SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES UPGRADES TO SOUTH ELEMENTARY, REPLACE ROOF AT PINE VIEW
The Cumberland County Board of Education has approved a $546,000 bid to start upgrades at South Cumberland Elementary School. It includes renovating the restrooms, kitchen, interior stairs, locker roo ...
DEVICES TAKEN FROM MEIGS COUNTY DEPUTY’S VEHICLE COULD REVEAL MORE ABOUT FATAL CRASH
Meigs County District Attorney General Russell Johnson says the Tennessee Highway Patrol has retrieved recording devices from a deputy's vehicle that went into the river last week. The incident too ...
FIRE DESTROYS HOME AND KILLS PETS IN SALE CREEK
Firefighters responded yesterday to a residential blaze in Sale Creek in northern Hamilton County Officials say a family of five safely escaped the home with no injuries. Five pet snakes and one ...
JERRY WATSON, AGE 78
Jerry Watson, age 78, of Rockwood, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2024, at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. He was born on July 25, 1945, in Rockwood. His favorite thing in this world ...
11 FROM ROANE COUNTY, TWO FROM RHEA INDICTED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY ON DRUG CHARGES
A federal grand jury in Knoxville Wednesday returned a 19-count indictment against 15 defendants. The 15 include: 31-year-old Todd M. Evans and 38-year-old Joshua M. Vanriette, both of Pontiac, ...
ROLLING ROADBLOCKS SET FOR NEAR 15 MILE SECTION OF I-40 IN PUTNAM COUNTY
Drivers traveling on I-40 in Putnam County should be aware of upcoming road construction activities impacting traffic. On Sunday morning, February 25, 2024, from 6 until 8 a.m., Tennessee Department o ...
DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY AFTER TRUCK ROLLS OVER ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
This week, the Tennessee Highway Patrol and medics went to the scene of a single-vehicle accident in Cumberland County. The report released today states a 2007 Ford F-150 driven by 61-year-old Mich ...
POLICE: BROWN ARRESTED AFTER KICKING CROSSVILLE OFFICER IN NOSE SEVERAL TIMES
Crossville police went Wednesday to a convenience store at Miller Bypass and Lantana Road, responding to a possible reckless driver. Police encountered the driver, 31-year-old Alex Brown of Crossvi ...
FAMILIAR SUSPECT ARRESTED AGAIN IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville police responded yesterday to the 700 block of West Avenue for a suspicious yet familiar suspect. Upon arrival, officers recognized 52-year-old Frank Henry Quince of Crossville from prev ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAN INDICTED ON 16 CHILD SEX CRIMES
A Cumberland County grand jury has indicted a man on over a dozen child sex crimes. The indictments against 31-year-old Douglas Shane Ford of Crossville state he faces 16 counts of sexual exploitat ...
SCHOOL BOARD TO CONSIDER CUMBERLAND COUNTY DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS REQUEST TO RENEGOTIATE HIS CONTRACT
During last night’s Cumberland County School Board meeting, Director of Schools William Stepp requested to renegotiate his contract. He suggested it after receiving a positive evaluation. Stepp sai ...
BIDEN ADMITS “BROKEN” IMMIGRATION SYSTEM IN MEETING WITH GOVERNORS
President Joe Biden admitted on Friday that U.S. immigration is "broken," just hours after Fox News cameras on the ground in the San Diego area captured a mass release of migrants by the Border Patrol ...
