
RELATIVE CAREGIVER PROGRAM TO HOLD SUPPORT GROUP MEETING
Are you raising a relative child or need housing assistance? For more information on assistance and support, please contact Melissa Allison at the Upper Cumberland Development District toll free at 1 ...

TELEVISION WILDLIFE STAR JACK HANNA DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA
Television wildlife star and Knoxville native Jack Hanna has been diagnosed with dementia. A letter from the Hanna Family released today is as follows: “Today, we reach out to share some personal Ha ...

CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES PROPOSED INDOOR RECREATION CENTER AND WATER TAP FEES
In their work session yesterday, the Crossville City Council received an update on a proposed indoor recreation center. According to City Manager Greg Wood, one prospective location is near the inters ...

DOUGLAS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY
Roane County authorities took 55-year-old Jeffrey Lee Douglas of Rockwood into custody yesterday for aggravated sexual battery and aggravated assault. Court documents state Douglas punched an adult fe ...

STOLEN VEHICLE FROM COOKEVILLE RECOVERED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County deputies responded to a business on Highway 127 North yesterday for a stolen vehicle. The employee told officers he purchased the 2006 Mitsubishi Galant from an individual from Cooke ...

TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT RESULTS IN FATALITY ON I-40
A tractor-trailer accident yesterday afternoon on I-40 in Putnam County resulted in the driver passing away. A Freightliner operated by 53 year-old Richard Powell Jr from Baltimore, Maryland was trave ...

DRIVER INJURED AFTER TRACTOR-TRAILER OVERTURNS ON HIGHWAY 321
The Tennessee Highway Patrol released their report today of a tractor-trailer accident yesterday in Loudon County. It states a 2003 Kenworth operated by 28-year-old Marcus R. Wright of Sparta, Tenness ...

DETAILS OF ARREST OF HARRIMAN CITY COUNCILMAN BRIAN FROST RELEASED
The Roane County Sheriff’s Department released a copy of the warrant this morning regarding the arrest yesterday of Harriman City Councilman Brian Frost. The summary of the incident by the arresting ...

CHARGES PENDING AGAINST DRIVER FOLLOWING ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 127 NORTH
The Tennessee Highway Patrol released a report this morning of a recent vehicle accident on Highway 127 North at Grace Hill Drive in Cumberland County. It indicates 18-year-old Tanner Joseph Burton of ...

FORMER PARAMEDIC INDICTED AND CHARGED WITH SEXUAL BATTERY
An investigation by the TBI has resulted in the indictment of a former Scott County paramedic accused of sexual misconduct. In October 2020, at the request of 8th District Attorney General Jared Effl ...

JUDGE DENIES BOND REDUCTION FOR JOSEPH DANIELS, SHOCKING PHONE CONVERSATION PLAYED IN COURT
In a hearing held yesterday, a judge denied a motion to reduce the bond of Joseph Daniels. Attorneys for the state and defense teams also announced that Krystal Daniels' statements after her arrest wo ...

VOLS’ AARON BEASLEY CITED, NOT ARRESTED, FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY AFTER BEATING KITTEN
FOLLOW-UP STORY – Tennessee Vols football linebacker Aaron Beasley was issued an animal cruelty citation yesterday instead of being taken into custody. Beasley has been suspended from all team activi ...