
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH BURGLARIZED
Cumberland County law enforcement responded to Grace Baptist Church at 3,310 Pomona Road early this week in reference to a burglary. The report states entry was made by hammering what appeared to be a ...

COUNTY EXECUTIVE RON WOODY GIVES COVID-19 REPORT
Roane County Executive Ron Woody gave a update this morning on the COVID-19 pandemic facing the communities. “First, as we have said numerous times, this is a very fluid plan of vaccinations as thing ...

WELLS ARRESTED FOR MANUFACTURE, SALE AND DELIVERY OF METH
A Cumberland County deputy pulled over a vehicle last night on Airport Road near I-40 for having a wrong tag. While speaking to the driver, 30-year-old Timothy Ryan Wells of Harriman, the officer alle ...

TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF ROANE STATE’S COFFEY-MCNALLY BUILDING
Because of a recent increase in self-reported COVID-19 cases on the Oak Ridge Branch Campus, Roane State will temporarily close the Coffey-McNally Building as a precautionary measure effective now. T ...

SCAM CALL COSTS CITIZEN $1,600 AFTER MESSAGE RECEIVED ON PHONE
A citizen in Cumberland County reported to law enforcement yesterday he was scammed out of $1,600. The male in his early 70’s told officers he received a message on his phone stating “thanks for your ...

VETERANS BEING OFFERED COVID-19 VACCINE BY TVHS
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) is now offering the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to veterans who are 65 or older in addition to high-risk veterans. Enrol ...

THERE IS A WINNER IN THE $730 MILLION POWERBALL
There has been a jackpot winner in the $730 million Powerball, the first to get the top prize in months. Thanks to math and bad luck, lottery players had another shot at a giant jackpot last night wi ...

ETHEL B. MOLES, AGE 97
Ethel B. Moles, age 97, was born in Big Lick community to James and Lou Davis Burgess December 3, 1923 and passed away January 18, 2021 in Dayton, Ohio. She left Tennessee, moved to Ohio, and worked f ...

PILAR N. REYNOLDS, AGE 70
Pilar N. Reynolds, age 70, of Oakdale, passed away January 19, 2021. She was born in Legaspi City Philippines, September 19, 1950. She later moved to Manila Philippines where she met her late husband, ...

HASSIE ROSE OAKES, AGE 83
Graveside services for Hassie R. Oakes, age 83, of Crossville, will be held Friday, January 22, 2021 at 11 a.m. at Crossville City Cemetery. Survivors include daughters: Brenda Hatfield (Sonny), Selda ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 60,863 active cases (down 4,639 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 694,291 total cases. •633,428 re ...

BREAKING NEWS – INMATE CAPTURED WHO RAN FROM WORK DETAIL ON POMONA ROAD
UPDATE - 4:35 p.m. central - Sheriff Casey Cox just confirmed deputies located Norris on Old Highway 70 and took him into custody without incident. (PREVIOUS STORY) – The Cumberland County Sheriff’s ...