
POLICE: WEST ARRESTED AFTER ASSAULTING OFFICER AT MOTEL
Police in Crossville went to Red Roof Inn yesterday for a disturbance. The report states an intoxicated 55-year-old Marcia LeAnn West attempted to pay for another night in a room with cigarettes. When ...

TRESPASSING INCIDENT RESULTS IN ARREST OF WHITSONS
Crossville police stopped a vehicle in a parking lot off North Main Street for suspects inside allegedly involved in a theft incident at Walmart. A check of 53-year-old Janice Lea Whitson of Oak Ridge ...

DRUG ARRESTS TAKES PLACE AFTER TRAFFIC STOP ON WEST AVENUE
A traffic stop by Crossville police on a motorist for speeding resulted in drug charges. Officers pulled over 59-year-old Brenda Dawn Bohannon and a consent search of the automobile, a wallet in Bohan ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY UCHRA OFFICE MOVING TO NEW LOCATION
They’ve called the same location home for nearly 25 years. On May 3, 2021, UCHRA’s Cumberland County team will have a new office and a new address. Last month, UCHRA leadership inked a deal to rent tw ...

TRAVEL ADVISORY – I-40 EASTBOUND NEAR CRAB ORCHARD
(noon central, Wednesday, April 21, 2021) – TDOT is doing work on the bridge on Interstate 40 over Highway 70 in the area of the 328 mile marker eastbound. Traffic is down to one lane eastbound at thi ...

TONY CLOWER NAMED TIAAA ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Tony Clower with the Roane County School System has been named TIAAA Athletic Director of the Year. Clower began teaching and coaching at Coalfield High School in Morgan County in 1990. While there, ...

FATALITY REPORTED IN ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 127 NORTH IN RINNIE AREA
The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle accident last night on Highway 127 North in the Rinnie community of Cumberland County. Troopers say a 1998 Chevy S10 pickup driven by 46-year-old St ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 25,371 active cases (down 698) in Tennessee out of 836,563 total cases (UP 721) •811,192 recovered ( ...

TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS CONSIDERING CHANGES IN POLICIES FOR POLICE
A bill being considered by Tennessee lawmakers would implement changes with police departments across the state. It includes: When it comes to use of force, officers would need to report it to s ...

FREEZE WARNING ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
The National Weather Service has issued a FREEZE WARNING for the following counties: ANDERSON, CUMBERLAND, FENTRESS, KNOX, LOUDON, MORGAN, OVERTON, PICKETT, PUTNAM, ROANE, SCOTT, WHITE, VAN BUREN Th ...

LADY JACKETS SOFTBALL TEAM SHOWS SUPPORT TO AUSTIN-EAST
The Kingston Lady Jackets softball team this week provided the Austin-East squad a post-game pizza dinner and a signed shirt saying they support them. The Lady Roadrunners was grateful and touched by ...

EDITH ODENE SUTTON, AGE 92
Edith Odene Sutton, age 92, of Crossville, passed away April 20, 2021. Survivors include her daughter: Sandra Robinson Cloppert (William); son: Larry Robinson (Adeline); grandson: Michael Cloppert (Da ...