CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE GIVEN UPDATES FROM ATTORNEYS IN MURDER CASES
As the court attempts to catch up from a delay in numerous cases as a result of the pandemic, a judge was given updates Friday (April 23, 2021) from defense attorneys and prosecutors for five charged ...
ALCOA POLICE DEPARTMENT CAPTAIN PASSES AWAY
The Alcoa Police Department announced Saturday Captain Keith Fletcher passed away. He suffered a sudden and unexpected medical emergency while off duty back on April 17, 2021. He had a successful car ...
TYLER PERRY’S ‘REFUSE HATE’ SPEECH IN ACADEMY AWARDS GOES VIRAL, VIDEO LINK IN STORY
Tyler Perry, the director who won the humanitarian honor at the Academy Awards last night, spoke of unity during his acceptance speech and said his mother taught him as a boy to refuse hate and refuse ...
TRAFFIC BACKUPS WILL CONTINUE ON I-40 EASTBOUND IN CUMBERLAND CO.
Crews with the Tennessee Department of Transportation continue to work to repair a bridge in I-40 at the 328 mile marker eastbound over Highway 70. Traffic is down to one lane creating heavy traffic b ...
SUBJECT FALLS 120’ FROM CLIFF NEAR HINCH MOUNTAIN
First responders in Cumberland and Bledsoe County went to the end of Holloway Ridge Road next to Hinch Mountain yesterday around 5 p.m. after a 26-year-old male fell 120’ from a cliff. A unified comm ...
(BREAKING NEWS) – SUBJECT FALLS OVER 100’ FROM CLIFF NEAR BLEDSOE/CUMBERLAND LINE
(BREAKING NEWS) – Bledsoe County first responders, along with mutual aid from Cumberland County fire, the Cumberland County Rescue Squad and Crossville firefighters, are all on their way to the area o ...
FATALITY REPORTED IN BOATING ACCIDENT ON DOUGLAS LAKE
The TWRA (Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency) is investigating a fatal boating accident today on Douglas Lake in Jefferson County. Officers say one person is dead another is hospitalized after two bas ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS COVID-19 REPORT – APRIL 23, 2021
The Cumberland County School system reported late yesterday 23 (UP 9 from last week) student and 8 (down 6 from last week) staff active cases of COVID-19. Officials say 179 students (UP 89 from last w ...
BETTY LYNNE POWELL, AGE 56
Betty Lynne Powell, age 56, of Harriman, passed away April 22, 2021 at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge. She worked as an LPN. She was preceded in death by her father: Robert Marvin Rowland; and ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 26,059 active cases (UP 772) in Tennessee out of 841,049 total cases (UP 1,208) •814,990 recovered ( ...
KIRK DOUGLAS CLARK PLEADS GUILTY TO MURDER CHARGES
Court official say 35-year-old Kirk Douglas Clark entered a plea of guilty in Cumberland County Criminal Court today to second-degree murder. He received a 40 year sentence to serve at 85 percent. Cla ...
DOG LANDS ON ACCELERATOR IN TRUCK SENDING VEHICLE INTO PET STORE
Morristown police say two individuals were hurt today after a pickup truck crashed into the front of Petsence on West Morris Boulevard. The driver told officers as he pulled in, his dog became excited ...
