
MICKEY FRANCIS HICKEY, 90
Mickey was born June 6, 1933 in Berea, OH the son of Francis and Pauline Hickey. After graduating from Ruggle-Troy High School in 1951, he enlisted in the US Navy. Mickey served three years aboard ...

Larry Wayne Vergon, Age 74
Larry Vergon, 74, passed away after a brief illness at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, TN in the early morning of June 6, 2024. Born on June 28,1949 in Huntington, IN, Larry was a dedicated husb ...

TN/KY ATTORNEY GENERALS SEEK TO BLOCK BIDEN’S NEW TITLE IX RULE IMPLEMENTING GENDER IDEOLOGY
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman urged a federal judge in Lexington, Kentucky to block the Department of Education’s radical new Title IX rule ...

Robert Lee Petty, Age 89
Robert Lee Petty, 89, of [Crossville], passed away peacefully on May 20, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Edith Petty; his sister Anne Kessler; his children, Michael Lee Petty (Van ...

HWY 127 S CLOSED AT PARK TRACE DR DUE TO WRECK IN CUMBERLAND CO
A two vehicle wreck on Hwy 127 South and Park Trace Drive in Cumberland Co. has the Hwy closed in both directions. Motorists need to seek an alternate route. Photo courtesy of Dale G.

CREDIT CARD SKIMMERS FOUND AT COOKEVILLE BUSINESSES
At 8:01 PM on June 10, 2024, Cookeville Police Department officers responded to Walmart at 768 S Jefferson Avenue in reference to a credit card skimmer being located on one of their self-check out cre ...

LARGE WATER MAIN BREAK IN OAK RIDGE
Oak Ridge Public Works crews are working to repair a very large water main break along Oak Ridge Turnpike at Wisconsin Avenue near the Guard Shack. The repair is expected to take several hours. P ...

COMMENTS SOUGHT ON PROPOSED GAS PIPELINE TO SERVE KINGSTON TVA COMPLEX
A Tennessee natural gas company has proposed a 122-mile pipeline stretching across 8 Tennessee counties including five local Tennessee counties: Putnam, Overton, Fentress, Morgan and Roane counties. ...

TWO BLOUNT COUNTY DEPUTIES SHOT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
A suspect is in custody after two Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputies were shot responding to a domestic call in Rockford Tuesday afternoon, according to Marian O’Briant with the sheriff’s office. ...

I-24 WEST BOUND IN CHATTANOOGA CLOSED DUE TO CONCRETE FAILURE
If your traveling toward Chattanooga today and your route includes I-24, you may want to find an alternate route. I-24 West Bound is closed creating havoc. A piece of I-24 has fallen onto Dodds Av ...

SVEC PLANNED OUTAGES TODAY IN CUMBERLAND/BLEDSOE COUNTIES
As a reminder, SVEC is continually working to make system upgrades to enable us to serve our members with the most reliable power possible. SVEC will be conducting a voltage conversion Today, June 12 ...

SEVEN PERCENT RATE INCREASE APPROVED FOR CROSSVILLE WATER CUSTOMERS
The Crossville City Council voted to raise the water rate for city and county customers by seven percent in their meeting Tuesday night. Councilman Shanks made a motion for the rate increase to jus ...