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 ...
ANDREA ELLEN LEGG, AGE 82
Andrea Ellen Legg, age 82, of Crossville, passed away at Cumberland Medical Center on January 23, 2024. Mrs. Legg was born on April 26, 1941, in Centerville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Vernon B ...
NO CREDIBLE THREAT DISCOVERED AFTER SCHOOL BOMB THREAT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County Director of Schools William Stepp released the following statement after a bomb threat was left on the school systems Facebook page: "This evening there were online threats made t ...
CROSSVILLE HARDWOODS, LLC TO CLOSE
A local hardwood flooring company is closing its doors. Crossville Hardwoods, LLC on Interstate Drive in Crossville will shut down on March 23, 2024. A reason for the closure was not initially r ...
