GRAND JURY INDICTS INMATE FOR FATAL STABBING OF MORGAN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL OFFICER AS INVESTIGATION INTO PRISON SAFETY CONTINUES
On Tuesday, a Morgan County grand jury indicted Reginald Steed on charges of first-degree murder and possessing an unlawful weapon in a penal facility following the fatal February 24, 2026, stabbing o ...
31-YEAR-OLD MAN FACES COURT AFTER EVADING POLICE AND CRASHING WITH TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN CAR
Daniel T. Crawford, 31, is scheduled to appear in Cumberland County General Sessions Court on Thursday, May 28, 2026, on multiple criminal and traffic charges stemming from a single-vehicle crash on M ...
MAN WITH AGGRAVATED BURGLARY AND EVADING ARREST CHARGES TO APPEAR IN COURT ON THURSDAY
Daniel Ray Boles is scheduled to appear in Cumberland County General Sessions Court on Thursday, May 28, 2026, to face charges of aggravated burglary (habitation) and evading arrest. According to p ...
EX-BOYFRIEND STEALS WOMAN’S TRUCK FROM FRONT YARD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY AND FLEES TO FLORIDA
On May 22, 2026, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office responded to a motor vehicle theft report at the sheriff's office parking lot. The victim reported that her white 2002 GMC Sierra pickup truck ( ...
WHITNEY MOORE NAMED NEXT PRINCIPAL OF MIDWAY HIGH SCHOOL
Roane County Schools has named Whitney Moore as the next principal of Midway High School. With 15 years of dedicated service to the school and its community, Moore brings deep institutional knowled ...
DEFENDANT FACING DUI AND KIDNAPPING CHARGES IN ROCKWOOD CRASH, FOUND DEAD BEFORE TRIAL
According to 9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson, the case involving a September 4, 2024, crash in Rockwood has been updated following the death of the defendant. On that date, Adam Lee Blac ...
COOKEVILLE MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR AFTER UPLOADING CSAM TO INSTAGRAM
The Herald Citizen in Cookeville reports that Timothy Michael Lynch, a 31-year-old Cookeville man, was arrested and charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor on May 19 following a Cooke ...
TWO INDICTED FOR FATAL CRASHES ON I-40 IN ROANE AND LOUDON
The Loudon County Grand Jury indicted two individuals on May 11 for fatal crashes on Interstate 40 in the Roane/Loudon County area, a stretch that has experienced a high number of serious incidents am ...
ROCKWOOD WOMAN UNHURT AFTER PASSING OUT AND DRIVING OFF HIGHWAY 27 EMBANKMENT
On Saturday evening just after 7 p.m. during a rain shower, emergency crews from the Rockwood Police Department, Rockwood Fire Department, and ambulance services responded to a single-vehicle accident ...
Sherry Hedgecoth, 68
Sherry Hedgecoth, age 68, of Crossville, TN, passed away on May 20, 2026, at University of Tennessee Medical Center. Ms. Hedgecoth was born on June 3, 1957, in Crossville, TN, daughter of the late Ro ...
Sandra Kapustik, 78
Sandra Kapustik of Fairfield Glade, TN, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. She was born November 8, 1947, in Freeport, PA, and later moved to Maryland. She held several managerial po ...
Juanita “Nita” Hawes, 84
Juanita "Nita" Hawes, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and vibrant community member, passed away on May 23, 2026, at the age of 84. She was a proud elder of the Grand Traverse Band of ...
