
FATALITY REPORTED IN SHOOTING ON NORH FRANKLIN AVENUE
Cookeville police says 26-year-old Zachary Drummond passed away late last night in a shooting. The incident took place on the 400 block of North Franklin Avenue after shots were fired at a home from t ...

COX NAMED “DEPUTY OF THE YEAR” FOR SAVING THE LIFE OF A CHILD
Heroes definately are not just found in comic books. They are all around us and a special one was recognized last night. Cumberland County Deputy Kobe Cox was presented the Deputy of the Year award f ...

ASSAULTING A NURSE WILL BE A FELONY IN TENNESSEE STARTING JULY 1, 2021
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed Senate Bill 19 into law yesterday that will make assaulting a nurse a felony offense in the state. It is currently a misdemeanor. A Class C felony is punishable by a ...

LYNN RENEE BRUMAGE, AGE 61
Lynn Renee Brumage, age 61, of Kingston, passed away June 23, 2021, at U.T. Medical Center. She was preceded in death by her father: Ronald L. Brumage; stepfather: Phil Schafer; brother: Daniel S. Br ...

(BREAKING NEWS) – CHAUVIN SENTENCED TO 22.5 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD
(BREAKING NEWS) - Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin received a 270-month prison sentence from a judge this afternoon for second-degree unintentional murder in the death of George Floyd l ...

FORMER CONSTABLE INDICTED BY ROANE COUNTY GRAND JURY
A Roane County grand jury has indicted former constable 61-year-old Mark Arwood Patton for aggravated assault and aggravated burglary. Court documents indicate the victim sustained lacerations to his ...

NEW LAW CREATING LIFETIME ORDERS OF PROTECTION GOES INTO EFFECT JULY 1, 2021
A new law giving a new option of a lifetime order of protection to help victims will go into effect this Thursday, July 1, 2021. Governor Bill Lee signed the legislation back in March It creates a li ...

HIGHLIGHTS FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING – JUNE 24, 2021
The Cumberland County Board of Education met last night for their regular monthly session. Absent from the session included board members Rebecca Hamby and Robbie Safdie. Highlights from the meeting i ...

POLICE: SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED AT PLAYGROUND
Acting on a tip, Monterey police received information this week a registered sex offender was at a playground with children present. A check of the suspect, 29-year-old Dylan Osterhoudt, came back he ...

COVID-19 TESTING TO RETURN TO CUMBERLAND CO. HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Effective this Thursday, July 1, 2021, COVID-19 testing will be available for citizens of Cumberland County at the health department. On that day and beyond, testing will no longer be located at the c ...

2021 OPERATION DRY WATER SET FOR JULY 4th HOLIDAY WEEKEND
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be participating in Operation Dry Water, July 3-5, 2021. Operation Dry Water is a weekend of education and enforcement about the dangers of impaired boatin ...

BLAINE ARRESTED ON WARRANT FOR VIOLATION OF SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY
Cumberland County deputies went to a home on Sequoia Drive in Lake Tansi this week for a wanted suspect. A check of 50-year-old John Christopher Blaine revealed an active warrant out of Muscogee Count ...