SHERIFF COX SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON LAW-ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES INVOLVED IN FRIDAY’S CHASE
“There were never eighteen cars.” That’s what Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox told 1057 News this afternoon about the number of law-enforcement vehicles involved in a high-speed chase Friday ev ...
TENNESSEE’S “BATHROOM BILL” INCLUDES MORE PLACES CONSIDERED AS PUBLIC
The “New Bathroom Bill,” SB1297/HB1151, has been expanded and now includes additional areas considered “public” places. The bill – which would charge members of the opposite sex with indecent expos ...
LOCAL MAN CELEBRATES BIG RACING WIN IN GEORGIA
When the checkered flag came down Saturday night, Brandon Williams of Crossville came up the big winner at Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, Georgia. In a heart-pounding race against Cameron Weaver, #95 ...
COMMUNITY BAND PRESENTS CONCERT IN MEMORY OF GRACE K. KERR
The Cumberland County Community Band presents its next concert tomorrow evening, March 21 at 7 p.m. “Made in the U.S.A.” will feature a special program dedicated in memory of Grace K. Kerr, sponsored ...
K-9 CAIN DOG PARK CELEBRATES WITH DEDICATION AND RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY
The City of Crossville and Dog Park Dash present the dedication of the K-9 Cain Memorial Dog Park at Centennial Park in Crossville, Saturday, March 30. The festivities begin at 11 a.m. with a ribbon-c ...
OAK RIDGE POLICE CRUISER HAS UNEXPECTED ENCOUNTER WITH A TURKEY
An Oak Ridge police officer had an unexpected encounter with wildlife last week. Well, his cruiser did, at any rate. The Oak Ridge Police Department posted this video to Facebook. The department ...
NEWBORN DIES DAYS AFTER PREGNANT KENTUCKY MOTHER FATALLY SHOT
Authorities in Whitley County, Kentucky, are investigating a double homicide, now that four-day-old Amelia Johnson has died. Geri Johnson, age 29, of Williamsburg, Kentucky, was seven months pregna ...
FULL REPORT ON MONDAY’S CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
At Monday night’s Cumberland County Commission meeting, commissioners approved seventeen resolutions, including sales of three delinquent-tax properties and measures concerning multiple budget line it ...
TWO INJURED, ONE SERIOUSLY IN FRIDAY CRASH IN THE ALLARDT COMMUNITY
FROM FENTRESS COURIER Two persons were injured, one seriously, in an accident which occurred Friday, March 15 about 1:30 p.m. on Hwy. 52 near the west Allardt City limit sign. According t ...
JOYCE ASBERRY, AGE 83
Funeral services for Joyce Asberry, age 83, of Albany, Kentucky, will be Friday, March 22, at 1 p.m. CDT in the chapel of Campbell-New Funeral Home, with burial to follow in the Maupin Cemetery in Cli ...
HARRIMAN RESIDENTS GETTING FAKE POLICE CALLS SAYING “WE HAVE A WARRANT AND YOU’RE GOING TO BE ARRESTED”
Harriman Police are reporting a phone scam going around that scares people into thinking they're going to be arrested. The following was posted on Harriman's Police Facebook page: We have received ...
SMOKE COVERS HALF OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY TUESDAY, CITIZENS CONCERNED
We got some calls Tuesday afternoon from concerned residents over ‘lots of smoke’ lingering over the county. One caller said it looked like half the county was on fire. A check with the County Fire ...
