FRIDAY’S 5-DAY FORECAST
Rain returns Friday. Warming trend and drier conditions this weekend. Friday: Showers. High near 47. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 ...
JENNIFER TURNER HIRED AS NEW CUMBERLAND COUNTY FINANCE DIRECTOR
Jennifer Turner was officially hired today (Thursday, February 29, 2024) as the new Cumberland County Finance Director. Her first official day is Monday, March 4, 2024. Turner currently serves a ...
INCIDENT AT GREENBACK SCHOOL IN LOUDON COUNTY FORCES SOFT LOCKDOWN
At approximately 12:40 p.m. Eastern today, a male on the campus of Greenback School did not follow the proper procedures for being there. As a precautionary measure, the school was placed on a soft ...
COUPLE ARRAIGNED IN FENTRESS COUNTY COURT FOR AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE IN HORRIFIC CASE
A couple charged with child abuse was arraigned this morning in Fentress County Court. Jason Klimp, age 43, and his wife 43-year-old Jessica Klimp, both entered a plea of not guilty today. Court ...
ARREST MADE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AFTER WOMAN DRAGGED BY VEHICLE
Cumberland County deputies responded to a residence on Grouse Terrace in Fairfield Glade for a physical altercation. The arrest report states the suspect, 29-year-old Casey Tyler Lightsey, fled the ...
10 ABANDONED PUPPIES RESCUED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Officers with Cumberland County Animal Control received a call Tuesday morning regarding ten abandoned puppies located on Byrds Creek Lane in a large storage tub. Two officers responded and noticed ...
MEREDITH “JAMIE” CRAWLEY, AGE 54
Meredith “Jamie” Crawley, age 54, of Oliver Springs, passed away at home on Wednesday, February 28, 2024. She was from Conyers, Georgia, but has lived in Oliver Springs for several years. She worked a ...
BERNARD S. YUHAS, AGE 92
Bernard S. Yuhas, age 92, of Crossville, passed away at Cumberland Medical Center on February 28, 2024. Mr. Yuhas was born on August 18, 1931, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Bernat Yuhas and Eli ...
FIREARMS AND LARGE COIN COLLECTION STOLEN IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County deputies recently went to a home on Davidson Lane for a burglary. The report states the resident left at 3 p.m. to take her dogs for a ride. She returned 30 minutes later to disco ...
STOLEN TAG DISPLAYED ON VEHICLE RESULTS IN DRUG CHARGES IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville police pulled over a driver this week on West Avenue for a registration violation. The officer spoke to the driver, 33-year-old Bradley Leon Marsell Smith, who was operating the vehicle ...
MORTGAGE RATES OVER 7% ARE THROTTLING HOMEBUYER DEMAND
Fox News reports a key measure of home-purchase applications fell for the fifth week in a row as mortgage rates continued to hover above 7%, throttling demand among would-be buyers. The Mortgage Ba ...
ILLINOIS JUDGE REMOVES TRUMP FROM STATE BALLOT
Fox News reports an Illinois judge announced late yesterday that former President Donald Trump has been removed from the state’s 2024 Republican presidential primary ballot over his alleged role in th ...
