STRUCTURE FIRE REPORTED ON POST OAK VALLEY ROAD IN ROANE COUNTY
A structure fire was reported in Roane County at 13:58 in the 700 block of Post Oak Valley Road. Emergency responders are on scene, and the public is advised to slow down, move over for emergency ...
WEEKLY LOCAL ROAD CONSTRUCTION REPORTS (APRIL 9 – 16)
ANDERSON COUNTY, I-75 North and South between Mile Markers 122 and 129: On Thursday, April 9, 2026, motorists should be alert for possible mobile lane closures between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. the following ...
HUMAN REMAINS DISCOVERED NEAR MONTEREY IDENTIFIED AS KEVIN SHARP
On Sunday, March 29, skeletal remains were discovered by a group of hikers near Monterey at the eastern end of the county, between Highway 70 and Interstate 40. The remains were transported to the Med ...
EARLY VOTING FOR STATE AND COUNTY PRIMARY ELECTION STARTS APRIL 15TH
The 2026 election cycle in Cumberland County, Tennessee (and surrounding areas) includes an early voting period from Wednesday, April 15 to Thursday, April 30, 2026, ahead of the May 5, 2026 County Pr ...
TENNESSEE PASSES BILL TO PROTECT CHILD SOCIAL MEDIA INFLUENCERS
Tennessee lawmakers have passed Senate Bill 1469, which extends child labor protections to minors involved in social media content creation and influencer activities. The bill, which has cleared both ...
TBI INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN CLEVELAND
TBI agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred early Friday morning in Cleveland at the request of 10th Judicial District Attorney General Stephen Hatchett. Around midnight ...
CROSSVILLE POLICE SEIZE 7 OUNCES OF METHAMPHETAMINE, ARREST TWO IN DRUG BUST
On Friday, April 10, 2026, in the early morning hours, the Crossville Police Department’s Patrol Division and Narcotics Detectives, working together with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, carried ou ...
GRANDVIEW FIREFIGHTERS QUICKLY CONTAIN BRUSH FIRE THANKS TO FAST RESPONSE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
On April 9, 2026, firefighters from Grandview Station 720 and the main station responded to a brush fire that had gotten out of control. The fire started when a homeowner’s lawnmower malfunctioned whi ...
DETAILS ON WEDNESDAY’S THREE-VEHICLE CRASH ON WEST AVENUE IN CROSSVILLE
The following information comes from a preliminary report by the Tennessee Highway Patrol: On April 8, 2026, at 996 West Avenue in Cumberland County, a three-vehicle crash occurred involving a 2020 ...
WOMAN IN CUSTODY ON CRIMINAL HOMICIDE CHARGE AFTER FATAL JAMESTOWN SHOOTING
A woman named Jolina Upchurch is now in custody after a deadly shooting in Jamestown, Tennessee, on the morning of April 9. Fentress County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to reports of gunfire ...
SOUTH ROANE COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTS OVER 54% OF Q1 CALLS WERE FIRE-RELATED
The South Roane County Volunteer Fire Department has wrapped up the first quarter of the year, noting that while overall call volume has remained fairly steady, a striking 54.77% of their calls were f ...
ROANE FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND AFTER DIESEL TANK EXPLOSION
Last night, members of the Midtown Fire Department, East Roane County fire personnel, and others responded to 124 Orchard Road, which runs off Holder Ford Road in East Roane County, after a diesel tan ...
