
WOMAN TRIES TO PASS COUNTERFEIT BILLS IN CROSSVILLE
On Thursday, May 26, officers responded to a call about a woman trying to pass counterfeit bills at an Exxon gas station. When officers arrived, the female had gone across the street to a CVS. The fe ...

Justine LaFerne Decker, age 83
Justine LaFerne Decker, age 83 formerly of Wartburg, TN passed away peacefully to join her heavenly family on May 26, 2022. Justine was currently residing in Port St. Lucie, FL but grew up in Morga ...

THOMAS CLAUDE “TOMMY” SIMPSON, age 50
THOMAS CLAUDE “TOMMY” SIMPSON age 50 of Grandview, TN passed away May 12, 2022, at his residence. He was born October 8, 1971, at Rhea Hospital the son of Betty Simpson and Donald Simpson. Tommy was ...

Mrs. Ella Ruth Lampkin Bayless, age 90
Mrs. Ella Ruth Lampkin Bayless, age 90, a resident of Nashville, Tennessee, and former longtime resident of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away peacefully May 20, 2022, at her home at Brookdale Green Hill ...

SCHOOL BOARD RECOMMENDING MIDDLE TN PRINCIPAL BE FIRED AFTER DRAGGING SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENT
NASHVILLE, Tenn.--A Middle Tennessee school board has recommended a principal be fired for dragging a special education student through the school. The Rutherford County Board of Education made the a ...

Paul Roy ‘Bubba’ Puckett, age 67
Mr. Paul Roy ‘Bubba’ Puckett, age 67, of Knoxville, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at his home in Harriman. He was a member of Mt Pisgah Baptist Church. Paul loved working on old cars and appl ...

CROSSVILLE WALMART TENT THIEF
On Sunday, May 22, Officers responded to a call from Crossville Walmart about a shoplifter. A male had taken a tent and headed for the door. Upon being confronted by Walmart loss prevention, the male ...

CHARGES FOR VANDALISM LEAD POLICE TO FIND DRUGS
On Monday, May 23, officers responded to a call for vandalism in the Woodmere Mall area in Crossville by a woman who claimed George Wicks had purposely scratched her car while she was inside. After wa ...

Terry Lee Wood, age 60
Terry Lee Wood, age 60, passed away on May 25, 2022, at his home. Terry was born on December 10, 1961, in Miami, FL to William Gerald Wood and Georgia Matte Gunter before relocating to Crossville, TN ...

PUTNAM COUNTY COMMISSIONER FACING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES
NASHVILLE, Tenn.-On Thursday, Jimmy Ray Neal, 57, of Baxter, TN was arrested at his home. He is being charged with possession, receipt, and distribution of child pornography. After receiving a crimina ...

CEMENT CRACK ON I-24/HWY 27 BRIDGE CURRENTLY REPAIRED
TDOT had closed I-24 West at the Highway 27 split this morning for a bridge inspection. Tennessee Highway Patrol confirmed there was a shift in cement on the high bridge near U.S. 27. TDOT crews worke ...

UNEMPLOYMENT RATES BELOW 5% LAST MONTH IN TN
NASHVILLE – Newly released data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development showed nearly every county in Tennessee had unemployment rates below 5% in April. Perry County was the only count ...