FATHER AND SON CHARGED WITH MURDER TO APPEAR IN OVERTON COUNTY COURT
A father and son will appear for a status update in Overton County Criminal Court on Monday (September 25, 2023) charged in the deaths of a couple. Court officials say 62-year-old Robert Elza Cravens ...
KRAFT HEINZ RECALLS OVER 83,000 CASES OF CHEESE SLICES
Kraft Heinz is recalling more than 83,000 cases of individually wrapped Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices. Officials say part of the wrapper could stick to the slice and become a choking ...
MORGAN COUNTY GRAND JURY DECLINES TO CHARGE ANYONE IN CASE OF BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
A Morgan County Grand Jury did not charge anyone in the case of an 8-year-old child who accidentally shot himself earlier this month. The incident happened just before 7:30 p.m. on September 8, 2023, ...
UT MEN’S BASKETBALL COACH RICK BARNES GETS CONTRACT EXTENSION
University of Tennessee men’s basketball coach Rick Barnes will receive a contract extension running through the 2027-28 season. University officials say Barnes will make $6 million in the final year ...
TROOPERS TO CONDUCT SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS IN WHITE COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting Sobriety Roadside Safety Checkpoints through Saturday (September 23, 2023) on State Route 136 in White County. Impaired driving is a serious crime that ...
TENNESSEE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS AT 3.1 PERCENT
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) said yesterday the statewide unemployment rate for August 2023 remained at the state’s all-time low seasonally adjusted rate of 3.1 ...
BODY IDENTIFIED AS HOMICIDE VICTIM FOUND IN LOUDON COUNTY NEARLY FOUR DECADES AGO
A man whose remains were found in 1985 in Loudon County has been identified as a result of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Unidentified Human Remains DNA Initiative. On September 29, 1985, a bo ...
EWALD WILLIAM SCHULT, AGE 75
Ewald William “Bill” Schult, age 75, of Crossville, passed away at Cumberland House on Monday, September 18, 2023. Mr. Schult was born on October 9, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late E ...
PEARL M. FISHER, AGE 94
Pearl M. Fisher, age 94, of Spring City, Tennessee, died on Monday, September 18, 2023, at Spring City Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on September 1, 1929, to the late Nelson and Anna F ...
HOME OF FORMER METEOROLOGIST DESTROYED BY FIRE IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville firefighters responded just before 4 a.m. this morning to 99 Justice Street to a structure blaze. Crews arrived to see flames coming from several areas of the home. Crossville Fire Chief ...
TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN EASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A tractor-trailer accident this morning at the 333 eastbound mile marker of I-40 left traffic backed up for miles for hours. The crash happened around 7 a.m. when the driver of the 1997 Peterbilt, 36 ...
DRIVER AIRLIFTED FROM SCENE OF TRACTOR-TRAILER CRASH ON I-40
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is investigating a serious accident near the Smith/Putnam County line at the 269 westbound mile marker of I-40. According to preliminary information from the Tennessee Hi ...
