HOMESTEADS APPLE FESTIVAL 2025 CANCELED
From the Cumberland Homesteads: Official Homesteads Apple Festival Announcement: The Cumberland Homesteads Tower Association Board of Directors has decided not to hold the Homesteads Apple Festival i ...
OLIVER SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
The Oliver Springs Town Council and Water Board met last night at City Hall in regular session. The Water Board addressed a customer's complaint about his water being cut off without prior notice and ...
John Logan Ziegler Jr., 76
John Logan Ziegler Jr., age 76, of Decatur, passed away on Thursday, May 1, 2025. He was a son of the late John Logan Ziegler III and Virginia Graham Ziegler. He was a United States Navy Veteran. H ...
Kenneth Joseph Hanson, 83
Kenneth Joseph Hanson born 07/27/1941 at the age of 83, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday April 30, 2025. Beloved husband, dad, and grandfather who is preceeded in death by his beautifu ...
Dr. Walter Adam Schuckert, 91
On April 27, 2025, Dr. Walter Adam Schuckert was escorted into Heaven. He lived his earthly life for this day, and now, just as Heaven rejoices, we too celebrate —he is in the presence of our Savior! ...
Jearl Freddie Borum, 90
Jearl Freddie Borum age 90 of Maryville, TN, formerly of Harriman, TN, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Blount Memorial Hospital. She is preceded in death by her husband W.C. Borum and her mothe ...
Bernice LeJean Jordan-White, 91
Bernice LeJean Jordan-White was born on October 13, 1933, in Pachuta, Mississippi. She was the fourth child out of ten born to Theodore Roosevelt Jordan, Sr., and Henrietta Jordan who both preceded he ...
ROCKWOOD POLICE CONFISCATE STOLEN TRACTOR-TRAILER
Yesterday, around 10:30 p.m., Rockwood Police stopped a tractor-trailer on North Gateway near the Walmart entrance after a tag reader camera flagged the trailer’s tag as stolen. Chief Kelly Pittman re ...
CUMBERLAND PLAYHOUSE MOURNS HORACE SMITH
From the Cumberland County Playhouse: We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Horace Smith, a cherished long-time performer at the Cumberland County Playhouse. Horace was more than just a gi ...
DUI ARREST IN ROCKWOOD AFTER DRIVING INTO A PARKED VEHICLE IN A YARD
On May 2, 2025, at approximately 7:00 a.m., a vehicle driven by David Edward Tufts, 57, veered off North Douglas Avenue in Rockwood, striking another vehicle in a yard. Rockwood police arrested Tufts, ...
PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT ISSUED FOR IMPORTED CHICHARRON PORK CRACKLINGS
WASHINGTON, May 1, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for potato chip products containing chicharrón (pork crackling ...
TEEN ARRESTED FOR UNDERAGE DUI ON WEST AVENUE
On May 1, 2025, at approximately 1:01 AM, Cumberland County Deputy Caleb Charles observed Jacob Dale Moles, an 18-year-old white male, driving a silver Ford Mustang at 55 mph in a 35 mph zone on West ...
