
JOHN R. MORGAN, AGE 72
A memorial service for John R. Morgan, age 72, of Crossville, will be held Saturday, December 12, 2020 at 10 a.m. at The Place of Refuge Church (164 Oak Road in Crossville). He is survived by his wife ...

ESTHER C. RAYDER, AGE 72
Esther Colene Rayder, age 72, of Rockwood, passed away December 7, 2020. Survivors include daughter & son-in-law: Heather & Clifton Lynn of Rockwood; grandchildren: Ethan, Skylar, Jayse, Jax, ...

ROY LEE BRIGHT, AGE 69
Roy Lee Bright, age 69, of Rockwood, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020. Survivors include son: Ernie Bright of Rockwood; sister & brother-in-law: Anna Ruthe & Jerry Jackson of Muncie, India ...

SYBIL JEAN SHIPWASH ROSE, AGE 81
Sybil Jean Shipwash Rose, age 81, of Ten Mile, passed away December 6, 2020 at Jamestowne Assisted Living. She was born September 28, 1939 in Harriman and was a life long resident of Roane County. She ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 43,586 (down from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 414,749 (UP from yesterday) total case ...

PEDESTRIAN STRUCK AND KILLED ON I-75 IN LOUDON COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-75 in Loudon County early this morning. A preliminary crash report states a 2019 Dodge pickup driven by a female ...

GEORGE T. EASTERLY, AGE 72
Funeral services for George Thomas Easterly, age 72, of Crossville, will be held Friday, December 11, 2020 at 1 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Haley’s Grove Cemetery. Visitation w ...

L.G. SUMMERS, AGE 79
L.G. Summers, age 79, a resident of the Eblen Gap community of Rockwood (Morgan County), passed away December 5, 2020. Survivors include children & spouses: Wade & Sheryl Summers of Rockwood, ...

BARBARA L. THOMAS, AGE 82
Barbara L. “Polly” Thomas, age 82, of Harriman, passed away December 6, 2020. Survivors include daughter Rebecca Diane Sherlin; son and daughter-in-law: David and Susan Thomas; grandchildren: Becky Wo ...

MINNIE JONES, AGE 93
Minnie Marie Goad Jones, age 93 of Harriman, passed away December 6, 2020. She is survived by her son: Mitchell C. Jones and wife Stacy of Kingston; grandson: Jeremy C. Jones of Kingston; granddaughte ...

ACTIVE CASE NUMBER OF COVID-19 TAKES SHARP RISE IN MANY COUNTIES
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2020 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 45,912 (down from ...

BANDY OF PICKETT COUNTY CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department says a Pickett County suspect was charged with attempted second-degree murder following a shooting at a home on the 6,000 block of Ball Hill Road. Law enforcemen ...