
ORTIZ INDICTED ON 98 COUNTS OF CHILD SEX CRIME CHARGES
The Loudon County Grand Jury issued indictments this week against three men on child sex crime charges. They include: Emilio Ortiz, age 59, was indicted with 98 counts including sexual exploitation o ...

DRIVERS ESCAPE INJURY BUT CITED FOLLOWING ACCIDENT ON HWY 70 WEST
The Tennessee Highway Patrol went to the scene of an accident on Highway 70 West in Cumberland County yesterday afternoon. The report states an automobile operated by 22-year-old Caleb Lee Green of Cr ...

NEWS FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING – APRIL 19, 2021
The Cumberland County Commission met last night for their regular monthly session. Resolutions of interest passed by members include: Sheryl Webb and Nancy Hyder were appointed to serve on the Cumber ...

FORMER VICE-PRESIDENT WALTER MONDALE PASSES AWAY
Walter Mondale, the former vice president under Jimmy Carter, passed away yesterday at the age of 93. Mondale’s family said in a statement that he died in Minneapolis. No cause of death was given. H ...

MINNESOTA’S WALZ DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY PRIOR TO DEREK CHAUVIN VERDICT
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz declared a state of emergency last night in the counties around Minneapolis as the city prepares for the verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial. Walz held a news confer ...

DALLAS KENT BRADY, JR., AGE 37
Funeral services for Dallas Kent Brady, Jr., age 37, of Tullahoma, will be held Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at 3 p.m. central at Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville. Burial will follow in Woody Cemetery. ...

WANDA JUNE BULLENS GOOCH, AGE 89
Wanda June Bullens Gooch, age 89, of Kingston, passed away April 18, 2021 at her home. June was a 1950 graduate of Harriman High School. She was a member of South Harriman Baptist Church where she tau ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 26,069 active cases (UP 86) in Tennessee out of 835,842 total cases (UP 470) •809,773 recovered (UP ...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES FREEZE WATCH
The National Weather Service has issued a FREEZE WATCH going into effect at 12:01 a.m. central Wednesday, April 21, 2021 and is scheduled to expire at 8 a.m. central, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. It inc ...

BREAKING NEWS – DAWN BEERS FOUND SAFE AFTER ALL DAY SEARCH
BREAKING NEWS - Dawn Beers, who was reported missing from a home on Dripping Springs Road in Cumberland County this morning, has been found safe. Sheriff Casey Cox told 105.7 News this evening she wa ...

BREAKING NEWS – FORMER ROANE COUNTY ATTORNEY GUILTY OF CHILD SEX CRIMES
(BREAKING NEWS) - Disbarred Roane County attorney Kent Booher was found guilty by a federal jury today on charges of felony sexual offense against a minor while on a sex offender registry, sex traffic ...

DOMINICK CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS, AGE 10
Dominick Christopher Williams, age 10, of Sparta, passed away April 14, 2021 at his residence. Dominick was born September 23, 2010, in Springfield, Illinois. Dominick was a huge fan of the Avengers, ...