
FENTRESS DEPUTIES STOP CAR THIEF
From the Fentress County Sheriff's Office: On September 14, 2025, deputies were dispatched to 1005 Taylor Place Road in reference to an individual attempting to steal a vehicle from a local car lot ...

MONROE COUNTY AUXILIARY DEPUTY ARRESTED FOR DUI IN BLOUNT COUNTY
From the Monroe County Sheriff's Office: The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has terminated Auxiliary Deputy Jared Fowler from his role as an auxiliary (volunteer) officer effective September 16, 20 ...

PROPOSED AMBULANCE SERVICE SPARKS CONCERNS OVER RESPONSE TIMES AND REVENUE
The Crossville Chronicle reports that at a Tuesday evening meeting, Cumberland County’s Emergency Services Committee discussed the potential impact of a proposed city of Crossville-operated ambulance ...

Avaleen (Hill) Stearns, 87
Mrs. Avaleen (Hill) Stearns of Albany, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at the Monroe County Medical Center in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, having attained the age of 87 years, 8 month ...

Phyllis Vaughn, 79
Funeral Services for Phyllis Vaughn, age 79, of Monterey, Tennessee, will be conducted on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 11:00 AM from The Chapel of Goff Funeral Home. Bro. Tyler Collins and Bro. ...

Emily Thurman Miller, 83
Emily Thurman Miller age 83 of Spring City died peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Monday, September 15, 2025. She was born on January 26, 1942 in Spring City and was a lifetime residen ...

Marlowe Aspen Quinn Ibarra
Marlowe Aspen Quinn Ibarra was born May 21, 2025 and arrived at the gates of Heaven on September 11, 2025. She brought so much joy and unconditional love to her mommy, Nikki Ibarra, and daddy, Diego I ...

Larry King, 77
Larry King, 77, of Dayton, Tennessee, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. He was preceded in death by his mother, Margaret King; his wife, Mary Kay King; his daughter ...

JON JOHNSON TAKES ON ROLE AS FIRE CHIEF OF HARRIMAN
During the Harriman City Council meeting on Tuesday evening, September 16, the council unanimously approved the appointment of Jon Johnson as the new fire chief. Johnson, who has served as assistant c ...

FORMER U.T. PRESIDENT, DR. JOHN PETERSEN, PASSES AWAY AT AGE 77
Dr. John Petersen, who served as the University of Tennessee system president from 2004 to 2009, passed away at the age of 77 at his home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, as reported by Walker’s Funera ...

$600 CRAFTSMAN MOWER GOES POSSIBLY STOLEN AFTER TRUCK TOWED
On September 15, 2025, at approximately 2:13 PM, the Crossville Police Department responded to a theft report on Maple Street in Crossville. The victim, a 45-year-old resident, reported that her truck ...

CHATTANOOGA MAN SENTENCED TO 23 YEARS AFTER CHILD LEFT IN A HOT CAR
Nicholas Peter Merrill, a 32-year-old Chattanooga man, was sentenced to 23 years in state prison on September 15, 2025, after pleading guilty to aggravated child neglect in the death of his 11-month-o ...