
MORE RAIN MONDAY
There were scattered heavy thunderstorms around the plateau today and some produced some pretty vicious cloud-to-ground lightning. Showers and storms are likely again on Monday and then chances go dow ...

LIGHTNING STRIKES NEXT TO HOME ON DEEP DRAW ROAD
Cumberland County firefighters responded late this afternoon to a home on the 3,100 block of Deep Draw Road after lightning had struck a tree next to the residence. A storm just below severe limits wa ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – FRIDAY, JULY 23, 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 – 16 remaining active remaining cases (UP 1) out ...

JACOB NEIL SEXTON, AGE 35
Jacob “Jake” Neil Sexton, age 35, of Rockwood, passed away July 23, 2021. He was born March 11, 1986. Jake was most known for his kind soul, gentle personality, and his concern for others. He was a fr ...

BLAYLOCK ARRESTED FOR BUSINESS BURGLARY
Monterey police responded Saturday morning to a burglar alarm at a store on Commercial Avenue. Upon arrival, they observed a shattered front window. A witness provided officers a description of a male ...

FEDERAL TRIAL SCHEDULED FOR FORMER CUMBERLAND CO. SOLID WASTE DIRECTOR
U.S. District Judge William Campbell scheduled a trial to get underway September 21, 2021, for former Cumberland County Solid Waste Director Mike Harvel. It will be a jury trial and any plea agreement ...

LIGHTNING STRIKE DEEP DRAW RD.
Cumberland County Fire units have responded to a reported lightning strike on a house in the 3000 block of Deep Draw Road.

ACCIDENT 322 WESTBOUND
Emergency units are responding to a personal injury accident on I-40 at the 322 westbound. Reported to be three or four vehicles including a semi and the road may be blocked, use Extreme Caution in th ...