
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 2021
At approximately 3:17 p.m. today (Thursday April 8, 2021) emergency crews were dispatched to the area of Pleasant Hill Elementary for a severe weather event. Upon arrival, it was determined that only ...

105.7 NEWS FIRST LOOK IN PICTURES – TORNADO DAMAGE IN PLEASANT HILL AREA
Here is a first look at damage from this afternoons tornado in Pleasant Hill in Cumberland County: Taken by Tanya Lynn Another funnel cloud taken by J.T. Simpson on the campus of Roane State Com ...

BREAKING NEWS – POSSIBLE TORNADO HITS PLEASANT HILL IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
BREAKING NEWS - A possible tornado hit near Pleasant Hill Elementary School causing minor damage a few minutes ago. All students are accounted for and safe. First responders are out look for damage. T ...

MAJOR TRAFFIC BACKUP REPORTED ON I-40 EASTBOUND IN ROANE COUNTY
(3:45 p.m. eastern time, Thursday, April 8, 2021) – There is a major traffic backup on I-40 eastbound in Roane County. It stretches from near the 348 mile marker where a tractor-trailer accident took ...

GOVERNOR BILL LEE SIGNS “CONSTITUTIONAL CARRY” BILL INTO LAW
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed a bill into law today (April 8, 2021) allowing anyone to carry a firearm as long as they meet the requirements and are over 21 years old, instead of having to get a ...

BANK ACCOUNT SET UP TO HELP FAIRFIELD GLADE FIRE CHIEF WHO LOST HOME IN BLAZE
A bank account has been established at First National Bank of Tennessee locations to help Fairfield Glade Fire Chief Michael Williams after his Thrushwood Drive home was destroyed earlier this week by ...

BIDEN ANNOUNCES SLATE OF GUN CONTROL ACTIONS, CLAIMS ‘PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS’
President Biden announced today a set of executive actions and legislative proposals on gun control, saying that gun violence is "a public health crisis" and the administration's actions do not contra ...

SUSPECT ARRESTED AFTER STOLEN ITEMS RECOVERED ON BROWNS CREEK DRIVE
A Cumberland Countian found himself behind bars this week after allegedly taking several belongings from a home on Browns Creek Drive. Officers took Timothy Joseph Easterly of Crossville into custody ...

SUSPECT WANTED OUT OF STATE ARRESTED ON HIGHWAY 127 NORTH
A call to a disturbance at a home on Highway 127 North in Cumberland County recently led to the arrest of a suspect for out of state warrants. Officers encountered 25-year-old Joel Ryan Smith and a ch ...

NORRIS ARRESTED FOR VEHICLE THEFT FROM SHORTY BARNES ROAD HOME
Law enforcement in Cumberland County went to a home on the 1,800 block of Shorty Barnes Road yesterday for a vehicle theft. The owner said his 2008 Chevy Impala was taken from his driveway. A couple o ...

TENNESSEE VOLS TO HOLD OPEN FOOTBALL PRACTICE AND FANS ARE INVITED
Tennessee Volunteer football fans will be able to get their first look at the 2021 team on the first open practice this Saturday (April 10, 2021) beginning at 10 a.m. eastern at Neyland Stadium. The e ...

POLICE: HELTON ARRESTED AFTER ATTEMPTING TO BUY THREE-YEAR-OLD CHILD
Corbin, Kentucky authorities arrested 73-year-old Ronnie Lou Helton after he allegedly attempted to buy a three-year-old child. The incident started when Helton parked his vehicle across the street fr ...