
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE LOOKING FOR MORE NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAMS
Since 1998, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department has partnered with neighborhood watch programs. It started with 13 groups but fell to only one in Fairfield Glade in 2003. Now there are 70 small ...

SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING CUMBERLAND COUNTY TEENAGER
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department continues to search for a missing teenager. Haley Brewer, age 16, stands 5’1 and has brown hair and eyes. It is unknown what clothing she was wearing at the ...

ROBERT J. GRIFFIN, AGE 83
Robert (Bob) Joseph Griffin was born March 27, 1937, in Salem, Massachusetts, the youngest child of three children of John and Alice Griffin, descendants of County Waterford, Ireland. He was blessed b ...

MARY KATHERINE WHITE THOMAS, AGE 92
Mary Katherine White Thomas, age 92, of Kingston, passed away peacefully at her home January 10, 2021 after a lengthy illness. Mary was the youngest daughter of Sallie (Marcum) and John D. White. She ...

JERRY M. BEATY, AGE 84
Jerry M. Beaty, age 84, of Crossville, passed away January 11, 2021. He was born December 2, 1936 in Fentress County, the son of James L. and Lillian M. Young Beaty. He retired from the Tennessee High ...

ALBERT H. LINN, AGE 60
On January 7, 2021, Albert H. Linn, loving husband and father of two, passed away at the age of 60. Albert was born on Mother’s Day, May 8, 1960 in Hialeah, Florida. He graduated from Piper High Schoo ...

ROBERT ALLEN JONES, AGE 76
Robert Allen Jones, age 76, of Harriman, passed away January 7, 2021 at Parkwest Medical Center. He was proceeded in death by his father: John Jones; mother: Lucille Jones; and brothers: James Jones, ...

BROWN CHARGED WITH MURDER FOLLOWING FATAL VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN WAYNE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
A fatal vehicle accident in Wayne County, Kentucky this past weekend has resulted in charged against a driver. Preliminary investigations indicates 31-year-old Jesse Brown of Monticello, Kentucky was ...

FORMER KNOXVILLE METEOROLOGIST BOB BECKER PASSES AWAY
A familiar face on television who worked several years as a meteorologist for WATE and WBIR in Knoxville has passed away. Bob Becker was 64-years-old. He was born in Monroe, New York. He moved to Ten ...

ALABAMA DEFEATS OHIO STATE FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Alabama defeated Ohio State last night 52-24 for its third national championship in the College Football Playoff era. In a season significantly impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, the Crimson Tide ...

FIRST RESPONDERS FIND MISSING MORGAN COUNTIAN ALIVE
First responders in Morgan County located 50-year-old Trevor Glenn Hurtt of Lancing late last night. He was reported missing yesterday after he left for work around 7 a.m. and never arrived. Sheriff ...

SCHOOL CLOSING/DELAYS – JANUARY 12, 2021
Last updated 4:55 a.m. central Tuesday, January 12, 2021 THE FOLLOWING SCHOOL SYSTEMS ARE CLOSED TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 2021: MORGAN COUNTY OVERTON COUNTY PUTNAM COUNTY VAN BUREN COUNTY WHITE COUN ...