RECENT WEEKEND CRASHES HIGHLIGHT WILDLIFE COLLISIONS AND DRIVER DISTRACTIONS
Local law enforcement and emergency dispatch records captured a busy weekend of motor vehicle accidents across Cumberland County from November 6 through November 8, 2026. The incidents ranged from ani ...
MORGAN COUNTY GRAND JURY RELEASES FINDINGS ON INVESTIGATION INTO CORRECTIONS OFFICER’S KILLING
Following a months-long review, the Morgan County Grand Jury has released its official report examining the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probe into the Tennessee Department of Correction and the ...
CRASH ON HIGHWAY 127 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY LEAVES DRIVER WITH SERIOUS INJURIES FOLLOWING UTILITY POLE IMPACT
A single-vehicle crash on Sunday afternoon along Highway 127 North in Crossville resulted in serious injuries for the driver and left a trail of property damage spanning ditches, a utility pole, and a ...
PEDESTRIAN SUSPECTED SERIOUSLY INJURED IN CROSSVILLE COLLISION ON MILLER AVENUE
A 36-year-old Tennessee man sustained suspected serious injuries Friday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle in Crossville, according to local incident reports. The collision occurred at approxi ...
TBI INVESTIGATES APPARENT SUICIDE OF INMATE AT CUMBERLAND COUNTY JAIL
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is independently reviewing the death of 46-year-old Joey Minshew of Indiana, who died following an apparent suicide at the Cumberland County Jail on Tuesday morni ...
LIFESTAR AIR AMBULANCE TRANSPORTS STROKE PATIENT FROM ROANE COUNTY TO KNOXVILLE
By Dudley Evans - A 68-year-old stroke patient was airlifted to UT Medical Center in Knoxville late Tuesday morning following a coordinated medical transport in South Roane County. Roane County EMA ...
CUMBERLAND SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORTS SECURE SCENE FOLLOWING FIRST RESPONDER PRESENCE ON LANTANA ROAD
A heavy presence of law enforcement and first responder vehicles drew attention near the intersection of Taylor's Chapel Road and Lantana Road, prompting a temporary traffic advisory from local author ...
SINGLE-VEHICLE CRASH SHUTS DOWN BLACKJACK ROAD IN ROCKWOOD
By Dudley Evans - A single-vehicle crash on Blackjack Road at Fitzgerald Lane in Rockwood temporarily closed the roadway last night as emergency responders assisted the driver and investigated the sc ...
MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN MORNING COLLISION WITH TRACTOR-TRAILER IN KINGSTON
By Dudley Evans - A motorcyclist died early Tuesday morning following a collision with a tractor-trailer on Gallaher Road in Kingston, authorities report. The crash occurred at about 6:00 a.m. nea ...
DUI DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER VEHICLE RESTS ON UTILITY POLE GUY WIRES IN ROCKWOOD
A 46-year-old Dayton, Nevada man faces driving under the influence charges after crashing his station wagon off South Kingston Avenue and leaving the vehicle propped vertically on utility pole guide w ...
CUMBERLAND HOMESTEADS TOWER OFFICIALLY TRANSFERRED TO TENNESSEE STATE PARKS
Cumberland County leaders, state officials, and community members celebrated the transfer of the historic Cumberland Homesteads Tower to Tennessee State Parks with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The icon ...
James Jackson “Jim” Brummett, 79
James Jackson “Jim” Burmmett, age 79, of Rockwood, Tennessee passed away Saturday, November 7, 2026, at the Roane Medical Center, Harriman, Tennessee. He was born July 1, 1947, in Oliver Springs, Tenn ...
