
VEC CREWS BATTLE ZERO TEMPERATURE AND ICE CONDITIONS TO RESTORE POWER TO OVER 10,000 CUSTOMERS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
VEC power crews battled zero temperature and icy conditions early yesterday morning to restore power to just over 10,300 customers at one point in Cumberland County. The outage started around 3 ...

CROSSVILLE MAIL DELIVERY HOPEFULLY BACK TO NORMAL WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24
The Crossville Post Office says the winter storm and the aftermath have affected mail delivery in many areas. Officials told 3B Media News this morning mail drivers will decide where mail can b ...

SCHOOL/BUSINESS CLOSINGS FOR MONDAY JANUARY 22, 2024
The following schools are closed Monday, January 22, 2024: ANDERSON COUNTY Athens City Schools BLEDSOE COUNTY BLOUNT COUNTY CLAY COUNTY CUMBERLAND COUNTY ...

CLOSINGS/ BUSINESS DELAYS FOR MONDAY JANUARY 22, 2024
The following schools are closed Monday, January 22, 2024: ANDERSON COUNTY Athens City Schools BLEDSOE COUNTY BLOUNT COUNTY CLAY COUNTY CUMBERLAND COUNTY FENTRESS COUNTY LOUDON COUNTY MCMINN CO ...

POWER LOST TO OVER 10,000 VEC CUSTOMERS
UPDATE - 9:05 A.M. - Power has been restored. VEC says just over 10,000 customers in Cumberland County lost power overnight around 3 a.m. As of 5:20 a.m. Sunday, the number dropped to around 8,0 ...

ARREST MADE IN SHOOTING DEATH OF 7-YEAR-OLD IN RHEA COUNTY
Rhea County authorities arrested a man yesterday (Friday, January 19, 2024) in connection with the shooting death of 7-year-old Jo’zie Shane Brown. Deputies and agents with the Tennessee Bureau of ...

LOCAL AND AREA CHURCH CLOSINGS FOR SUNDAY, JAN 21, 2024
If you have a church closing, be sure to leave a comment on the Facebook page letting us know the name of the church, the city, and the times of the services canceled, please. The following churche ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ALERTING CITIZENS OF SCAMMERS
It is cold outside today and everything is moving slowly but scammers are still on the job working hard to steal your information and finances. That is why the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office wa ...

AMERICAN PICKERS TO FILM IN TENNESSEE AND LOOKING FOR LOCATIONS
The American Pickers on The History Channel are excited to return to Tennessee. They plan to film episodes of The History Channel hit television series throughout the state in March 2024. The show ...

WAYNE LUTHER POWERS, AGE 85
Wayne Luther Powers, of Rockwood, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2024, at the Life Care Center of Morgan County. He was born on September 17, 1938, in Sand Mountain, Alabama. He was a member of t ...

JOHN MARK WHEDBEE, AGE 43
John Mark Whedbee was born on June 2, 1980, in Knoxville, the second son to parents Joseph Guy Whedbee and Donna Maria (Harvey) Whedbee, both of Oliver Springs. Mark was raised in a loving and supp ...

EUGENE FOUST, AGE 80
Eugene Foust, age 80, of Crossville, was born on April 21, 1943, to Homer and Flora Foust in Jamestown, Tennessee, and passed away on January 17, 2024, in Crossville. He is survived by his wife: Sa ...