COOL WEEK AHEAD
Lots of rain and thunderstorms on the Cumberland Plateau this evening but they will move out Monday morning and we will have a cool afternoon with a high only in the low 60s and a north wind. Cooler w ...
TEENAGER KILLED AFTER HIT BY FALLING TREE OFF OF VIRTUE ROAD
A teenager died and another hospitalized after being struck by a falling tree in Loudon County yesterday off of Virtue Road. The injured minor was flown to U.T. Medical Center in Knoxville for treatme ...
GEORGIA 11-YEAR-OLD STUDENT JUMPS FROM SCHOOL BUS TO ESCAPE BULLYING
An 11-year-old boy in Georgia jumped out of a window on a school bus last week to escape bullying, according to his father. Dion Murphy stated older students have been bullying his son aboard the bus ...
PART OF “TRAP CITY” MOVIE FILMED AT CUMBERLAND RIVER HOSPITAL
A movie titled “Trap City” will be released soon and part of it was filmed at Cumberland River Hospital in Celina. David Hunter with Rockin The Rock Productions contacted hospital owner and Crossvill ...
JUVENILE AND ADULT SHOT DURING ALTERCATION ON SEED TICK ROAD
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department says a juvenile and an adult male are hospitalized after a shooting late Friday night on the 700 block of Seed Tick Road near Philadelphia. Deputies found a 17-y ...
FORMER MIDDLE SCHOOL COACH ARRESTED ON CHILD SEX CRIME CHARGES
Anderson County authorities say a former Lake City Middle School football coach was arrested Friday and charged with multiple counts of child sex crimes. James Idles, age 34, faces one count of aggrav ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS COVID-19 REPORT – MAY 7, 2021
The Cumberland County School System reported late Friday 17 students (down 10 from last week) and 2 staff (down 5 from last week) active cases of COVID-19. Officials added 81 students (down 81 from la ...
FATALITY REPORTED IN BOATING ACCIDENT NEAR COTTONPORT MARINA
Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency officials say 55-year-old Michael L. Thomas of Decatur passed away and a second boater was able to swim to shore after their boat sank on Chickamauga Lake near Cotto ...
ROANE STATE FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES BOOST IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING FOR 2021-22 YEAR
By Bob Fowler, Roane State staff writer Thanks to prudent fiscal management and increased donations, 50 percent more funding is available next academic year for a variety of Roane State Community Col ...
NASHVILLE PREDATORS CLINCH PLAYOFF SPOT
The Nashville Predators clinched the 4th spot in the upcoming NHL playoffs last night by defeating the Carolina Hurricanes 3-1. The Preds will play Carolina in the first round of the playoffs. The Pre ...
TRESHA MAE SHERRILL, AGE 46
Funeral services for Tresha Mae Sherrill, age 46, of Crossville, will be held Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 3 p.m. centrak at Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville. Visitation will be prior to the service fro ...
ROGER DALE BARNWELL, AGE 53
Roger Dale Barnwell, age 53, was born July 14, 1967 to Gilbert Lewis and Leta Kathleen Carter in Nashville. He passed away May 4, 2021 in Crossville. He was a field service technician in heavy equipme ...
