ROBERT “BOB” LEE NELSON, SR., AGE 73
Funeral services for Bob Nelson, Sr., age 73, of Crab Orchard, will be held Monday, May 24, 2021 at Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville. Burial will follow in Haley’s Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be ...
DECEASED MALE FOUND IN WOODED AREA NEAR STORE IN SWEETWATER
Sweetwater police went to TJ’s Foodmart at 1105 North Main Street late this morning for a deceased body near the scene. Upon arrival they spoke with a citizen who showed them the location of where the ...
TENNESSEE TO INCREASE PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICER PAY
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced it will soon implement pay raises for probation and parole officers after the salary increases were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Th ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS ALARMED BY REPORTS WHITE HOUSE SECRETLY FLYING MIGRANT CHILDREN INTO STATE
Lawmakers from Tennessee are sounding the alarm after reports the Biden administration has been flying unaccompanied minors into the state in the middle of the night without their knowledge. The Whit ...
REPORTED ROAD RAGE INCIDENT ENDS WITH SHOTS FIRED
A road rage incident Tuesday in Cumberland County led to shots fired. The report from the sheriff’s department released today states a male in his early 30’s was traveling on I-40 in Putnam County and ...
CARL “BOBO” KILBY, AGE 79
Carl “Bobo” Kilby, age 79, of Crossville, passed away May 17, 2021. We imagine the first thing he said to the Lord was “Where’s the Cracker Barrel?” He no longer wears his oxygen, for he breathes with ...
(BREAKING NEWS) – SHOOTING RESULTS IN INJURY NEAR FAIRFIELD GLADE
(BREAKING NEWS) - Cumberland County deputies responded to a home on the 800 block of Woodlands Circle off of Peavine Road early this morning for a shooting. Initial reports indicate a verbal dispute l ...
TINCH AND COOPER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DRUG OFFENSES
Fentress County Criminal Court Judge E. Shayne Sexton sentenced 29-year-old Justin Paul Tinch of Jamestown, Tennessee to serve 8 years in prison for possession of meth with intent to sell, possession ...
POLICE AND MEDICS RESPOND TO STABBING IN OLIVER SPRINGS
A domestic altercation in Oliver Springs around 1 a.m. this morning resulted in a stabbing. Sheriff Jack Stockton said the victim, Ronald Davis, was flown by Lifestar to U.T. Medical Center for treatm ...
ARRESTS MADE IN ARMED ROBBERY AT SUPER 8 HOTEL
Cookeville police responded late yesterday to the Super 8 Motel at 440 Neal Street for an armed robbery. It was determined three males held a guest at gunpoint taking the victims drugs and money befor ...
COMPETENCY HEARING SET FOR NOSTROM CHARGED WITH DOUBLE MURDER
Cumberland County Criminal Court Judge Gary McKenzie set a hearing date this morning for June 22, 2021 to determine if 75-year-old Warren John Nostrom is competent to stand trial on two counts of firs ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: INFORMATION IN BOLD INDICATES RISES IN NUMBERS FROM DAY BEFORE. BLEDSOE – 23 active remaining cases (same) out of 2,168 ...
