WEDNESDAY’S 5 DAY FORECAST
Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of sh ...
FORMER CUMBERLAND COUNTY SOLID WASTE DIRECTOR SENTENCED TO 17 YEARS FOR KIDNAPPING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT
Former Cumberland County Commissioner and Solid Waste Department Director has been sentenced to 17 years in prison for sexually assaulting seven women working under his supervision at the county’s rec ...
Artie Hassler, age 86
Funeral Services for Artie Hassler, age 86, of Monterey, Tennessee, will be conducted on Friday, April 28, 2023, at 1:00 PM from The Chapel of Goff Funeral Home. Bro. Tony Phipps will officiate with i ...
Pearl Drinnen Williams, age 98
Pearl Drinnen Williams, age 98, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 23, 2023. She was a Christian, a retired educator, and a loving wife, aunt, great-aunt, and soon-to-be great-great-aunt. Pearl was ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OFFERS SPAY AND NEUTER SERVICES GRANTS
NASHVILLE — Animal shelters in Tennessee are invited to apply for grants to provide low-cost spay and neuter services. The application period is open until May 12, 2023. “Pet owners can help their do ...
ANOTHER CATALYTIC CONVERTER FOUND PERTAINING TO THE WESTEL POLICE CHASE
During the police pursuit last week involving 19-year-old James Schillinger, through the east part of Cumberland County, Rockwood police officers arrested him on multiple charges. After speeding and ...
JAMES ‘DUSTIN’ SAMPLES ACT PASSED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SUPPOSTS FIREFIGHTERS WITH PTSD
The General Assembly last week passed the James ‘Dustin’ Samples Act, which seeks to provide support to firefighters following a post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis. This is a legislative ...
HARRY BELAFONTE DIES AT 96
Harry Belafonte has died at the age of 96. Belafonte died Tuesday of congestive heart failure at his New York home, his wife Pamela by his side, said Paula M. Witt, of public relations firm Sunshine ...
WOMAN CAUSES CAR CRASH AFTER INGESTING NARCOTICS
Last Thursday, just before 7 PM, Crossville City officers were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident. When officers were speaking with one of the drivers involved, she stated that the other driver, ide ...
CREWS RESPONDED TO HOUSE FIRE OFF HWY 27 SATURDAY
An all-call for fire department officials from Harriman, Rockwood, and Kingston was sent out late Saturday evening to a house on fire which set right along the railroad tracks at Bell Road and South R ...
TBI INVESTIGATING INMATE’S DEATH AT ROANE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
On April 24, 2023, at approximately 5:15 PM the Roane County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center had an in-custody death. The victim was 51-year-old Timothy James Teasley. The body was transported to ...
THIS WEEK IS CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS WEEK IN TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE – The Board of Parole (BOP), Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC), Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI), and Tennessee Rehabilitative Initiative in Correction (TRICOR) are hosting a ...