JOINT INVESTIGATION INTO COCAINE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK RESULTS IN 12 ARRESTS
A joint investigation led by the Knoxville Police Department’s Organized Crime Unit and Federal Bureau of Investigation into a cocaine distribution network has resulted in the indictment of over a doz ...
Robert L. Smith, 85
Robert L. Smith, age 85, of Crossville, TN, passed away at Cumberland Medical Center on February 11, 2026. Mr. Smith was born on September 9, 1940, in Bledsoe County, TN, son of the late Willard Low ...
Jerry Eugene Cox, 88
Jerry Eugene Cox, age 88, passed away peacefully on Monday, February 9, 2026, in his Crossville, TN home. Jerry was born on October 31, 1937, to James Wiley Cox and Zola Elizabeth Phipps Cox in Ashe C ...
Fred Arthur Novick, 96
Fred A. Novick of Crossville, TN, age 96, passed away February 11, 2026. He was born in Chicago, IL and has resided in Tennessee since August 2023. He also resided in Lecanto, FL from 2003 thru mid 20 ...
Lowell Franklin Shoopman, 84
Mr. Lowell Franklin Shoopman, age 84 of Oliver Springs went home to be with the Lord on February 13, 2026 in Methodist Medical Center. Lowell was born and raised in Oliver Sprigs, TN. He proudly se ...
ACCIDENT ON MAIN STREET IN CROSSVILLE NEAR FLOWERS BAKERY
On Friday, February 13, 2026, at 3:14 PM, emergency dispatch in Crossville, Tennessee (Cumberland County) logged a call for a motor vehicle accident with possible injuries. The incident occurred at ...
LOG TRUCK REPORTEDLY OVERTURNS ON MORGAN COUNTY HIGHWAY
A witness reports that a log truck has overturned on Morgan County Highway (Highway 27), completely blocking both directions of traffic. The incident has spilled logs and debris across the roadway ...
WATER RESCUE REPORTED IN MEIGS COUNTY
On February 13, 2026, at 3:23 p.m., Meigs County emergency services responded to a water rescue incident at Watts Bar Lake near Euchee Marina. A vessel had become stuck on a sandbar, leading to a ...
OZONE FALLS S.N.A. CLOSED UNTIL FEB. 19TH
Cumberland Trails State Park has announced that the Ozone Falls SNA will be closed until Feb. 19th. No specific reason was given for the closure as of this writing, but it may be related to the mainte ...
BRUSH FIRE REPORTED NEAR HARRIMAN
At 2:32 PM on February 13, 2026, emergency services in Roane County, were dispatched to a reported brush fire in the 100 block of Duncan Hollow Road, near Harriman. This rural, hilly area with mix ...
MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH REPORTED ON WESTBOUND I-40 NEAR KINGSTON
On February 13, 2026, at around 2:05 PM ET, a multi-vehicle accident occurred on Interstate 40 westbound near mile marker 357 in Roane County. By 2:11 PM, congestion was reported near mile marker ...
FREE DENTAL CLEANINGS FOR CHILDREN AT ROANE STATE CLINIC UNTIL END OF MARCH
Free dental cleanings for children ages 4 to 12 are being offered through the end of March at the Roane State Dental Hygiene Clinic. The clinic is located on the first floor of the Coffey/McNally B ...
