DEATH TOLL FROM DORIAN IN BAHAMAS TO CLIMB SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHE
Anguish and frustration swirled through the Bahamas yesterday as the government raised the death toll from Hurricane Dorian to 30. Bahamian Health Minister Duane Sands said the number could climb “sig ...
TEST SHOWS NO DANGER AT SWAN POND SPORTS COMPLEX IN ROANE COUNTY
A state investigation shows there is now less than 1 percent of coal ash in the soil at the Swan Pond Sports Complex near the Kingston Fossil Plant in Roane County. Joe George with the Tennessee Depar ...
AUTHORITIES SEARCHING FOR TWO MISSING CHILDREN
Police in Clarksville are searching for two missing children last seen wearing pajamas at their Cross Ridge Drive home yesterday. Officers say 11-year-old Traveon Thompson, Jr. and 10-year-old Le'asi ...
FORMER CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF LEON TOLLETT PASSES AWAY
A former Cumberland County sheriff has passed away. Leon Tollett died just before 1 a.m. this morning. He was a United States Army veteran. After his military service, he spent 6 years on the Crossvil ...
WALGREENS JOINS STORES ASKING CUSTOMERS TO NOT OPEN CARRY FIREARMS
It was Walmart, then Kroger now Walgreens announced today it will request customers to no longer openly carry firearms in its stores. Authorized law enforcement officials would be exempt from the requ ...
CROSSVILLE WOMAN ARRESTED AFTER EMAILS SENT ABOUT PLANNING SCHOOL SHOOTINGS
A Cumberland County woman has been arrested for filing a false report after sending authorities emails about planning school shootings. The warrant states 30-year-old Nicole Louann Oneal of Crossville ...
FUGITIVE FROM GEORGIA ARRESTED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A fugitive from Georgia was taken into custody in Cumberland County. Deputies say 33-year-old Billy Joe White is wanted in Walker County, Georgia with full extradition. White was also served outstandi ...
FEMALE FATALLY SHOT AT HARRIMAN HOME
Roane County authorities say a female in her 40's was found fatally shot outside of a home on the 500 block of Emory Heights Road in Harriman last night. Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton said the fe ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY FACING URGENT NEED FOR SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS
The Cumberland County School System is facing an urgent need for bus drivers. The board learned in their special called meeting last night that there is presently 65 full time drivers and 5 substitute ...
LENOIR CITY MAN INDICTED FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER
A Lenoir City man has been indicted by a grand jury for attempted first-degree murder. Court officials say 48-year-old Lee Randall Jackson also faces charges of aggravated burglary and aggravated assa ...
CUMBERLAND B.O.E. DISCUSSES CONTINGENCY FUND FOR CRAB ORCHARD SCHOOL
The Cumberland County Board of Education met in a special called session last night to discuss the contingency fund for the new Crab Orchard Elementary School. There are five projects considered incl ...
CARL MARK BARKER, AGE 82
Carl Mark Barker, age 82, of Kingston, passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Mark was a 1956 graduate of John A. Gupton College of Mortuary Science where he received his license as a Funeral Dire ...
