STATE WARNING BUSINESSES ABOUT “CERTIFICATE OF EXISTENCE” FILING SCAM
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett is issuing a warning statement to business owners across the state, advising them of a scam has recently resurfaced targeting businesses with a fake mailer fro ...
CCHS TO HOST CAR SHOW FUNDRAISER FOR GIRLS SOCCER TEAM
Cumberland County High School will host a car show fundraiser for the girls soccer team from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. central June 5, 2021 in the school parking lot. All vehicles are welcome and Best of Sh ...
ROANE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO TAKE PART IN PROJECT LIFESAVER
Later this year the Roane County Sheriff’s Office will be implementing a new program that is fully funded through donations. Project LifeSaver will provide a device that can track an RFID band. These ...
YOUNG ARRESTED AFTER A MULTI-COUNTY HIGH SPEED PURSUIT
A high speed pursuit just after midnight this morning involving multiple county law enforcement agencies ended with an arrest. The report states 37-year-old Ursula Young of Wartburg was allegedly invo ...
HODGES FROM PLEASANT HILL WINS F.R.A. ESSAY CONTEST
The Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) Branch 294 closes out its 2021 Americanism Essay and Scholarship Recipient campaign with their final contest winner. The theme this year was The Bill of Rights and ...
FATALITY REPORTED IN DOUGLAS LAKE BOAT ACCIDENT
James McGee, age 66, of Morristown, Tennessee, was killed after being struck by a boat propeller last night in a Douglas Lake boating accident at Leadvale Access Area. Just before 7 p.m., McGee fell ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PROPERTY ASSESSOR LORI LOWE POWELL PASSES AWAY
Cumberland County Property Assessor Lori Lowe Powell has passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. She was elected to the position in August of 2020 after David Simcox announced he would not ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, MAY 20, 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 – 25 active remaining cases (UP 2) out of 2,170 ...
LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM REGARDING MASK MANDATE
A lawsuit was filed yesterday against the Cumberland County School System and Director of Schools Dr. Ina Maxwell regarding a mask mandate. In a special called meeting back on April 28, 2021, the Boa ...
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 ...
