
HIGH SPEED CHASE ON I-40 RESULTS IN SEVERAL CHARGES FOR DRIVER
While patrolling on Highway 127 North Wednesday, a Cumberland County deputy witnessed a four door car traveling at a high rate of speed southbound. The vehicle driven by 43-year-old Stacy Lee Gallegos ...

BREAKING NEWS – FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING HOUSE BLAZE ON SOUTH WALNUT STREET
BREAKING NEWS – (noon central, Friday, March 5, 2021) - Firefighters are on the scene of a residential blaze at South Walnut Street and Reed Place in Monterey. Drivers should use caution in this area. ...

FATALITY REPORTED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH ON OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE
Anderson County authorities say 66-year-old James Lynch was killed in a motorcycle accident late yesterday on the turnpike in front of Oak Ridge High School. Initial reports state Lynch lost control t ...

TIM FRENCH PLANNING DISPLAY FOR MEMORIAL DAY AT CROSSSVILLE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY
Tim French, who is well known in Crossville for walking nearly every day with an American flag to honor veterans, is planning a special event for Memorial Day (Monday, May 31, 2021). It will be at th ...

ARRESTS MADE IN HOME BURGLARY INCIDENT
Fairfield Glade Police went to a residence on Anglewood Drive yesterday for a burglary in progress. A 16-year-old female inside the dwelling told the subject she was there and was calling the police. ...

FOLLOW-UP HEALTH INSPECTION TO BE DONE AT RUBY TUESDAY’S IN CROSSVILLE
A health inspector recently found a number of violations at Ruby Tuesday’s on North Main Street in Crossville that could cause foodborne illness. The restaurant scores a 76 which is passing. A score ...

IVEY ARRAIGNED IN DISTRICT COURT IN CONNECTION WITH U.S. CAPITOL RIOT
Bryan Wayne Ivey, age 28, of Crossville, was arraigned by way of teleconference yesterday afternoon in district court in Nashville in connection with the U.S. Capitol riots back in January. He was tak ...

TENNESSEE PERMITLESS GUN BILL ADVANCES
A bill to allow Tennesseans to carry a gun without a permit is advancing in the General Assembly. Some law enforcement organizations, including the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Tennessee Sher ...

LAWMAKER INTRODUCES RESOLUTION TO MAKE THE BIBLE THE STATE BOOK OF TENNESSEE
A Tennessee state lawmaker has submitted legislation to make the Holy Bible the official state book. This is the third attempt from Representative Jerry Sexton of Bean Station regarding the matter. Ho ...

IRENE PENNY COLYER, AGE 71
Irene Penny Colyer, age 71, of Kingston, passed away March 3, 2021 at Roane Medical Center. She was born September 27, 1949 in Bloomington, Indiana. She retired from Walmart after 11 years as a depart ...

THIS DAY IN HISTORY: MARCH 5
On this day in history, March 5 … 1982: Comedian John Belushi, age 33, is found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood. 1868: The impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson beg ...

KENTUCKY BILL WOULD MAKE IT A CRIME TO INSULT POLICE OFFICERS TO POINT TO PROVOKE VIOLENT RESPONSE
A bill advancing out of a Kentucky Senate committee yesterday would make it a crime to insult or taunt a police officer to the point where the taunts provoke a violent response. Senate Bill 211 passe ...