
TENNESSEE VOLS FOOTBALL TEAM PAUSING ACTIVITIES BECAUSE OF COVID-19
The Tennessee football team paused activities today (March 17, 2021) because of positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing. Staff members and student-athletes immediately self-isolated and are taking ...

CROSSVILLE POLICE TO CONDUCT SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS
The Crossville Police Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints tonight (Wednesday, March 17, 2021) from 6 until 8 p.m. central time. It will be done on Lantana Road, Peavine Road, Genesis Ro ...

PADILLA INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOR HIS ROLE IN CAPITOL RIOT
A federal grand jury has indicted an individual from Bradley County, Tennessee for his role in the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Court documents show Joseph Lino Padilla faces 12 charge ...

MAXINE RUSSELL MOORE, AGE 98
Maxine Russell Moore, age 98, of Harriman, passed away March 14, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband: John Moore; daughter: Kathy Moore; sons: Bobby Joe and Danny Moore; and grandsons: Matt ...

SHOOTING SPREE IN AREA OF ATLANTA LEAVES MULTIPLE FATALITIES
The Georgia State Patrol used a tactical PIT (pursuit intervention technique) maneuver last night on a freeway to stop a suspect after three deadly shootings in and around Atlanta left at least eight ...

HENRY DARROW, ‘THE HIGH CHAPARRAL’ ACTOR, PASSES AWAY AT AGE 87
Henry Darrow, an actor known for his work on "The High Chaparral," has died. He was 87. The news of the actor’s passing was shared on Facebook by his publicist, Michael B. Druxman. "I just learned t ...

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. ...