RURAL KING ISSUES STATEMENT ON FIREARMS ISSUE
While Walmart announced yesterday it will no longer sell rounds for firearms, one major retailer intends to continue to do so. Rural King says they are proud to stand with Americans to protect and def ...
ONE KILLED, ONE INJURED IN BLOUNT COUNTY MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
Blount County authorities say a 69-year-old man passed away after crashing his motorcycle on Calderwood Highway yesterday. Eugene David Tice, Jr. of Myrtle, Mississippi was pronounced dead at Blount M ...
HURRICANE DORIAN’S OUTER BANDS HIT EASTERN FLORIDA COAST
Torrential rains and tropical storm-force winds lashed central Florida’s east coast early this morning as a weakened Category 2 Hurricane Dorian moved north toward the eastern seaboard. The 105 mph w ...
ACCIDENT REPORTED ON SPARTA HIGHWAY IN CROSSVILLE
There is an accident reported on the 1000 block of Sparta Highway in Crossville. Use caution in this area (7:08 a.m. central, Wednesday, September 4, 2019)
MAJOR GROCERY CHAIN ASKING CUSTOMERS TO NOT OPEN CARRY FIREARMS
Kroger announced last night it is requesting customers to no longer openly carry firearms into its stores, even in states where open carry is legal. The announcement comes just hours after Walmart ma ...
CROSSVILLE OFFICIALS REVIEW DEBT AND INTEREST RATES AT WORK SESSION
The Crossville City Council met in a work session Tuesday to prepare for their regular monthly meeting next week. Agenda items discussed included a review of the city’s debt and interest rates. The re ...
LOCAL AND AREA CROP AND CATTLE REPORT – SEPT. 3, 2019
CORN AND TOBACCO HARVEST BEGINS Producers who have dryer capabilities started harvesting corn last week, with good yields reported. Additionally, tobacco harvest is underway. Hay baling was the predo ...
TWO ARRESTED FOR THEFT IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville police responded to Walmart recently for a theft. Officers observed on video surveillance footage 27-year-old Gunter Wilson and 27-year-old Christina Wilson, both of Crossville, reportedly ...
MAJOR RETAIL CHAIN TO STOP SELLING ROUNDS FOR GUNS, NO MORE OPEN CARRY IN THEIR STORES
Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of rounds for guns and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying the weapons in stores even where state laws allow it. The Bentonvill ...
LOVELL ARRESTED FOR THEFT OF PROPERTY IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A White County female was arrested yesterday in Cumberland County for allegedly being in possession of a stolen vehicle. An alert deputy spotted the automobile near Mayland Market and pulled over the ...
WALMART TO STOP SELLING AMMO, NO MORE OPEN CARRY IN STORES
Walmart says it will discontinue the sale of ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it. The announcement comes ...
MARTHA ELLEN DISHMAN, AGE 70
Funeral services for Martha Ellen Dishman, age 70, of Crossville, will be held Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 1 p.m. at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Haley’s Grove Cemetery. Visitation w ...
