
PRAYERS ANSWERED! SAMUEL NEAL IS COMING HOME!
After a drowning incident in Cumberland County nearly two weeks ago nearly claimed his life, 1-year-old Samuel Neal is coming home after being in East Tennessee Children’s Hospital! His mother, Lacie ...

ACCUSED MURDERERS INDICTED FOR NEW CHILD RAPE CHARGES
Following an investigation by the Oak Ridge Police Department and indictments by the Anderson County Grand Jury, 53-year-old Sean S. Finnegan and 23-year-old Rebecca E. Dishman have each been charged ...

SUBJECT REPORTEDLY DISPLAYS GUN TO EMPLOYEE AT DOLLAR GENERAL
Deputies in Cumberland County responded to Dollar General on the 13,000 block of Highway 70 North this week for an incident. Video surveillance showed an individual wearing all black clothing go up to ...

GIBSON ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER TRAFFIC STOP ON I-40
Cumberland County law enforcement responded to a reckless driver on Plateau Road Tuesday morning approaching the interstate. Officers intercepted the driver, 29-year-old Kirstie F. Gibson of Knoxville ...

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN CROSSVILLE TO GIVE AWAY FREE PICK-UP MEAL
First Christian Church, located at 111 East First Street in Crossville, will be giving away free pick-up meals Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 11 a.m. central in the parking lot behind the church building. ...

MOTION FILED ASKING JUDGE TO DECLARE NOSTROM INCOMPETENT IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE
Court officials say a Cumberland County judge will hear a request from a defense attorney tomorrow (Thursday, May 20, 2021) regarding his client who is charged with double first-degree murder. Warren ...

SNAKE REPORTS INCREASING AS TEMPERATURES WARMING UP
As high temperatures rise each day, snakes are starting to appear in driveways, residential lawns and garages. Two types of venomous snakes are common on the northern Cumberland Plateau: copperheads ...

TROOPERS RESPOND TO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40 AT 341 MILE MARKER
The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle accident early this morning just after 6 a.m. on I-40 in Roane County. Troopers say a 2013 Ford F-150 driven by 63-year-old Joseph Oliveti of Southl ...

I-40 BRIDGE INSPECTOR FIRED FOR NOT FLAGGING CRACK IN SPAN
An unidentified inspector who failed to discover a crack in the Interstate 40 Hernando de Soto Bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that prompted the span’s closure has been fired and may face charge ...

ACTOR CHARLES GRODIN PASSES AWAY AT AGE 86
Actor Charles Grodin, best known for his work in movies and Broadway, has passed away at age 86. The actor’s son, Nicholas, confirmed the news of his father’s passing and revealed the cause of death ...

CARL LAWRENCE KILBY, AGE 79
Funeral services for Carl Lawrence Kilby, age 79, of Crossville, will be held Saturday, May 22, 2021 at noon central time at New Life Baptist Church in Harriman, Tennessee. He will be laid to rest in ...

WILLIAM JACK BAKER JR., AGE 79
William Jack Baker Jr., age 79 of Rockwood, passed away May 18, 2021 at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. He was born June 24, 1941 in Rockwood. He graduated high school and the next day he e ...