SHOWERS AND STORMS COMING
We will see chances of showers and storms from Wednesday through Thursday and any of those have the potential to become severe but the greatest threat will be over Mississippi and Alabama and Southern ...
SAMMY O. HODGE, AGE 89
Memorial services for Sammy O. Hodge, age 89, of Crab Orchard, who passed away March 15, 2021 will be held at 1 p.m. central Sunday, March 28, 2021 at Cumberland Homestead Baptist Church. Survivors in ...
GARRY WALTER MOORE, AGE 67
Garry Walter Moore, age 67, of Crossville, passed away March 15, 2021. He was born January 31, 1954 in Dayton, Ohio the son of Walter M. and Eilene Amburgy Moore. He had worked many years as a diesel ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 24,126 active cases (down 38) in Tennessee out of 794,137 total cases (UP 1,342) •770,011 recovered ...
WILLENE PORTER, AGE 81
Willene Porter, age 81, of Rockwood, passed away March 14, 2021 at her home. She was born October 30, 1939 in Crab Orchard, Tennessee. She worked at Big K/Wal-Mart in Crossville for 21 years as well a ...
GOTH BART SWICEGOOD, AGE 87
Goth Bart Swicegood, age 87, of Rockwood, passed away March 15, 2021. He was a member of Mt. Vernal Baptist Church and was a Navy veteran in the Korean War. He enjoyed woodworking and working outside. ...
BODY DISCOVERED OFF OF ENGLAND DRIVE
Cookeville police were called yesterday to the area of 1100 England Drive after a concerned citizen found a deceased male in the parking lot. Detectives identified the male as 46-year-old Russell D. C ...
TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN DRUG CHARGES FOR SUSPECTS
Deputies with the Fentress County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop Sunday night on 31-year-old Josh Burchfield of Jamestown for driving on a suspended license. While officers were attempting ...
INJURIES REPORTED IN VEHICLE CRASH ON OLD AIRPORT ROAD
The Tennessee Highway Patrol stated in a report released today they responded to a vehicle accident this past weekend on Old Airport Road in Roane County. A 2009 Nissan Altima driven by 18-year-old Lo ...
TEENAGER RUNS TO HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO PASS AWAY IN THE LINE OF DUTY
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office (BSCO) welcomed Zechariah Cartledge to East Tennessee yesterday at McGhee Tyson Airport. Zechariah is from Florida who runs a mile for every first responder in the c ...
RAMSEY FROM CCHS WINS AMERICANISM ESSAY CONTEST
Every year the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 294 sponsors an Americanism Essay Contest. Students from grades 7 thru 12 are encouraged to write a 150 word essay whose theme changes from year to year ...
SENATE APPROVES PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO REMOVE SLAVERY FROM STATE CONSTITUTION
The Tennessee Senate approved a measure yesterday to remove a section of the state constitution that allows slavery as a punishment for a crime. Article I Section 33 states, “That slavery and involun ...
