
CUMBERLAND SCHOOL BOARD PRESENTS MIDDLE SCHOOL SURVEY RESULTS
The Cumberland County School Board unveiled results of a new survey wherein parents, Guardians, Employees, Students, and more were asked their opinions on middle schools, specifically their opinions o ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY B.O.E. TO TAKE APPLICATIONS FOR NEW DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS
The Cumberland County Board of Education is seeking a highly qualified Director of Schools to start July 1, 2025. According to the flyers, candidates must have a professional educator’s license, a ...

HONORS AT CUMBERLAND COUNTY B.O.E. MEETING
At a recent Cumberland County School Board meeting, several individuals were celebrated for their remarkable achievements. Trevor Thompson, a sophomore at Stone Memorial High School leading the ple ...

VEHICLE FIRE ON I-40 E PUTNAM CO CAUSING SOME CONGESTION
A vehicle fire on I-40 east at MM 296 heading up Monterey mountain has the right lane and right shoulder temporarily closed. Expect a two mile delay as crews work to clear the vehicle from the shoulde ...

George Matthew Bailey, 72
Crossville Memorial - George Matthew Bailey, born on February 23, 1953, in Okeechobee, Florida, passed away on May 19, 2025. A talented and generous man, George moved to Crossville, Tennessee, where h ...

Howard Fishburne Hughes III, 68
Crossville Memorial - Howard Fishburne Hughes III, known to his friends and family as Butch, born on the 28th of January, 1957, in Charleston, South Carolina, passed away on May 20, 2025. Howard was a ...

Micheal David Burchfield, 50
Schubert - Micheal David Burchfield, 50, of Wartburg, passed away on May 20th 2025, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge after a short illness. He was born on December 3, 1974 to James Ronald B ...

Gladys “Boots” Marie Marler, 98
Vanderwall - Gladys “Boots” Marie Marler, age 98 of Dayton Mountain, passed away at Bledsoe County Nursing Home in Pikeville. She was born in Rhea County on June 22, 1926, the daughter of the late Wil ...

Scott Ellis Dickey, Jr., 44
Jackson - Scott Ellis Dickey, Jr. age 44 of Rockwood, TN passed away Monday May 19, 2025. Cremation was chosen with no planned services at this time To share a memory or leave a message for the ...

Doyle Nance, 69
Jennings - Bro. Doyle Nance, age 69 of Allardt, passed away on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at his home. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at 10:00 am at the Jennings Funeral Homes ...

VEHICLE WRECK CUMBERLAND CO ON I-40 E MM 316
In Cumberland County a vehicle wreck on I-40 east at MM 316 is causing traffic to back up before the Plateau Rd exit 311. Motorists are detouring at exit 311 and getting on Hwy 70 N to Northside Dr. E ...

U.S. MINT TO HALT PRODUCTION OF PENNIES
First reported by the Wall Street Journal, The U.S. Mint will halt penny production after exhausting its final order of penny blanks, as confirmed by a Treasury Department official, following Presiden ...