
SEVERAL LOCAL AND AREA SCHOOL SYSTEMS TO DISMISS EARLY APRIL 8, 2024 FOR ECLIPSE
Several local and area school systems will dismiss early on Monday, April 8, 2024, for the eclipse. Much of Tennessee will be in near-total darkness as the eclipse takes place. But the eclipse w ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOE APPROVES 2025-26 SCHOOL CALENDAR
During last night’s Cumberland County Board of Education meeting, members approved the 2025-26 school calendar. Teachers will have a convocation day on August 1, 2025. They will take part in in-ser ...

OFFICIALS WARN OF FAKE STREAMING SUBSCRIPTION RENEWAL SCAM
The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning citizens about fake streaming subscription notifications. Officials say emails or texts from scammers will say that one of your streaming services is bei ...

AUTHORITIES RECOVER THE BODY OF RILEY STRAIN IN CUMBERLAND RIVER
A two-week search for missing University of Missouri student Riley Strain concluded this morning when authorities recovered his body this morning in the Cumberland River. Law enforcement says the b ...

NOEL BREWER, AGE 40
Noel Brewer, age 40, was born on December 28, 1983, to Randy and Renita Qualls in Crossville. She passed away on March 20, 2024, in Crossville. Noel was very creative and loved to put that creativi ...

GINGER PATTERSON MILLER, AGE 80
Ginger Patterson Miller, age 80, of Harriman, passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at her home. She was born August 25, 1943, in Wellsville, Ohio, and moved to Tennessee in 1975. She was a retired A ...

(DEVELOPING NEWS) – WOMAN SHOT NEAR COMMUNITY CENTER IN ROCKWOOD
Rockwood police and medics responded around 10 a.m. this morning to an address on North Front Avenue near the community center for a shooting. A female was found in the home who sustained a gunshot ...

BRUSH FIRE DESTROYS KUBOTA SIDE BY SIDE VALUED AT $18,000 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County firefighters and deputies responded yesterday to a brush fire on Window Creek Farm Road. The report states the blaze destroyed a Kubota side-by-side valued at $18,000 and a chains ...

VOLS CRUSH SAINT PETERS IN FIRST ROUND OF NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
The University of Tennessee men's basketball team soundly defeated 15th-seed Saint Peter’s last night 83-49 in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Sixth-ranked, second-seeded Tennessee (25-8, 1 ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM TO APPLY FOR GRANT TO CONTINUE BABY BIRD PROGRAM
During the board of education meeting last night, Cumberland County Director of Schools William Stepp announced a grant will be applied for to continue the Baby Birds Learning Center. The center is ...

JOHN ANDREW WYATT, AGE 80
John Andrew Wyatt, age 80, of Crossville, passed away on March 20, 2024. He was born on January 26, 1944, in Crossville. John was a devoted Christian who loved teaching others about the love of Je ...

SHELBY KEITH BOWMAN, AGE 78
Shelby Keith Bowman, age 78, of Crossville, passed away on March 20, 2024. He was born April 16, 1945, in Crossville, the son of JK and Emogene Green Bowman. He was co-owner of Bowman Frame and Auto B ...