HODGES FROM PLEASANT HILL WINS F.R.A. ESSAY CONTEST
The Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) Branch 294 closes out its 2021 Americanism Essay and Scholarship Recipient campaign with their final contest winner. The theme this year was The Bill of Rights and ...
FATALITY REPORTED IN DOUGLAS LAKE BOAT ACCIDENT
James McGee, age 66, of Morristown, Tennessee, was killed after being struck by a boat propeller last night in a Douglas Lake boating accident at Leadvale Access Area. Just before 7 p.m., McGee fell ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY PROPERTY ASSESSOR LORI LOWE POWELL PASSES AWAY
Cumberland County Property Assessor Lori Lowe Powell has passed away after a courageous battle with cancer. She was elected to the position in August of 2020 after David Simcox announced he would not ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, MAY 20, 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 – 25 active remaining cases (UP 2) out of 2,170 ...
LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM REGARDING MASK MANDATE
A lawsuit was filed yesterday against the Cumberland County School System and Director of Schools Dr. Ina Maxwell regarding a mask mandate. In a special called meeting back on April 28, 2021, the Boa ...
ROBERT “BOB” LEE NELSON, SR., AGE 73
Funeral services for Bob Nelson, Sr., age 73, of Crab Orchard, will be held Monday, May 24, 2021 at Bilbrey Funeral Home in Crossville. Burial will follow in Haley’s Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be ...
DECEASED MALE FOUND IN WOODED AREA NEAR STORE IN SWEETWATER
Sweetwater police went to TJ’s Foodmart at 1105 North Main Street late this morning for a deceased body near the scene. Upon arrival they spoke with a citizen who showed them the location of where the ...
TENNESSEE TO INCREASE PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICER PAY
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced it will soon implement pay raises for probation and parole officers after the salary increases were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Th ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS ALARMED BY REPORTS WHITE HOUSE SECRETLY FLYING MIGRANT CHILDREN INTO STATE
Lawmakers from Tennessee are sounding the alarm after reports the Biden administration has been flying unaccompanied minors into the state in the middle of the night without their knowledge. The Whit ...
REPORTED ROAD RAGE INCIDENT ENDS WITH SHOTS FIRED
A road rage incident Tuesday in Cumberland County led to shots fired. The report from the sheriff’s department released today states a male in his early 30’s was traveling on I-40 in Putnam County and ...
CARL “BOBO” KILBY, AGE 79
Carl “Bobo” Kilby, age 79, of Crossville, passed away May 17, 2021. We imagine the first thing he said to the Lord was “Where’s the Cracker Barrel?” He no longer wears his oxygen, for he breathes with ...
(BREAKING NEWS) – SHOOTING RESULTS IN INJURY NEAR FAIRFIELD GLADE
(BREAKING NEWS) - Cumberland County deputies responded to a home on the 800 block of Woodlands Circle off of Peavine Road early this morning for a shooting. Initial reports indicate a verbal dispute l ...
