CUMBERLAND COUNTY GOVERNMENT UPCOMING MEETINGS
Joint Economic Community Development Board Quarterly Meeting on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 2:00 o’clock P.M. at Crossville City Hall, Room 317 Cumberland County Regional Planning Commission Meeting ...
ROANE COUNTY COURTHOUSE SHUT DOWN BY BED BUGS
According to a Roane County Facebook page, a man entered the Roane County courthouse this morning covered in bed bugs. The Courthouse began closing down offices and, according to the Roane County She ...
MAN ARRESTED AFTER POLICE SAY HUMAN TORSO FOUND IN CAR
A severed human torso reportedly turned up in a Tennessee man's crashed car after an attempted traffic stop on Sunday. Now, Dorrae Debrice Johnson of Knoxville faces several charges including vehicula ...
SUPREME COURT TOSSES RULING AGAINST BAKERS WHO REFUSED CAKE FOR GAY COUPLE
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday threw out a lower court ruling against the owners of an Oregon bakery who refused based on their Christian beliefs to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple in anoth ...
URIAH HAMMER, AGE 78
Mr. Uriah Hammer of Tompkinsville, Kentucky passed away Thursday, June 13, 2019, at the Monroe County Medical Center in Tompkinsville, having attained the age of 78 years, 1 month, and 27 days. He was ...
ROSA LEE MIXSON, AGE 75
Funeral Services for Rosa Lee Mixson, age 75, of Crossville, will be held at a later date. Survivors: Sons – Clifton Henry and Lawrence Henry; and Granddaughter – Shirley Parsons.
GOVERNOR CALLS SPECIAL SESSION ON CASADA REPLACEMENT FOR MID-AUGUST
Gov. Bill Lee plans to call a special session for a House vote to replace Speaker Glen Casada in mid-August. The governor announced his decision to call the special session in a press conference befo ...
TVA FACES SCRUTINY FOR POLLUTING PLANS, LEAKY COAL ASH PITS
(Southern Environmental Law Center) Concerned citizens and environmental groups in the Memphis area are calling for a chance to weigh in on a major utility’s plans to discharge up to 15 million gallo ...
SHERRY APRIL MILLER, AGE 62
Funeral Services for Sherry April Miller, age 62, of Nashville (formerly of Crossville), will be held on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 1:00 PM at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Green Ares Mem ...
SELMA L. GLOVER, AGE 92
No services are scheduled at this time for Selma L. Glover, age 92, of Pleasant Hill, who passed away Saturday, June 15, 2019. Survivors: Daughters – Leslye Glover-Stackhouse and Rebecca Glover; and S ...
SQUIRREL CAUSES POWER OUTAGE IN ATHENS SUNDAY
Power has been restored after a squirrel caused an outage in Athens Sunday morning. According to a post on the Athens Utility Board Facebook page, customers in the area of of the North Athens Substat ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSION TO MEET MONDAY, JUNE 17
The Cumberland County Commission will hold their June monthly meeting Monday evening. Agenda items include a resolution for funding a communications agreement between the county, City of Crossville, a ...
