
RETIREMENT CELEBRATION HELD FOR FORMER CROSSVILLE FIRE CHIEF MIKE TURNER
A retirement celebration was held this afternoon for now former Crossville Fire Chief Mike Turner. Here is part of the interview with Turner: The 66-year-old Turner spent nearly 30 years as fire c ...

SECOND SUSPECT ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH MANHUNT IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville police released a report this afternoon confirming a second suspect arrested in connection to a manhunt this past Wednesday. The document is as follows: On May 26, 2021, police responded ...

ARMED INCIDENT RESULTS IN GANTT GOING TO JAIL
Crossville police responded to a disturbance earlier this week at a dwelling on Park Place. A vehicle pulled up and the driver dropped off 61-year-old Michael Ray Gantt. The report states Gantt appear ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – FRIDAY, MAY 28, 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 – 22 active remaining cases (same) out of 2,185 ...

RONALD MILLER, AGE 48
A Celebration of Life for Ronald Miller, age 48, of Ron’s Towing will take place from 4 until 8 p.m. central Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Never Fail Church located at 13,348 Highway 70 in Sparta, Tenness ...

SMALL TORNADO CONFIRMED IN PUTNAM COUNTY
The National Weather Service in Nashville confirmed an EF-0 tornado touchdown in Putnam County early this afternoon. Reports of damage begin at South Willow Avenue near I-40 and occur in multiple neig ...

MEMORIAL DAY 2021 EVENTS IN CUMBERLAND AND ROANE COUNTY
The following events will take place Monday, May 31, 2021 on Memorial Day: CUMBERLAND COUNTY A veteran recognition ceremony will be held at 8 a.m. central in Lowe’s parking lot in Crossville. The Y ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS COVID-19 REPORT – MAY 28, 2021
The Cumberland County School System reported this afternoon (Friday, May 28, 2021) zero student and 1 staff active case of COVID-19. Officials added 17 students and 1 staff member quarantined due to b ...

MARTIN “MARTY” D. GIBSON
Memorial services for Marty Gibson, of Crossville, will be held at Fairfield Glade United Methodist Church Pavilion Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 11 a.m. central. Visitation will be held prior to the serv ...

CHILD PASSES AWAY IN OFF-ROAD VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON RUSHING SPRINGS ROAD
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 11-year-old passed away from injuries sustained in an off-road vehicle accident late yesterday in Overton County on Rushing Springs Road between Monterey and Living ...

TRAFFIC BACKUPS ON I-40 IN ROANE COUNTY IN BOTH DIRECTIONS
(as of 12:30 p.m. eastern today, Friday, May 28, 2021) – Traffic is backed up in Roane County on I-40 in both directions from two different accidents. The first is at the 353 westbound and the other i ...

POLICE: TENNESSEE TEEN MISSING FOR TWO YEARS FOUND SAFE IN ALABAMA
A teenager female from Tennessee missing since 2019 was found safe very early this morning. Police in Samson, Alabama (extreme southern part of Alabama close to the Florida line) pulled over a motoris ...