RARE RHEA COUNTY ELK SHOT AND LEFT TO WASTE; $2,000 REWARD OFFERED FOR KILLER
In Rhea County, Tennessee, a rare Rocky Mountain elk that had become a local celebrity after wandering roughly 30 miles south from the managed herd near Crab Orchard was illegally killed on Evensville ...
S.C.U.D. BOARD UNANIMOUSLY APPROVES MERGER WITH C.P.W.A.
According to a report by the Crossville Chronicle, the South Cumberland Utility District (SCUD) board of directors unanimously approved a merger with the Cumberland Plateau Water Authority (CPWA) duri ...
Karen Joyce Metzler, 76
Karen Joyce Metzler, age 76, of Crossville, TN, passed away on November 16, 2025, at Cumberland Medical Center. Mrs. Metzler was born on November 16, 1949, in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, daughter of the la ...
Lillian “Maxine” Grimm, 98
Lillian "Maxine" Grimm, age 98, of Crossville, TN, passed away on Monday, November 17, 2025, at Life Care Center of Crossville. Maxine was born on October 19, 1927, in Sistersville, WV, daughter of t ...
Wendell Louis Lester, 84
Wendell Louis Lester, age 84, of Crossville, TN, passed away at Cumberland Medical Center on November 17, 2025. Mr. Lester was born on December 17, 1940, in Crossville, TN, son of the late Fred Leste ...
Orval Lee Farrar, 85
Orval Lee Farrar, 85, departed this world on November 19, 2025, leaving behind a legacy of kindness, wisdom, and humility. Born in Elk City, Oklahoma, to William and Audrey DeGarmo Farrar, Orval grew ...
Thelma Jean Winningham, 91
Thelma Jean Winningham, 91, of Crossville, Tennessee, passed away on November 20, 2025. Born April 13, 1934, in Wilder, Tennessee to Scott and Ada Threet, Thelma lived a life defined by kindness, comp ...
Donald Ray Knight, 72
Mr. Donald Ray Knight, age 72, of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, November 16, 2025. He was born on December 24, 1952 to Ralph Knight and Ruth Bowman in Norfolk Virginia and he moved to Roc ...
Joyce Kay Forbes, 72
Joyce Kay Forbes, age 72 of Kingston, Tennessee went to be with the Lord and savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Joyce loved watching soap operas. Her favorite thing to do was eating ...
Gary Thomas Scalf, 80
Gary Thomas Scalf, age 80, of Kingston, TN, passed away November 19, 2025, at his home. Gary walked a Christian life and was a United States Navy Veteran. Preceded in death by daughter, Robin McDer ...
TENNESSEE PARENTS SUE TO BLOCK $1 BILLION PRIVATE SCHOOL VOUCHER PROGRAM
A group of Tennessee parents and taxpayers has filed a lawsuit in Davidson County Chancery Court challenging the state’s newly enacted universal private school voucher program, the Tennessee Education ...
BLACK BEAR BECOMES STRANDED ON ROOF OF A GATLINBURG ATTRACTION
In Gatlinburg, Tennessee, a 375-pound black bear became stranded on the roof of Ripley’s Motion Blaster sometime between midnight and 2 a.m. on Friday. The Gatlinburg Police Department received re ...
