TENNESSEE AWARDS $206 MILLION TO RURAL HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES ACROSS 44 COUNTIES
The Tennessee Department of Health has announced the initial 53 project awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), utilizing federal funding from the Centers for Medicare & Medic ...
SALEM GRIGGS ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULT AFTER ALLEGED KNIFE INCIDENT
Salem Dante Griggs was arrested and booked into the Cumberland County Jail following an alleged domestic incident on August 25, 2026. According to an affidavit filed by Cumberland County Sheriff’s Dep ...
OAK RIDGE BREAKS GROUND ON MONUMENT HONORING THE SCARBORO 85
A crowd of more than 200 people gathered this morning at A.K. Bissell Park for the groundbreaking of the Scarboro 85 Monument. The permanent tribute honors the 85 Black students from Oak Ridge’s Scarb ...
ROANE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL VETERAN RETIRES AFTER 32 YEARS OF SERVICE
Correctional Officer Deputy Tommy "Red" Monday has officially retired after a distinguished career spanning more than three decades with the Roane County Sheriff's Office. Beginning his tenure in 199 ...
TRAFFIC RESTORED AFTER SOUTHBOUND ROCKWOOD CRASH SENDS ONE TO HOSPITAL
A two-vehicle collision involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle snarled southbound traffic on Gateway Avenue this afternoon near the Walmart shopping center in Rockwood. The accident took ...
ROY ODELL ADAMS FACES AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY CHARGE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT
Roy Odell Adams was arrested following a Cumberland County Grand Jury indictment handed down in the February 2026 term. Adams faces one count of aggravated sexual battery, a Class B felony, according ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AFTER ALLEGEDLY POINTING GUN AT ROOMMATE’S HEAD
Angel Aguillon Hernandez faces an aggravated assault charge in Cumberland County General Sessions Court following an early morning altercation on August 24, 2026. According to an affidavit of complai ...
Sandra “Gail” Sexton, 79
Sandra “Gail” Sexton, age 79, of Crossville, TN, passed away at her home on September 1, 2026. Mrs. Sexton was born on July 4, 1947, in Pleasant Hill, TN, daughter of the late Ivan Mooneyham and Cord ...
Daniel Webb, 43
Daniel Webb, 43, of Crossville, TN, passed away on August 24, 2026. He was born on May 4, 1983, to Ronnie and Gina Webb in Crossville, TN. Daniel had a heart for the outdoors and a passion for spor ...
Brenda Sue Jones Peters, 79
Mrs. Brenda Sue Jones Peters, age 79 of Wartburg, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday September 1, 2026, with her family by her side. For 55 years, Brenda worked as a hairstylist and was a Senior I ...
Margaret Faye Jackson, 84
Margaret Faye Jackson, age 84, of Oliver Springs, Tennessee, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Faye was known for her beautiful smile, kind demeanor, and the love she so freely ...
Bobby Dale Crouch, 73
Bobby Dale Crouch, 73, of Shady Grove, passed away peacefully on August 29, 2026, at Parkwest Medical Center. He was preceded in death by his parents, Gordon Crouch and Mary Schneider, and his gran ...
