
UPDATE ON HOMESTEADS APPLE FESTIVAL; NOT CANCELLED
An announcement on the official Facebook page of Cumberland Homesteads reads as: **ATTENTION!! IMPORTANT APPLE FESTIVAL INFORMATION** We have had an extraordinary amount of rain overnight on the f ...

MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH ON I-40
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has reported a Multi-Vehicle Crash on Westbound Interstate 40 near Mile Marker 336 at 8:28 a.m. Westbound right lane blocked. TDOT Smart Way map reads: "Interstat ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES NEW COMMITTEE POLICY
The Cumberland County School Board met on Thursday night to approve several agenda items. One of the agenda items regarded a policy for board committees. The amendment to the policy did away with requ ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD LOOKS TO AMEND HEAD LICE POLICY
An amendment to the Cumberland County School Board's head lice policy to include bed bugs was pushed back to October's meeting so further adjustments can be made to accommodate for dealing with additi ...

STATE FORESTS CLOSED DUE TO WEATHER
The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency and Protect Tennessee Forests report that the following state forests will be closed from Friday (9/27) to Sunday (9/29) due to severe weather in the state's eas ...

6-YEAR-OLD BOY STRUCK BY SCHOOL BUS IN BLOUNT COUNTY
A student of Carpenters Elementary School was taken to UT Medical Center yesterday after being struck by the very bus he was waiting on. The report by Blount County Sheriff's office says the accide ...

RHEA SHERIFF ARRESTS MICHAEL BROWN ON DRUG CHARGES
Spring City, TN – On September 23, 2024, deputies with the Rhea County Sheriff's Department executed a search warrant on a houseboat docked at 2109 New Lake Road, Spring City. The search led to the ar ...

L.B.J.& C. HEAD START SCHOOL CLOSINGS
On their official Facebook page, L.B.J. and C Head Start school announced closings for Byrdstown, Celina, Clarkrange, Crossville, Jamestown, Lafayette, Livingston, Red Boiling Springs, Smith County, a ...

FULL TN SCHOOL CLOSINGS LISTING FRIDAY 9/27
UPDATED AS OF 6:15 AM CDT/7:15 AM EDT SEPTEMBER 27 Current Tennessee City/County School Closings for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 Systems highlighted in BLUE are CLOSED Systems highlighted in GREEN ...

SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH ON STATE ROUTE 28 HIGHWAY 127 NEAR LAWSON
The TDOT Smart Way map reports a crash taking place at 6:16 a.m. on State Route 28 (Highway 127) near Lawson Road. All southbound lanes blocked, with right shoulder open. "State Route 28 Southbound ...

Steven Michael Selk, 76
Steven Michael Selk, age 76, of Crossville, Tennessee, passed away on September 19, 2024, at Cumberland House. Mr. Selk was born on January 29, 1948, in Rockford, Illinois, son of Billy Selk and Sh ...

TRACKING HELENE: HEAVY RAIN, GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED
A Flood Watch and a Wind Advisory are in effect. Showers and thunderstorms on Friday with up to 2 inches of rainfall. Strong winds gusting up to 35 mph as storm impacts continue into Sunday, with a ch ...