TDOE ANNOUNCES $100 MILLION INITIATIVE, ‘READING 360,’ TO SUPPORT LITERACY IN TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Department of Education released details today on a new $100 million statewide initiative, “Reading 360,” to ensure Tennessee districts, teachers, and families are equipped with tools an ...
FIVE MORE DEATHS REPORTED IN ROANE COUNTY; ACTIVE CASES CLIMB IN ROANE AND CUMBERLAND
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2021 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 81,756 active cases ...
FENTRESS COUNTY AUTHORITIES ASKING FOR PUBLIC’S HELP IN SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
The Fentress County Sheriff's Office and the TBI continue to investigate a shooting that took place late last month in the Pine Haven community. A motorist on Highway 127 was wounded in the altercatio ...
HIGH SPEED CHASE IN ROANE COUNTY LANDS SUSPECT IN JAIL
A recent pursuit involving a motorist in a stolen vehicle in Roane County ended with his arrest. Law enforcement responded to a call at Big E’s Market in Rockwood after 21-year-old Austin Nathaniel Ly ...
ARREST MADE IN OAK RIDGE CONVENIENCE STORE ROBBERY
Oak Ridge police made an arrest last night in an armed robbery at J & C Market on East Tennessee Avenue. Tyrone N. Partridge, age 43, reportedly displayed a handgun and demanded the contents of t ...
WATSON AND MASSENGALE ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED BURGLARY IN CUMBERLAND COUNY
Cumberland County deputies recently responded to a home on Walker Drive for a burglary. The report states taken in the crime included a wood stove, washer, dryer and a cedar chest with family heirloom ...
ALL CITY OF CROSSVILLE OFFICE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT ONLY UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
All City of Crossville offices are currently open by appointment only during the COVID-19 pandemic and will remain so until further notice. The police department, located at 115 Henry Street, has a d ...
ATTEMPTED MURDER SUSPECT SENTENCED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT
Andrew Nicholas Rich, age 30, was recently sentenced in Cumberland County Criminal County to 11 years to serve in prison after he discharged a shotgun at a residence in Fairfield Glade back in 2019. H ...
JUDGE JAMES WENDELL MCKENZIE, AGE 76
James Wendell McKenzie, age 76, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was born on July 24, 1944, in Dayton, Tennessee, the son of the late Oli ...
JAMES HARRIES ALSIP, AGE 84
No services are scheduled for James Harries Alsip, age 84, of Crossville, who passed away December 29, 2020. Survivors include wife: Virginia (Jenny) Blankenship Alsip; daughters: Joyce Bruno (Ralph B ...
CHRIS SOUTH SWORN IN AS NEW CROSSVILLE FIRE CHIEF
The Crossville Fire Department has a new fire chief. Chris South, who previously served as deputy chief, was sworn in today for his new role. Chief South has numerous years experience with the Crossvi ...
NEARLY 1,000 COVID-19 VACCINE SHOTS ADMINISTERED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY JAN. 2, 2020
The Cumberland County Health Department administered 981 COVID-19 vaccine shots this past Saturday (January 2, 2021) at the community complex. Starting tomorrow (Tuesday, January 5, 2021), the Cumber ...
