
CARL JAMES TACKETT, AGE 81
Carl James Tackett, age 81, of Crossville, passed away December 27, 2020. He was born July 15, 1939 in Grethel, Kentucky, the son of Epps and Flora Adkins Tackett. He was retired from Ford Motor Compa ...

BREAKING NEWS – CROSSVILLE FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE OF STRUCTURE BLAZE OFF OF INDUSTRIAL BOULEVARD
(BREAKING NEWS) - At this moment (3:40 p.m. central, Monday, December 28, 2020), Crossville firefighters are on the scene of a structure fire at Cumberland County Tools located at 135 Industrial Boule ...

DEATH TOLL RISES IN CUMBERLAND, ROANE, MEIGS AND PUTNAM COUNTY
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2020 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 84,267 active cas ...

HOME BURGLARY REPORTED ON COOK ROAD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A resident of Cook Road in Cumberland County reported a home burglary Christmas Eve. He arrived to find a carport door kicked in. The victim who is a deputy with the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department ...

SEVERAL VEHICLE ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY ON SNOW AND ICE COVERED ROADS
Several vehicle accidents took place in Cumberland County on icy and snow covered roads over the Christmas holiday weekend. Fortunately no serious injuries were initially reported. In one crash, deput ...

FREEMAN HICKS, AGE 91
Freeman Hicks, age 91, of the Dyllis Community/Harriman, passed away December 26, 2020, at his home surrounded by his wife and adoring children. Mr. Hicks, born in Harriman in 1929, was Salutatorian o ...

RICHARD WAYNE BOWMAN, AGE 73
Richard Wayne Bowman, age 73, of Harriman, passed away December 22, 2020 at Roane Medical Center. He was a member of the United Methodist Church. Wayne was a U.S. Army Veteran. He attended from Tennes ...

STERLING BRENT ROBINSON, AGE 90
Sterling Brent Robinson, age 90, of Ten Mile, passed away December 23, 2020. He was a 24- year Veteran of the U.S. Navy where he served on both ships and submarines. Mr. Robinson was a member of the U ...

CHARLES ALBERT SEWELL, AGE 52
Charles Albert Sewell, age 52, of Spring City, passed away December 25, 2020 at Roane Medical Center in Harriman. He was born July 9, 1968 in Peoria, Illinois and a Unted States Army veteran. He was e ...

WILLIAM CURTIS (BOB) ADCOX, AGE 86
William Curtis (Bob) Adcox, age 86, of Kingston, passed away December 26, 2020 at Holston Valley Medical Center in Kingsport. He was born January 21, 1934 in Roane County. He was a member of Victory ...

GREEN BAY PACKERS DEFEAT TENNESSEE TITANS 40-14
Davante Adams caught three of Aaron Rodgers’ four touchdown passes as the Green Bay Packers defeated the Tennessee Titans 40-14 for their fifth consecutive victory on a snowy Sunday evening. The Pack ...

PHIL NIEKRO, HALL OF FAME KNUCKLEBALL PITCHER, PASSES AWAY AT AGE 81
Legendary pro baseball knuckleball pitcher Phil Niekro died yesterday at the age of 81. Niekro was a five-time All-Star and five-time Gold Glove winner. He played 24 years in the major leagues from 1 ...