CITY MANAGER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REVIEWED BY COUNCIL
The Crossville City Council met in a work session yesterday and reviewed the performance evaluation for City Manager Greg Wood. He received a 4.45 out of a top rating of 5 for the entire report. It w ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, MAY 4, 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 – 26 active remaining cases (UP 6) out of 2,130 ...
MARVIN SEAGRAVES, AGE 75
Marvin Seagraves, age 75, was born December 27, 1945 to Andrew and Lorene Abston Seagraves in Cumberland County, Tennessee. He passed away May 3, 2021. He is survived by his wife: Phyllis Seagraves; d ...
HARRIS WINS FLEET RESERVE ASSOCIATION BRANCH 294 ESSAY CONTEST
The Fleet Reserve Association Branch 294 held their Americanism Essay Contest. The theme this year was The Bill of Rights and Me. North Cumberland Elementary School 8th grader Destiny Harris took firs ...
NASHVILLE GUNMAN AMBUSHED AND SHOT POLICE OFFICER, THEN KILLED HIMSELF
A Nashville police officer was shot last night in an ambush-style attack while responding to a home where a gunman had lured officers before opening fire and eventually killing himself. Officer Brian ...
DEREK CHAUVIN FILES FOR NEW TRIAL IN DEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD
Ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has filed a motion seeking a new trial in the death of George Floyd, arguing that his constitutional right to a fair trial was violated multiple times throu ...
LARGE DRUG BUST MADE OFF OF WESTWOOD ROAD
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office seized drugs, weapons, and cash in a home off of Westwood Road after a search warrant was served. Authorities took 25-year-old Anthony Wise and 23-year-old Raygen Coke ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY BOE TO RETURN TO IN-PERSON MEETINGS INSTEAD OF ON ZOOM
The Cumberland County Board of Education has announced that the executive order allowing electronic meetings has expired. Members were meeting via Zoom during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting now, all ...
NWS: EF-0 TORNADO IN WHITE COUNTY ACCORDING TO PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTS
(DEVELOPING STORY) - The National Weather Service (NWS) just issued a preliminary assessment based on damage and radar imagery from a line of severe storms this morning. Officials say EF-0 tornadoes t ...
(BREAKING NEWS) – HOUSE EXPLOSION REPORTED ON OZONE ROAD
(BREAKING NEWS) – Cumberland County firefighters and first responders are on the scene of a reported home explosion at 489 Ozone Road. This is east-northeast of the Ozone community in the eastern part ...
STORM DAMAGE REPORTS FROM SEVERE WEATHER ON MAY 4, 2021
The National Weather Service issued their first report of damage from a line of severe weather that hit this morning. In Cumberland County, trees were blown down in Pleasant Hill and Fairfield Glade a ...
DRIVER GOES INTO MEDIAN OF I-40 AND STRIKES SEVERAL SMALL TREES
Troopers went to the scene of a vehicle accident in Cumberland County this morning at the 305 eastbound mile marker. A 2012 Ford Expedition driven by 60-year-old Brian Hinkley of Virginia Beach, Virgi ...
