SENTENCING DATE SET FOR CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAN CONVICTED OF CHILD RAPE
A new sentencing date of March 4, 2024, is scheduled for a Cumberland County man convicted of rape of a child. Court officials say 62-year-old Jimmy Harold Clark was found guilty last month of the ...
KERLEY ARRAIGNED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT FOR MURDER
Michael Paul Kerley, age 45, was arraigned yesterday in Cumberland County Criminal Court on charges of second-degree murder and the manufacture, sale, delivery, or possession of a Schedule II drug. ...
2 MILLION FORD EXPLORER SUVs RECALLED FOR ISSUE WITH WINDSHIELD TRIM
Ford is recalling nearly 2 million Ford Explorer SUVs over an issue with a piece of the trim near the front of the windshield. Officials say the metal piece that runs up the left and right side of ...
GARY WAYNE “COTTON” INGRAM, AGE 68
Gary Wayne “Cotton” Ingram, age 68, of Rockwood (Cumberland County), passed away Friday, January 19, 2024, at his home. He was born November 4, 1958, in Rockwood. Cotton attended the Mt. Vernal Baptis ...
GAYLE “DULLA” DYER, AGE 71
Gayle “Dulla” Dyer, age 71, of Rockwood, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024, at Roane Medical Center. She was born March 3, 1952, in Rockwood. Dulla was a member of the Speights Chapel A.M.E. Zion C ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAN GUILTY OF CHILD SEX CRIME
A Cumberland County man entered a plea of guilty today (Wednesday, January 24, 2024) in criminal court to a child sex crime. Court officials say 62-year-old Michael Joe Phillips was arrested in 202 ...
SCHOOL CLOSINGS AND DELAYS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 2024
(Check back with this story for updates! Last updated 5:40 p.m. central, Wednesday, January 25, 2024) The reason for closing is either partially icy backroads or a flood threat. The following sc ...
ADDITIONAL AREA COUNTIES ADDED TO FLOOD WATCH
The National Weather Service says a flood watch continues for the following counties in our area: Anderson, Bledsoe, Roane, Loudon, Morgan, Knox, Blount, Scott, Sevier, Rhea, Van Buren, McMinn, Monroe ...
PROPOSED BILL WOULD BAN PADDLING AS PUNISHMENT IN TENNESSEE SCHOOLS
A bill filed in Tennessee by Senator Heidi Campbell and State Representative Jason Powell would officially prohibit corporal punishment, known as paddling or spanking, in schools for Tennessee student ...
FIRE DESTROYS AUTO SHOP IN MEIGS COUNTY
Firefighters in Meigs County responded last night to a structure blaze on the 400 block of River Road near Decatur. Upon arrival, crews observed flames emanating from the roof and rear of an auto s ...
BILL AUTHORIZING DEATH PENALTY AS PUNISHMENT FOR RAPE OF A CHILD IN TENNESSEE MOVES FORWARD
A proposed bill in Tennessee authorizing the death penalty as punishment for the rape of a child has cleared its first hurdle. The Tennessee House Criminal Justice Subcommittee passed the legislati ...
TROOPERS RESPOND TO HEAD-ON CRASH ON HWY 127 NORTH IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A head-on vehicle crash yesterday morning on Highway 127 North in Cumberland County resulted in an injury. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 2015 Ford F-150 operated by 21-year-old Matthew Ryann ...
