
WARRANT SIGNED FOR GATES FOR BURGLARY
Crossville police responded to a store early this morning on the corner of West Avenue and Elmore Road for a theft. A female told officers she parked her truck and went into the establishment. She cam ...

FEDERAL DETENTION HEARING TO CONTINUE FOR MIKE HARVEL, FULL INDICTMENTS IN STORY
A federal detention hearing lasted for 4 hours yesterday and will resume at 2 p.m. today (July 22, 2021) for former Cumberland County Solid Waste Director Mike Harvel. The purpose of the hearing is t ...

FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO HOME BLAZE ON UNAKA STREET
Harriman firefighters responded yesterday to 905 Unaka Street for a residential structure blaze They received mutual aid from Rockwood to battle the flames. It reportedly started in the basement and w ...

ZONING BOARD DENIES PROPOSED ROANE COUNTY DRUG REHAB FACILITY
The Roane County Board of Zoning denied a request last night from Jeffrey Caudill to reclassify property on Old Johnston Valley Road where the old Cedar Grove Baptist Church is located. He wanted to p ...

GEORGIA SPA SHOOTING SUSPECT REPORTEDLY NEARS PLEA DEAL WITH PROSECUTORS
Prosecutors are apparently close to a plea deal with a suspect accused of gunning down eight people during a shooting spree at three Georgia spas. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis said she ...

VIRGINIA JO STEWART GIBSON, AGE 85
Virginia Jo Stewart Gibson, age 85, of Harriman, passed away peacefully on July 21, 2021. She was born June 29, 1936 in Bonnie Blue, Virginia. She became a member of Pine Orchard Baptist Church in Oak ...

MABLE CHRISTIAN, AGE 76
Funeral services for Mable Christian, age 76, of Crossville, will be conducted Saturday, July 24, 2021, at 11 a.m. central at Goff Funeral Home in Monterey. Interment will follow in Muddy Pond Cemeter ...

DARRELL EUGENE ROBERTS, AGE 60
Darrell Eugene Roberts, age 60, of Kingston, passed away July 19, 2021 at his residence surrounded by his family. He was born October 29, 1960 in Rockwood and was a lifelong resident of Roane County. ...

TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA REPORTEDLY REACHING OUT TO JOIN SEC
The SEC could have two major college teams added soon. The Houston Chronicle reported yesterday Texas and Oklahoma has reached out possibly join the Southeastern Conference. If approved by a majorit ...

PATCHY DENSE FOG ACROSS MUCH OF CUMBERLAND PLATEAU
(Thursday, July 22, 2021) - Patchy dense fog has developed across locations south of the I-40 corridor and across much of the Cumberland Plateau. Visibilities in some locations will be less than one q ...

HOT AND HAZY
We will continue to have Sunshine along with hazy and hot conditions through Thursday, Friday and Saturday. High temperatures will be around 85 to 90 Degrees and we will drop into the 60s at night. A ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, JULY 21, 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 – 17 remaining active remaining cases (UP 1) out ...