STUDENTS PREPARING TO RETURN TO SCHOOL
The summer break is about to conclude and students in many areas will return to school next week. In Cumberland County, pupils will attend for a brief session Monday, August 2, 2021. They will dismis ...
RHEA ARRESTED FOR FELONY POSSESSION OF METH
Acting on a tip this week, a Cumberland County deputy went to intercept a Mazda occupied by three individuals to buy narcotics on Short Road. The vehicle was stopped on Cook Road after a piece of pape ...
BREAKING NEWS – PEDESTRIAN HIT BY VEHICLE IN WALMART PARKING LOT
BREAKING NEWS – (11 a.m. central, Wednesday, July 28, 2021) - Crossville police and medics responding before noon today to the parking lot of Walmart after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle. Initial r ...
MCCLURE ARRESTED FOR FAILING TO REGISTER AS A SEX OFFENDER
Roane County deputies took 52-year-old Charles Anthony McClure of Oliver Springs into custody yesterday. He is charged with failure to register as a sex offender and violation of community supervision ...
LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST ATHENS POLICE OFFICERS
A lawsuit has been filed against the City of Athens and two police officers stemming from the death of a suspect while in route to jail in August 2020. Court documents state Allen Ott was suffering f ...
EARLENE B. GRESHAM, AGE 82
Earlene B. Gresham, age 82, of Rockwood, passed away July 26, 2021. She was born January 10, 1939, in Muddy Pond, Tennessee. She was a member of the Mt. Vernal Baptist Church in Rockwood and was a for ...
DENSE FOG ADVISORY ISSUED FOR CUMBERLAND PLATEAU
The National Weather Service has issued a DENSE FOG ADVISORY for much of the Cumberland Plateau from 4 a.m. until 8 a.m. central Wednesday, July 28, 2021. It includes the following counties of Cumber ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: INFORMATION IN BOLD INDICATES RISES IN NUMBERS FROM DAY BEFORE. BLEDSOE – 28 remaining active remaining cases (same) out ...
CDC ADVISES UNIVERSAL MASKING FOR SCHOOLS IN RESURGENCE OF COVID-19 ACTIVE CASES
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today fully vaccinated individuals should wear masks in certain indoor areas and advised universal masking for schools regardless of individua ...
NEXT COURT DATE SET FOR ANDERSON CHARGED WITH STABBING IN FAIRFIELD GLADE
The next court date has been set in Cumberland County for a suspect charged in a bloody altercation. Officers arrested 56-year-old Louis Thompson Anderson after he reportedly had stabbed 53-year-old T ...
REPORT FINDS TVA NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTING COAL PLANT WORKERS’ HEALTH
A report released on the TVA's industrial hygiene program found the utility is not adequately looking out for the health of its workers. Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations David P ...
SEVERAL COUNTIES, INCLUDING CUMBERLAND AND ROANE, AWARDED THREESTAR GRANTS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today several counties will be awarded ThreeStar grants. The funding will be used ...
