
HUNTER TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOLLOWING VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON PLATEAU ROAD
Cumberland County deputies responded to a vehicle accident on the 900 block of Plateau Road late Saturday. They found the driver, 40-year-old Nathan Nathaniel Hunter of Crossville, still in the automo ...

CROSSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO HIRE NEW OFFICERS
The City of Crossville Police Department is presently hiring. The starting annual salary for non-certified officer is $29,244.80 and starting annual salary for POST certified officer is $39,020.80 F ...

JIMMY “E” PRESLEY, AGE 87
Funeral services for Jimmy “E” Presley, age 87, of Crossville, will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 1 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. un ...

JIMMIE “JIM” OAKES, AGE 89
A private graveside service for Jimmie “Jim” Oakes, age 89, of Crossville, was held Sunday, January 24, 2021. He passed away January 21, 2021. Survivors include his daughter: Sharion Mercer (Howard Jr ...

TENNESSEE CONSIDERING ALLOWING CONCEALED CARRY OF GUNS WITHOUT A PERMIT
Tennessee lawmakers will consider soon allowing most adults 21 and older to carry firearms concealed without a license. Governor Bill Lee supported the idea last year, though the proposal and others ...

THOMAS HERRING, AGE 59
Funeral services for Thomas Herring, age 59, of Crossville, will be held Wednesday, January 27, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Oak Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Jim Mersereau officiating. The family will receive f ...

(DEVELOPING STORY) – FEMALE EMPLOYEE OF TIGER HAVEN INJURED
(DEVELOPING STORY) - A female employee of Tiger Haven in Roane County was hurt today. Authorities she was feeding one of the animals through the cage when the tiger swiped, bit and clawed her arm caus ...

ELECTRICAL FIRE RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO AMBULANCE
A Cumberland County ambulance sustained an electrical fire late this morning at Rotherham and Catoosa Boulevard in Fairfield Glade. No injuries were reported. The roadway was blocked for a short time ...

(DEVELOPING STORY) – BODY FOUND IN REMAINS OF HOUSE FIRE
(DEVELOPING STORY) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called to Rhea County to investigate a fatal house blaze early last night near Alp Green Road and Dayco Drive. Firefighters say a wo ...

DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40
A Roane Countian escaped injury following a recent vehicle accident on I-40 in Loudon County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 2017 Chevy Sonic driven by 34-year-old Cassie Tinker of Harriman was t ...

TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD RETURNS FROM SUPPORTING PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION
More than 750 soldiers and airmen with the Tennessee National Guard returned home from supporting the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C. throughout the afternoon of January 22, 2021. ...

KAMALA HARRIS’ ROE VS. WADE POST DRAWS TENNESSEE GOVERNOR’S RESPONSE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee spoke out after Vice President Kamala Harris issued a statement to mark the 48th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide. "On the 48th ...