
DEATH TOLL RISES FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE DAY IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2020 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 55,558 (UP from ...

RIDENOUR AND COOK FACE MURDER CHARGE IN ROANE COUNTY
The Roane County Sheriff’s Department processed two individuals into the jail Thursday night. Casey Lee Ridenour, age 21, is charged with second degree murder and abuse of a corpse. He is being held o ...

VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 70 WEST IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY RESULTS IN INJURY
A three vehicle accident on Highway 70 West near Pleasant Hill in Cumberland County late Thursday afternoon resulted in an injury. Troopers say a 2019 Jeep Cherokee driven by 67-year-old Cynthia Fergu ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS COVID-19 REPORT – DECEMBER 11, 2020
The Cumberland County School System yesterday (Friday, December 11, 2020) reported 39 student and 24 staff active cases of COVID-19. A total of 402 students and 38 staff members are quarantined becaus ...

SEARCH CONTINUES FOR PRISON ESCAPEES IN TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is asking people to be on the lookout for two inmates who escaped from Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville yesterday. The two are considered armed ...

JAMES “PETE” WESLEY SMITH, AGE 91
Graveside services for Pete Smith, age 91, of Crossville, will be held Monday, December 14, 2020 at 1 p.m. at Fredonia Cemetery. Survivors include sons: Jerry Smith (Pat), Billy Gluff, and Jimmy Kane; ...

LEONARD A. “JACK” REED, AGE 87
Leonard A. Reed, age 87 of Grandview, passed away December 8, 2020. He was born December 29, 1932 in Grandview, the son of Walter and Grace Hinch Reed. He loved farming and was a member of the Baptist ...

SONNY LITTLE, AGE 82
Sonny Little, age 82, of Kingston, passed away December 10, 2020 at his home. He was born on January 11, 1938 in Providence, Kentucky. Mr. Little was a member of Asbury Chapel United Methodist Church. ...

GARY DEAN MEADOWS, AGE 78
Gary Dean Meadows, age 78, of Crossville, passed away December 8, 2020 at Methodist Medical Center. Gary was a U.S. Navy Veteran and a member of Riverdale Masonic Lodge #709 in Riverdale, Georgia. He ...