TRIAL DATE SET FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY MURDER SUSPECT
A trial date has been set for a Cumberland County murder suspect. Officers say 48-year-old Billy Joe Wannyn of Spencer is accused of the death of 71-year-old Albin Buechel. Wannyn faces an additional ...
GEORGIA DEPUTIES WALK SON OF FALLEN OFFICER TO FIRST DAY OF 4TH GRADE
Georgia sheriff’s deputies escorted the 9-year-old son of an officer killed in the line of duty to his first day of school yesterday. Hall County Deputy Nicolas Dixon, 28, was killed while exchanging ...
LUKE SKY WALKER ARRESTED IN TENNESSEE
There's a Luke Sky Walker sequel and it has nothing to do with the "Star Wars" franchise. A man named Luke Sky Walker was arrested in Tennessee on Wednesday for allegedly violating probation in conne ...
WALGREENS EXPECTED TO CLOSE 200 STORES
Walgreens is expected to close down 200 stores across the country as part of its plan to cut costs. After buying nearly half of Rite Aid stores in 2017, Walgreens expanded its American footprint to m ...
PIZZA HUT PLANS TO CLOSE AROUND 500 DINE-IN LOCATIONS
Pizza Hut, owned by Louisville-based Yum! Brands, is expected to close hundreds of its locations. Officials say Pizza Hut plans to focus on carryout and delivery business. The chain operates nearly ...
PAVING PROJECTS SLOWING TRAFFIC IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Highway 70 West - from West Avenue to the airport, traffic down to one lane for paving Highway 127 South - from Miller Bypass south to the Homestead. Traffic delays for paving Highway 70 East - Just ...
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR WEST TENNESSEE PRISON ESCAPEE
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has issued a Statewide Tennessee Blue Alert for a West Tennessee inmate who escaped and is a person of interest in the death of a Department of Correction employe ...
DENSE FOG ADVISORY ISSUED
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a Dense Fog Advisory, which is in effect until 9 a.m. central time Thursday, August 8, 2019. In the listening area, it includes Cumberland, Fentre ...
BREAKING NEWS – INMATE ESCAPES WEST TN. STATE PRISON
BREAKING NEWS - An inmate from West Tennessee State Penitentiary escaped this afternoon. Curtis Ray Watson escaped the prison, and is also a person-of-interest in the homicide of Tennessee Department ...
RONALD EASTER, SR. INDICTED FOR CHILD RAPE IN RHEA COUNTY
A Rhea County man is facing charges of child rape and aggravated sexual battery after being indicted by a grand jury. Court documents state 56-year-old Ronald Easter Sr. stands accused of the acts tha ...
TN. TEACHERS TO TAKE COURSE ON HOW TO DETECT HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Tennessee lawmakers have passed a new law that requires teachers to take a course on how to detect human trafficking. Some teachers have already taken the course. All teachers must receive a one-time ...
TRAFFIC BACKUP REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 127 NEAR HOMESTEAD
TRAVEL ALERT - Traffic is backed up on Highway 127 in Cumberland County from the VFW (just south of Miller Bypass) to just north of Homestead because of paving. Traffic is very heavy in this area
