
TWO DEPUTIES IN HAMILTON COUNTY SHOT AFTER PURSUIT INVOLVING KIDNAPPED CHILD
Law enforcement says two Hamilton County, Tennessee deputies sustained a gunshot wound after a high-speed pursuit involving a kidnapped 18-month-old child and an armed suspect from Catoosa County, Geo ...

TBI INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN FENTRESS COUNTY
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is looking into the circumstances that led to an officer-involved shooting last night involving officers with the Jamestown Police Department. Preliminary info ...

JOCELYN MAGLASANG BERKSHIRE, AGE 46
Jocelyn Maglasang Berkshire, age 46, of Rockwood, went Home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 27, 2024, from the Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville following a brief illness. She was born Nov ...

LESTER “VANCE” WINSTEAD, AGE 76
Lester “Vance” Winstead, age 76, of Rockwood, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Thursday, January 25, 2024, following a brief illness. Born November 11, 1947, in Kinston, North Carolina, ...

REVEREND JOSEPH NEIL NILSEN, AGE 79
Reverend Joseph Neil Nilsen died peacefully in his home in Crossville on December 30, 2023, with his beloved wife by his side. God called him home after an eighteen-month battle with cancer. Joe wa ...

INMATE WHO ESCAPED FROM PUTNAM COUNTY JAIL CAPTURED
A Putnam County felon who escaped from the jail yesterday is back in custody. Officers say 42-year-old Jack Janes walked out of the jail through a door that was accidentally left unlocked. Janes ...

CUMBERLAND AND ROANE COUNTY UNEMPLOYMENT RATES DROP
Nearly every county in Tennessee ended 2023 with lower unemployment, according to new data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Cumberland County’s December jobless rate was 4.2 ...

VYETTA M. MOORE, AGE 80
Vyetta M. Moore, age 80, of Kingston, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at the Roane Medical Center in Harriman. She was born on January 27, 1943, in Decatur, Tennessee. Vye ...

JUVENILE CHARGED WITH MAKING BOMB THREAT TO CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS
Cumberland County authorities have confirmed that a juvenile has been charged following a bomb threat directed at the Cumberland County Schools. The threat, posted on the district's Facebook page on t ...

DAVID “MIKE” RAMSEY, AGE 78
David “Mike” Ramsey, age 78 of Harriman, passed away on Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Methodist Medical Center, in Oak Ridge with his family by his side. He was born on September 9, 1945, to Joseph C ...

TRACTOR-TRAILER CRASH ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY BACKS TRAFFIC UP
A tractor-trailer accident yesterday on I-40 in Cumberland County resulted in traffic backups for a few hours. The report released today from the highway patrol states a 2020 Freightliner tractor-t ...

ONE DEAD, TWO INJURED IN HEAD ON VEHICLE CRASH IN WHITE COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal vehicle accident in White County. Law enforcement and medics responded yesterday to the scene on Roberts Matthews Highway in Sparta. Trooper ...