CATHY BEST SANDIFER, AGE 64
Cathy Best Sandifer, age 64, of Harriman, passed away on November 5, 2023, at her home. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 45 years: Samuel Robert ...
W.T. “TOMMY” GALYON JR, AGE 78
W.T. “Tommy” Galyon Jr., age 78, of Harriman, passed away on Monday, November 6, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. Tommy was born May 17, 1945, and was of Baptist Faith. He was married to his dev ...
CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES EMERGENCY RADIO ENCRYPTION
The Crossville City Council discussed this afternoon in a work session the emergency radio encryption. Presently the radio system Cumberland County uses can’t be heard on any commercial scanners or a ...
COUNTY BUDGET COMMITTEE APPROVES PLAQUE PURCHASE TO HONOR STEVE NORRIS
The Cumberland County Budget Committee this afternoon approved the purchase of a plaque to honor the late weatherman Steve Norris. It will head for a final vote by the full county commission in their ...
11-POUND LARGEMOUTH BASS CAUGHT IN WATTS BAR RESERVOIR
Randy Miller of Spring City had a great catch while fishing at Watts Bar Reservoir. He caught an 11-pound largemouth bass. Reservoir biologist Mike Jolley said it was the largest bass caught in Watts ...
ACCIDENT REPORTED ON COX VALLEY ROAD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
(Developing story as of 2:15 p.m. central, Tuesday, November 7, 2023) - There is a vehicle accident on Cox Valley Road near Edwards Lane in Cumberland County. Traffic is backed up in both directions ...
CROSSVILLE FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO STRUCTURE BLAZE
Crossville firefighters responded to a structure fire behind 171 Obed Street for an outbuilding fire. They arrived to find it fully involved. Fire crews quickly extinguished the outbuilding blaze and ...
SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS SCHEDULED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has scheduled a sobriety checkpoint in Cumberland County anytime from November 19th until the 25th, 2023, on Highway 70 West at Browntown Road. Troopers recognize that th ...
CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS EMERGENCY RADIO ENCRYPTION
The Crossville City Council will meet this afternoon in a work session. Members will discuss the emergency services radio encryption. Not long ago, a decision came down to encrypt the emergency serv ...
WATTS BAR UNIT 2 BEGINS SCHEDULED REFUELING
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 safely began a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage late Friday evening after generating more than 13.7 billion kilowatt-hours of ...
WILDFIRE REPORTED IN POCKET WILDERNESS IN RHEA COUNTY
Crews are working to contain a wildfire near the Cumberland Trail at the Pocket Wilderness in Rhea County, northwest of Dayton. Authorities say as of this afternoon, it has burned more than 200 acres ...
BLAIR ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY TO SEX CRIMES IN MCMINN COUNTY
Melissa Blair, age 40, of Englewood, entered a plea of guilty today to sex crimes in McMinn County court. Blair had sexual relations with at least 18 male students at McMinn Central High School and f ...
