
CROSSVILLE POLICE INVESTIGATES POTENTIAL CAR SALES SCAM
On 5/7/2025, Det. Sgt. Tim Vandever investigated a potential scam reported by Blue Bird Motors in Crossville, Tennessee. A customer alerted the business about a fraudulent Facebook page, "Cheap Afford ...

ATHENS MEXICAN RESTAURANT RECEIVES FAILING HEALTH SCORE OF 63
On May 7, 2025, the Tennessee Department of Health conducted a routine food service establishment inspection at Mexi-Wing II, located at 2547 Decatur Pike in Athens, resulting in a failing score of 63 ...

LOUDON COUNTY TEACHER AND COACH ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL BATTERY
Malcolm Gray Williams Jr., a 58-year-old teacher and interim head football coach at Greenback Public School, was arrested on May 7, 2025, and charged with sexual battery. The incident occurred on Apri ...

AAA: 2025 MEMORIAL DAY TRAVEL FORECAST
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (May 12, 2025) - AAA predicts a record-breaking 948,000 Tennesseans will travel at least 50 miles from home over the Memorial Day period*. That’s an increase of over 23,000 travelers ...

TBI INVESTIGATES DEKALB COUNTY SHOOTING
DEKALB COUNTY – An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Department has resulted in an arrest. At the request of 13th Judicial D ...

ACCIDENT ON ROCKWOOD AIRPORT ROAD
On May 9, 2025, at 5:45 PM, a single-vehicle crash occurred on Rockwood Airport Road West from Golliher Road in Cumberland County, TN. Brenda K. McClure, a 75-year-old Tennessee resident, was driving ...

TDOT ROAD ACTIVITY REPORT
LOUDON COUNTY, I-40 West near Mile Marker 368: On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, motorists should be alert for possible lane closures between the hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following morning as crews perf ...

POWER OUTAGE ON PEAVINE ROAD MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY BRANCHES ON THE LINE
The Volunteer Electric Cooperative recently reported a power outage on State Route 101, Peavine Road, with almost 200 homes affected. It's possible that the outage could have been caused by branche ...

EAST TENNESSEE EARTHQUAKE RANKS AMONG STRONGEST IN REGION’S HISTORY
The United States Geological Survey says a 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck East Tennessee on Saturday, ranking as the fourth-strongest in the region's history. The strongest recorded earthquake in ...

$87M IN TENN. LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS LOCATED WITH POLICY LOCATOR SERVICE
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) proudly announces that $87.67 million in insurance policies and benefits was located in 2024 for Tennesseans through the Life In ...

BURGLARY FROM AUTO AT LOCAL FLEA MARKET
On May 10, 2025, Deputy Elijah Tollett responded to a theft report on Highway 70 North in Crossville. The victim, a 72-year-old resident of Red Boiling Springs, reported her purse stolen from her 2018 ...

STORMY START, SUMMER FINISH
Unsettled weather through Friday with thunderstorms likely — calmer, warmer pattern takes hold by the weekend. Monday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 9am, then a chance of shower ...