
LAW ENFORCEMENT FINDS DECEASED INDIVIDUAL IN VEHICLE IN KINGSTON
Law enforcement in Roane County responded late last night to the 900 block of North Kentucky Street about a vehicle with a subject inside with a gunshot wound. Officers arrived and determined that ...

EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS IN SECTION OF HIGHWAY 70 IN EASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Utility work started today in both directions of Highway 70 from Renegade Mountain Parkway to Daysville Road in eastern Cumberland County with shoulder and lane closures. This project is scheduled ...

PATROL CAR OF MISSING MEIGS COUNTY DEPUTY WITH BODY INSIDE PULLED FROM RIVER
District Attorney Russell Johnson has confirmed that the vehicle pulled out of the Hiwassee River today at the end of Blythe Ferry Road belongs to the missing Meigs County Deputy, Robert 'R.J.' Leonar ...

ACCUSED BLOUNT COUNTY DEPUTY MURDERER APPEARS IN COURT
Kenneth DeHart, the man accused of killing Blount County Deputy Greg McCowan and injuring Deputy Shelby Eggers, appeared in court today. Judge William R. Brewer appointed a public defender to repre ...

LONNIE SISCO, AGE 67
Graveside services for Lonnie Sisco, age 67, of the Mayland community, will be conducted on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at 1 p.m. at Speck Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Speck Cemetery ...

KNIFE INCIDENT AT BUDGET INN RESULTS IN ARREST IN CROSSVILLE
Cumberland County deputies responded around 2 a.m. today to Budget Inn on Highway 127 South to a disturbance. The arrest report states the owner returned and saw 51-year-old James Lee Quarry of Cro ...

NEYLAND STADIUM LIGHTS UP IN BLUE TO HONOR FALLEN BLOUNT COUNTY DEPUTY
The University of Tennessee lit Neyland Stadium in blue last night in honor of Blount County Deputy Greg McCowan, who was laid to rest earlier in the day. “We’ve known for years those Neyland Light ...

CCHS CHEERLEADERS APPEAR IN SEMIFINALS FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
The Cumberland County High School Cheer Team competed in the 2024 National High School Cheerleading Championships in Orlando, Florida from February 9-12, 2024. The team made it to the semifinals an ...

CCHS NAMES CLASS OF 2024 VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN
Cumberland County High School has announced that Grace Gee is the Valedictorian and Isabella Cross is the Salutatorian of the Class of 2024 Teachers and staff of Cumberland County High School congr ...

ONE DEAD, AT LEAST 22 SHOT IN KANSAS CITY DURING SUPER BOWL CELEBRATION
A radio disc jockey and diehard Kansas City Chiefs fan was killed yesterday as shots rang out during a Super Bowl victory celebration in Kansas City. In a Facebook post, the KKFI community radio st ...

ROANE STATE ANNOUNCES GROUNDBREAKING CELEBRATION FOR NEW FENTRESS COUNTY CAMPUS
Roane State has announced a groundbreaking celebration for its new Fentress County Higher Education Center, constructed on the 33-acre site located at 823 Old Highway 127 South in Jamestown. The ev ...

SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS SET IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY FOR FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2024
The Fairfield Glade Police Department, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, and the Crossville Police Department will conduct sobriety checkpoints on Friday, February ...