CERTIFIED PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR
The University of Tennessee recently conferred Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster with the designation of Certified Public Administrator. The program is a part of the County Technical Assistance Ser ...

TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 17,978 active cases in Tennessee out of 159,546 total cases (up 1,715 cases since yesterday) 141,568 re ...

FORMER CHATTANOOGA BUS DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED STATUTORY RAPE
Johnthony Walker, the driver convicted in the deadly Woodmore Elementary school bus crash in Chattanooga back in 2016, entered a plea of guilty today in Nashville to eight counts of statutory rape and ...

HENRY CARSON BANNER, AGE 86
Henry Carson Banner, age 86, of Crossville, formerly of Dayton, Ohio, passed away September 1, 2020 at his home. He is survived by his wife of 38 years: Ellen Marie Banner; children: Ron Banner, Steve ...

FRANCIS DEAN ROBINSON, JR., AGE 70
Francis Dean Robinson, Jr, age 70, of Fairfield Glade, passed away Sunday, August 30, 2020 at University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville from a heart ailment. He was preceded in death by his ...

FORMER ROANE COUNTY SHERIFF DAVID HAGGARD PASSES AWAY
Former Roane County Sheriff David B. Haggard has passed away. He became a deputy on January 15, 1976 and as sheriff from 1993 until 2006. Officials say Haggard was an exceptional officer, administrato ...

CREWS PAVE SECTION OF NORTH MAIN STREET IN CROSSVILLE, THEN NEW ASHPALT ON PART OF ONE LANE REMOVED
It looked good for a few days. Road crews paved a near three mile section of North Main Street in Crossville recently from Elmore Road north to I-40. Then for some reason the new asphalt was removed ...

LAFOLLETTE TENNESSEE MAYOR INDICTED, ACCUSED OF OFFICIAL MISCONDUCT
An investigation by the TBI and the office of the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury has resulted in the indictment of the LaFollette mayor. In June, at the request of District Attorney General Na ...

DAGOSTINO ARRESTED FOR RAPE OF A CHILD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Andre Vincent Dagostino, age 21, of the Lake Tansi area of Cumberland County was taken into custody yesterday in Rhea County for rape of a child. He was brought back to the jail in Crossville and acco ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY HOME BURGLARIZED
A homeowner on Billy Goat Road in Cumberland County reported a burglary Tuesday (September 1, 2020). A window air condition unit was pushed in to gain entry and taken in the incident included a Centur ...