
OFF AND ON SHOWERS EACH DAY
It has been a day of light showers over East Tennessee and light to moderate rain in the Midstate area. Chances of showers and thunderstorms will continue every day into next week with highs in the lo ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 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 – 11 remaining active remaining cases (down 1) o ...

SHERIFF’S OFFICE RELEASES REPORT OF SPARTA GAS STATION EXPLOSION, SUSPECT ARRESTED
The White County Sheriff’s Department this afternoon released their report of a vehicle crash at the Peacock Gas Station in Sparta this past weekend. It states at approximately 5:20 p.m. Saturday (Ju ...

BARNES ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY THROWING MOLOTOV COCKTAILS AT HOME
A Roane Countian is facing several charges in Cumberland County after he presumably took a vehicle without permission and tried to set a home on fire. The incident started when law enforcement receiv ...

CUMBERLAND CO. SHERIFF YOUTH ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL UNDERWAY
First it was the elementary grades, now 32 high school students are taking part in the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Youth Academy this week (July 6-9, 2021). It is being held at the community co ...

MCGINNIS AND MELTON SAVE LIFE OF DRIVER AFTER VEHICLE CATCHES FIRE
The Wayne County, Kentucky Sheriff’s Department says two citizens saved the life of a motorist involved in a vehicle accident yesterday morning. The crash happened on East Highway 92 when Rodney Russe ...

POLICE: POWELL ARRESTED AFTER HIGH SPEED CHASE IN STOLEN TRUCK
Loudon County law enforcement says 47-year-old William Eric Powell of Ten Mile faces several charges following a high speed pursuit on Highway 444. Officers initially responded to a stolen Chevy truck ...

CATHERINE LOUISE GARNER, AGE 86
Catherine Louise Garner, age 86, was born April, 4, 1935 in Robbinston, Maine and passed away July 3, 2021 in Crossville, Tennessee. She is survived by her sons: Brian and Duane Garner; and a host of ...

(DEVELOPING STORY) – STABBING REPORTED ON ALLISON DRIVE NEAR KINGSTON
(DEVELOPING STORY) - A physical altercation between multiple subjects on Allison Drive in Roane County this morning resulted in at least two LifeStar helicopters being called in to transport the injur ...

CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERING ANOTHER LOCATION FOR INDOOR RECREATION FACILITY
The Crossville City Council held a work session yesterday to discuss several topics. One was regarding the proposed indoor recreation facility. Officials recently purchases 24 acres of land at a total ...

KIDNAPPING SUSPECT CAPTURED AFTER EXTENSIVE SEARCH
A manhunt late last night in the National Campground Road area of Loudon County resulted in the capture of a fugitive. Officers took 40-year-old Sammy Stillwell into custody for a suspected kidnapping ...

SMALL INDICTED, ACCUSED OF IMPERSONATING A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Medicaid Fraud Control Division has resulted in indictments for identity theft and criminal impersonation charges. In M ...