
LEGENDARY NBC REPORTER JAY BARBREE PASSES AWAY
Legendary NBC reporter Jay Barbree passed away today at the age of 87 in Florida. Barbree is the only journalist to have covered every non-commercial human space mission in the United States, beginni ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS COVID-19 REPORT – MAY 14, 2021
The Cumberland County School System reported today 10 student (down 7 from last week) and 2 staff (same from last week) active cases of COVID-19. Officials say no staff members and 61 students (down 2 ...

BROWN ARRAIGNED IN CRIMINAL COURT FOR SECOND-DEGREE MURDER
A Cumberland County grand jury indicted 44-year-old Mark Christopher Brown for second-degree murder. Brown was transported by the Tennessee Department of Corrections to the courtroom in Crossville tod ...

MURDER SUSPECT THOMAS MACK ARNOLD, SR. SCHEDULED FOR TRIAL
A Cumberland County Criminal Court judge set a trial date this morning for Thomas Mack Arnold, Sr. He is charged with first-degree murder. It allegedly stems from a fatal shooting of 63-year-old Billy ...

SAMS SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR ARSON
Hughy Guy Sams, age 50, of Crossville, received a 3 year prison sentence for arson this morning in Cumberland County Criminal Court. The indictment handed down by a grand jury states Sams caused damag ...

TRIAL DATE SET FOR VEHICULAR HOMICIDE SUSPECT KARLEY REPH
A Cumberland County jury is expected to hear a vehicular homicide case soon. A judge today scheduled a trial date to start October 12, 2021 for 26-year-old Karley M. Reph of Crossville. The charge com ...

COUNTY COMMISSION RECOGNIZES “FIREFIGHTERS OF THE YEAR”
The Roane County Commission this week recognized the 2020 Firefighters of the Year. Officials say they have amazing men and women who have the heart and passion to serve their communities. They sacrif ...

VEHICLE CRASHES IN CROSSVILLE RESULTS IN POSSIBLE INJURIES
Crossville police and medics responded yesterday to an accident on North Main Street and Elmore Road. Officers say 80-year-old Terry Smith of Clarkrange was stopped at the red light when he was rear e ...

BARNES AND LEDFORD ARRESTED FOR SEX OFFENDER VIOLATION
Authorities in Roane County took two convicted sex offenders into custody yesterday. Rockwood police arrested 62-year-old Donald Horace Barnes for failure to register as a sex offender and evading ar ...

SYLVIA CAROLINA EDINGTON, AGE 65
Funeral services for Sylvia Carolina Edington, age 65, of Sparta, will be held Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 7 p.m. central at Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville. Visitation will be held prior to the serv ...

LOIS JEAN SMITH, AGE 88
Graveside services for Lois Jean Smith, age 88, of Crossville, will be held Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 1 p.m. central at Green Acres Memory Gardens. Survivors include husband: Wiley Smith; son: Wiley S ...

SAMMY MARSH, AGE 78
Funeral services will be held at a later date for Sammy Marsh, age 78, of Crossville, who passed away May 11, 2021. Survivors include daughters: Jeanetta Marsh, Tammy Clipper and Debra Holman (Travis) ...