NEAR HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ROANE CO. DEPUTY ENDS WITH ARREST
A near head-on collision with a Roane County deputy last night landed a man in jail after a high speed chase. A deputy was traveling on Highway 58 towards Kingston when a vehicle driven by 22-year-old ...
PHONE SCAM CIRCULATING CONCERNING CUMBERLAND CO. SHERIFF OFFICE
Several reports have come in concerning receiving phone calls from individuals who say they are from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. They sound official and identify themselves as Sgt. Michael ...
MEIGS COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL PLACED UNDER LOCKDOWN
Around 9:30 a.m. today (September 11, 2019) Meigs Middle School was placed in a lockdown because of information that a gun shot was heard outside near the campus. The physical education class was outs ...
VICTORIA VINES, AGE 59
Victoria Vines, age 59, of Crossville, passed away September 9, 2019. She is survived by her husband: Jerry Vines; children: Brezzi and Marlon Harville, Jimmy Vines (Patti), and Shannon Beadle (Mark); ...
CUMBERLAND CO. FIRST RESPONDERS OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11
First responders, firefighters and dignitaries came together early this morning in Cumberland County to remember the 18th anniversary of 9/11. It was held at the 9/11 Memorial located across the stree ...
DRIVER DEAD IN MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL BUS CRASH, 4 CHILDREN AIRLIFTED
A school bus rolled over in Mississippi yesterday, leaving the driver dead and several children seriously injured. The crash happened on Highway 72 in Benton County The Benton County Superintendent’ ...
N.C. WOMAN CHARGED WITH CUTTING HUSBANDS PENIS OFF
A North Carolina woman was charged yesterday with tying up her husband and severing his penis. Carteret County sheriff's deputies responded to the Newport home of 56-year-old Victoria Thomas Frabutt ...
10 RESTAURANTS AND STORES DON’T WANT CUSTOMERS TO OPEN CARRY GUNS IN THEIR BUSINESSES
Four big U.S. retailers — Walmart, Kroger, CVS and Walgreens — recently asked civilian customers to not open carry firearms in their stores. While the issue is particularly profound at Walmart after ...
MCGEE SENTENCED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER IN ANDERSON COUNTY
A jury needed about an hour to convict an individual for attempted murder in Anderson County. Fifty-one year old McKinley Earl McGee received the maximum sentence this week of 20 years in prison. Alon ...
SEXTON LOOKING AT CUTTING STATE FUNDS TO NASHVILLE
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton is warning Nashville officials that he might attempt to withhold state funding because of the city's recent executive order discouraging cooperation with immigra ...
CONSOLIDATING ELECTIONS IN STATE MAY NOT INCREASE VOTER TURNOUT
A state government report warns that requiring cities to move their local and school elections to coincide with statewide elections wouldn't necessarily address dismal voter turnouts. Tennessee ranked ...
DONATION PRESENTED FOR AVIARY RENOVATION AT CUMBERLAND MTN. STATE PARK
Local, area and state dignitaries, including State Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton, came together with Spectrum Communications to present a donation to the Friends of Cumberland Mountain State Par ...
