RHEA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONDUCTS CHILD SEAT SAFETY CHECKS
Did you know that 4 out of 5 child car seats are used incorrectly?? The Rhea County Sheriff’s Office has a goal of making sure caregivers find the best child passenger seat options to make every jour ...
Lawrence “Rocky” Long, Age 88
Lawrence “Rocky” Long, 88, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 1st 2021. He was born October 20. 1932 to Abe Wallace Long and Ova Owens Long in Palmer, TN. He was the youngest of 12 children. ...
ROLLOVER WRECK SLOWS TRAFFIC WEST BOUND 335 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A tractor trailer roll over has snarled traffic on West Bound I40 at mile marker 335. The right lane and shoulder are blocked. Traffic is already heavy around the Westel exit of I40 as drivers attem ...
ICEBERG WALL COLLAPSES AT TITANIC MUSEUM INJURING 3
At least three guests were injured Monday night after an iceberg wall collapsed at the Titanic Museum Attraction in Pigeon Forge. The three guests were taken to area hospitals and their injuries are ...
SPEAKER SEXTON THREATENS SPECIAL SESSION ON MASK MANDATES
The rise of the Delta variant of the Covid virus is hitting schools just as they are heading back for a new year. Both the CDC and some local health officials are recommending that schools go back to ...
Jack Jones, 62
Jack Earl Jones Funeral Services for Jack Earl Jones, age 62, of Crossville, TN, who passed away on July 31, 2021, will be held on Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 3:00 PM at the Chapel at Bilbrey Funeral ...
Traffic Alert – Overturned Vehicle at MILE MARKER 335
Overturned Vehicle Interstate 40 Westbound in Cumberland - Overturned Vehicle at MILE MARKER 335 reported at 3:08 AM 8/3/2021 (Central Time Zone). Westbound Right Lane (of 2 Lanes) Blocked, Right Sho ...
REVEREND ROY LEE COTTER, JR., AGE 74
Reverend Roy Lee Cotter, Jr., age 74, of Crossville, passed away July 31, 2021. He was born December 21, 1947, in Seminole, Oklahoma to Roy Lee Cotter, Sr. and Rose Mae (Kruse). He earned his high sc ...
FRANCES “NANNY” LOUISE SNEED-MCLEAN, AGE 65
Frances “Nanny” Louise Sneed-McLean, age 65, of Westel, was born in Soddy Daisy, Tennessee December 31, 1945 and passed away August 1, 2021. She was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church. She worke ...
JACK “CLYDE” SMITH, AGE 96
Jack “Clyde” Smith, age 96, of Rockwood, passed away August 1, 2021. He was born April 11, 1925, in Alabama. He was a merchant marine under the U.S. Coast Guard. He served in North Africa and at Norma ...
INJURY REPORTED IN POLARIS UTV ACCIDENT ON CRESTON ROAD
Cumberland County deputies and medics responded to an accident Saturday on the 1,500 block of Creston Road. The report indicates 26-year-old Travis D. Walker of Corryton was doing donuts in a gravel p ...
CITIZEN FALLS VICTIM TO “PUBLISHER’S CLEARING HOUSE SCAM”
A 79-year-old resident of Cumberland County recently fell victim to the “Publisher’s Clearing House” scam. Officers say he was contacted by a “John Parker,” informing him he won $4.5 million dollars. ...
