
BOARD OF EDUCATION TO HOLD SPECIAL “RETREAT” MEETING THIS SATURDAY
The Cumberland County Board of Education will hold a special retreat meeting this Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at the central office on 4th Street. Items to be discussed on the agenda include a re-evaluat ...

LLOYD PORTER DONATES $100,000 TO ROANE STATE FOUNDATION
RSCC - Roane State Foundation supporter Lloyd Porter recently donated $100,000 to Roane State Foundation for the creation of the Lloyd and Barbara Porter Engineering Scholarship Endowment, a scholarsh ...

2024 NATION’S REPORT CARD HIGHLIGHTS TENNESSEE COMMITMENT
Nashville, TN— Today, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) published the 2024 Nation’s Report Card, which highlights Tennessee's unwavering commitment to public schools and scores that ...

CUMBERLAND B.O.E. CHAIRMAN SPEAKS ON SCHOOL DIRECTOR’S CONTRACT
In a recent interview with Crossville News First, Board of Education chairman Chris King said that he had been fielding calls all night after the board meeting from community members in support of Dir ...

CC SCHOOLS AND COUNTY EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW
A meeting of the Cumberland County Schools and County Education Committee will take place at Stone Memorial High School auditorium tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 28 at 4:00 p.m. At the meeting will be a s ...

BOE CLARIFIES BILLY STEPP WAS NOT FIRED BUT THAT HE WAS NOT ‘REHIRED’ AS DOS
Local news publication Crossville News First issued a correction today after recent backlash over a headline that stated that Cumberland County Director of Schools Billy Stepp was fired during last ni ...

CCHS’S MARLEIGH GARGAC PICKED FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT COUNCIL
From the Cumberland County Board of Education: CCHS Student Marleigh Gargac was recently selected to The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) Student Engagement Council (SEC). The council is a g ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY 4-H SPEECH CONTEST POSTPONED
From the University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University Extension-Cumberland County: Important Update: County 4-H Speech Contest Postponed Due to inclement weather, the County 4-H ...

DYLAN MCKIE HONORED AS JANUARY’S STUDENT OF THE MONTH
The Crossville City Council met in regular session last night and one item on their agenda involved giving honors to Martin Elementary School Student Dylan McKie. McKie would be presented with a procl ...

RSCC SUPPORTERS ESTABLISH HELPING HAND SCHOLARSHIP
RSCC - Longtime Roane State Foundation supporters Ron and Dale Hensley recently established the “Helping Hand Scholarship Endowment” to support single working parents who have returned to college at R ...

LOCAL SCHOOL CLOSINGS (UPDATED: 6:44 A.M.)
Current Tennessee City/County School Closings for MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025 CLOSED: Anderson Co., Clinton City, & Oak Ridge City Bledsoe Co. Bradley Co. & Cleveland City Clay Co. ...

SCHOOL CLOSINGS/DELAYS FOR MONDAY JAN. 6
UPDATED AS OF 6:10 AM CST/7:10 AM EST JANUARY 6 Current Tennessee City/County School Closings for MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2025 CLOSED: Bledsoe Co. Campbell Co. Claiborne Co. Clay Co ...