
MAJOR TRAFFIC DELAYS TAKING PLACE WESTBOUND AT 328 MILE MARKER I-40 FOR BRIDGE REPAIR
TDOT is working on bridge repair on I-40 at the 328 mile marker on the westbound lanes resulting in one lane traffic at the scene. This is causing traffic backups and will continue to do so for at lea ...

ASSAULT WITH BASEBALL BAT TURNS INTO HIGH SPEED CHASE WITH POLICE
An alleged assault involving a baseball bat turned into a high speed pursuit in Crossville yesterday. The arrest report states the suspect, 31-year-old Jonathan Buren Hargis, fled the scene in a vehic ...

POLICE AND MEDICS RESPOND TO DRUG OVERDOSES
Crossville police and medics responded to two drug overdoses within a 9 hour period. The first took place last night in the parking lot of the Executive Inn where a 28-year-old female was found unresp ...

ALLEGED THREATS TO SHOOT AND BLOW UP CMC HOSPITAL LANDS BARR IN JAIL
A report from the Crossville Police Department states officers went to Cumberland Medical Center before sunrise yesterday for a disturbance. They encountered 32-year-old Joseph G. Barr who allegedly t ...

CROSSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT RELEASED
The Crossville Police Department released their latest monthly report (May 2021) to be reviewed by the city council in their meeting Tuesday night (June 8, 2021). The report states: CITATIONS ISSUED ...

FISHER-PRICE RECALLS ROCK ‘N GLIDE SOOTHERS
Fisher-Price and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have announced the recalls of the Fisher-Price 4-in-1 Rock ‘n Glide Soothers and 2-in-1 Soothe ‘n Play Gliders. According to CPSC, ...

CITY COUNCIL TO HOLD PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED 15-CENT PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The Crossville City Council will hold a public hearing this Tuesday (June 8, 2021) to hear comments from citizens on a proposed 15-cent property tax increase. If approved, the city will see an additi ...

VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORTED ON BREWER ROAD
Cumberland County deputies went to the scene late Wednesday of a automobile crash on Brewer Road near Mutts Road south of Lake Tansi. The accident report indicates a 2001 Mazda truck driven by 55-year ...

WANTED FUGITIVE RUNS FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT OFF OF OLD HIGHWAY 28
Law enforcement in Cumberland County went to a home yesterday on Lige Road for a subject wanted for a probation violation. As the deputy arrived, the suspect, 23-year-old Brenden James Carter-Libby fl ...

JUNE 4, 2021 PROCLAIMED CROSSVILLE LIONS CLUB DAY
A proclamation was signed this week honoring the Crossville Lions Club. It states: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, Allen Foster, Mayor of Cumberland County, and James Mayberry, Mayor of the ...

DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY IN ROLLOVER VEHICLE CRASH ON I-40 NEAR GENESIS ROAD
A driver escaped injury following a single vehicle accident yesterday in Cumberland County. Troopers say a Nissan Pathfinder operated by 24-year-old Blain Ratchup of Baxter was traveling west at the G ...

12-YEAR-OLD CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER AFTER SHOOTOUT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT
A 12-year-old boy accused of escaping from a Florida juvenile facility and breaking into a home before engaging in a shootout with Volusia County sheriff's deputies made his first court appearance yes ...