CROSSVILLE RESIDENT REPORTS EBT BENEFIT THEFT AFTER FRAUDULENT ILLINOIS CHARGE
A Crossville resident reported to local police that state assistance benefits totaling $309.24 scheduled for November were stolen via an unauthorized out-of-state transaction. The victim discovered a ...
RHEA COUNTY SHERIFF WARNS RESIDENTS OF ACTIVE “GRANDPARENT” PHONE SCAM
The Rhea County Sheriff’s Office has issued an urgent warning about a phone scam targeting local residents, particularly seniors. Scammers are impersonating grandchildren, falsely claiming they have ...
ROANE COUNTY EMERGENCY CREWS RESPOND TO MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS AND FIRES OVER WEEKEND
By Dudley Evans - Roane County emergency responders faced a busy stretch of calls over the weekend and into Monday, highlighted by a serious Interstate 40 collision, multiple ATV accidents, and sever ...
ROCKWOOD CREWS QUICKLY EXTINGUISH OUTBUILDING FIRE NEAR RIDGEVIEW ELEMENTARY
By Dudley Evans - Emergency responders contained a Monday afternoon garage fire on Pump House Road in Rockwood, preventing flames from spreading to a nearby residence. The Rockwood Fire Department, ...
DRIVER HOSPITALIZED AFTER VEHICLE CLIMBS UTILITY POLE IN ROCKWOOD
By Dudley Evans - A driver sustained non-life-threatening injuries Monday afternoon after an unusual single-vehicle accident on South Kingston Avenue in Rockwood. Around 1:15 p.m., the vehicle left ...
CALIFORNIA MAN ARRESTED IN LAKE TANSI OVER $50,000 FRAUD ATTEMPT
Investigators in Cumberland County arrested a 26-year-old California man on November 6, 2026, after he allegedly attempted to collect a $50,000 cash courier pickup at a Lake Tansi restaurant as part o ...
VIRGINIA COUPLE ARRESTED ON FELONY FENTANYL CHARGES AT CRAB ORCHARD GAS STATION
Two Virginia residents were arrested on Sunday afternoon after Cumberland County Sheriff's deputies discovered suspected fentanyl and drug paraphernalia in their vehicle at a Crab Orchard gas station. ...
JESSICA DAVIS ARRESTED FOLLOWING 97 MPH HIGH-SPEED CHASE AND DRUG SEIZURE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A local woman faces multiple felony and traffic charges following a high-speed pursuit on November 8, 2026, according to an affidavit of complaint filed by Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Stephen Gar ...
Bruce Frederick Takes (Yankee), 85
Bruce Frederick Takes (Yankee), 85, of Sparta, passed away on November 5th, 2026 at Cumberland Medical Center. Born in Detroit, Michigan, on October 10, 1941, he was preceded in death by his parents, ...
Darrell Dale Hinds, 72
Darrell Dale Hinds, age 72, of Crossville, TN, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2026, at Cumberland Medical Center. Darrell was born on May 4th, 1954, in Jamestown, TN, son of the late Earnest Hind ...
James David McClure, 85
James David McClure, age 85, of Crossville, TN, passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Cumberland Medical Center. Jim was born on August 14th, 1941, in Freelandville, Indiana, son of the late J ...
Robert J. Wiedemann, 95
Robert J. Wiedemann May 7, 1931 to November 5 2026 Born in Marion, Ohio to Hugh J. and Ernestine Lowman Wiedemann, Bob lived in several small towns in Ohio as he was growing up. Upon graduating fr ...
