CUMBERLAND SCHOOL BOARD TO VOTE ON MIDDLE SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION TOOL
The Crossville Chronicle reports that the Cumberland County Board of Education will meet on October 23 at 6 p.m. in the Central Services building in Crossville to vote on adopting a "Cause and Effect ...
SCOTT COUNTY MAN SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS FOR CHILD RAPE
In Scott County, Tennessee, former resident Michael Timothy Montgomery was sentenced to 30 years in prison with no possibility of parole after a jury found him guilty of raping a child. The senten ...
S.N.A.P. HOMES MAY NOT RECEIVE BENEFITS IN NOVEMBER
According to the Tennessee Department of Human Services, SNAP households in the state will not receive benefits in November if the ongoing federal government shutdown persists. The U.S. Department ...
ATHENS MAN ARRESTED FOR CHILD EXPLOITATION
MCMINN COUNTY – Special agents assigned to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force have arrested and charged an Athens man in connection to an ongoin ...
CUMBERLAND DEPUTIES EXECUTE NARCOTICS INVESTIGATION ON SHORT ROAD
On October 20, 2025, Deputy Holden Atkinson and Deputy Charles of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office conducted a narcotics investigation at Short Road in Crossville. After the homeowner granted pe ...
FORMER NUCLEAR PROGRAMS DIRECTOR AT O.R.N.L. ARRESTED FOR CHILD SEX CRIMES
Andrew Worrall, the 56-year-old former Director of Nuclear Energy Programs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been arrested on charges of attempted coercion and enticement, sex trafficking of a chi ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY APPROVES EMS/FIRE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS WITH FLATROCK
The Cumberland County Commission has passed a resolution authorizing the county to enter into a contract with Flatrock Motor Club to provide emergency medical services (EMS) and fire protection for th ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING HIGHLIGHTS (OCTOBER 2025)
At the October 20, 2025, Cumberland County Commission meeting, all members were present except Commissioner Jack Davis. The commission addressed several resolutions and budget amendments. Resolu ...
ROANE COUNTY COMMISSION TO MEET TONIGHT
The Roane County Commission will meet this evening at 6:00 p.m. at the courthouse in Kingston. First up is a special called session to appoint someone to fill the School Board seat for District 2, cre ...
Janet Gail Parton, 74
Janet Gail Parton, age 74 of Powell, TN, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, October 15, 2025. After growing up in Powell, Janet moved to St. Louis, then back to Powell, TN where she taught high sc ...
Juan Maurice “Tiger” Ervin, 55
Juan Maurice “Tiger” Ervin, age 55, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at UT Medical Center, Knoxville. He attended First United Church of Christ. Juan was full of laughter, life, ...
Elizabeth Gail Beasely, 70
Elizabeth Gail Beasely, age 70 of Wartburg went to be with the Lord on October 19, 2025. Gail is preceded in death by her parents Billy Joe and Sylvia (Hamby) Beasley; sisters Mary Helen Human and Bi ...
