
FORMER COUNSELOR INDICTED FOR RAPE OF A MINOR IN PUTNAM COUNTY
On October 8, 2023 the Cookeville Police Department received information that a Youth Villages counselor had an inappropriate relationship with a minor in 2018. After a lengthy investigation, 5 ...

THOMPSON INDICTED BY CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRAND JURY FOR HOMICIDE
A Cumberland County grand jury has indicted 45-year-old Tony Curtis Thompson of Crossville in connection to a fatal car accident. The indictment states in late December 2022, Tony Thompson was ...

SCHOOL CLOSINGS FOR FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 2024
The following school systems are CLOSED Friday, January 19, 2024: ANDERSON COUNTY BLEDSOE COUNTY BLOUNT COUNTY CLAY COUNTY CLINTON CITY SCHOOLS CUMBERLAND COUNTY DAYTON CITY SCHOO ...

DOGS LEFT OUTSIDE IN FREEZING WEATHER AT MOTEL RESULTS IN DRUG CHARGES FOR TWO IN CROSSVILLE
Two dogs reported left outside in a vehicle parked at Budget Inn in Crossville resulted in drug charges for two suspects. Crossville police responded to the scene this week and met with an empl ...

TRAFFIC ALERT – ACCIDENT ON SPARTA DRIVE AND MILLER BYPASS IN CROSSVILLE
As of noon central Thursday, January 18, 2024, there is a multi-vehicle accident at Sparta Drive and Miller Bypass (next to Weigels) in Crossville. Use caution in this area.

BODY OF MISSING HIKER RECOVERED AT FALL CREEK FALLS STATE PARK
Emergency crews responded to a lost hiker off the Park Road near the north entrance of Fall Creek Falls State Park. Personnel arrived and found tracks in the snow leading into the woods. ...

7-YEAR-OLD BOY IN RHEA COUNTY SUSTAINS FATAL GUNSHOT WOUND
A 7-year-old boy in Rhea County passed away from a gunshot wound. The sheriff’s office says the incident happened inside a residence on Upper Fine Lane in Dayton. Authorities say after ...

FATALITY REPORTED IN OLIVER SPRINGS HOUSE FIRE
Firefighters in Anderson County responded late yesterday to a house blaze on Cove Road in Oliver Springs. Crews arrived to see the home fully involved in flames. The body of an elderly w ...

$5,000 IN ITEMS STOLEN FROM STORAGE UNIT IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville police recently responded to a storage unit on 10th Street for a burglary. The report states taken in the burglary included totes of antique dishes, Christmas ornaments, and laptops. ...

FRIDAY’S 5-DAY FORECAST
Arctic air will give us a very cold weekend with temperatures falling into the single digits on Saturday morning and highs only reach the teens for most locations by Saturday afternoon. Friday: ...

DOLLIE LEE SOLOMON HENDRICKSON, AGE 70
Dollie Lee Solomon Hendrickson, age 70, of Kingston, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at her home. She was born November 3, 1953 in Knoxville. She was a member of New Providence Baptist Church ...