BROADBAND GRANT TO IMPROVE INTERNET ACCESS
The State of Tennessee announced the recipients of the latest round of broadband grants today. Ben Lomand (VolFirst) was awarded a matching grant of $1,924,783 to provide service in Cumberland County. ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 25,420 active cases (UP 436 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 780,894 total cases. •755,474 recove ...
PRELIMINARY HEARING HELD FOR MURDER SUSPECTS
A couple accused of first-degree murder in the death of an Oak Ridge woman found dismembered in a home in August 2020 appeared in court today for a preliminary hearing. Court documents state 52-year- ...
DRIVER INJURED IN TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 68
A tractor-trailer accident on Highway 68 in the Grassy Cove area of Cumberland County early yesterday morning injured the driver. The Tennessee Highway Patrol stated in their report released this afte ...
FORMER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER ARRESTED AFTER HIGH SPEED CHASE
A Cumberland County deputy observed 29-year-old Marcus Jameal Edwards of Alabama get into a vehicle Wednesday on Peavine Road at I-40. The officer knew Edwards from when he was with the Cookeville Pol ...
WALLACE AND SHERRILL ARRESTED FOR THEFT AFTER CONVERTER CUT OFF VEHICLE
Crossville police stopped a driver in a 1999 Toyota yesterday on Peavine Road and a consent search reportedly revealed a catalytic converter cut off the automobile. The report states 27-year-old Jacob ...
HIGH SPEED CHASE ON I-40 RESULTS IN SEVERAL CHARGES FOR DRIVER
While patrolling on Highway 127 North Wednesday, a Cumberland County deputy witnessed a four door car traveling at a high rate of speed southbound. The vehicle driven by 43-year-old Stacy Lee Gallegos ...
BREAKING NEWS – FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING HOUSE BLAZE ON SOUTH WALNUT STREET
BREAKING NEWS – (noon central, Friday, March 5, 2021) - Firefighters are on the scene of a residential blaze at South Walnut Street and Reed Place in Monterey. Drivers should use caution in this area. ...
FATALITY REPORTED IN MOTORCYCLE CRASH ON OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE
Anderson County authorities say 66-year-old James Lynch was killed in a motorcycle accident late yesterday on the turnpike in front of Oak Ridge High School. Initial reports state Lynch lost control t ...
TIM FRENCH PLANNING DISPLAY FOR MEMORIAL DAY AT CROSSSVILLE NATIONAL GUARD ARMORY
Tim French, who is well known in Crossville for walking nearly every day with an American flag to honor veterans, is planning a special event for Memorial Day (Monday, May 31, 2021). It will be at th ...
ARRESTS MADE IN HOME BURGLARY INCIDENT
Fairfield Glade Police went to a residence on Anglewood Drive yesterday for a burglary in progress. A 16-year-old female inside the dwelling told the subject she was there and was calling the police. ...
FOLLOW-UP HEALTH INSPECTION TO BE DONE AT RUBY TUESDAY’S IN CROSSVILLE
A health inspector recently found a number of violations at Ruby Tuesday’s on North Main Street in Crossville that could cause foodborne illness. The restaurant scores a 76 which is passing. A score ...
