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CUMBERLAND COUNTY FAIR CROWNS 2026 PAGEANT WINNERS ACROSS NINE DIVISIONS
The Cumberland County Fair has officially crowned its 2026 pageant royalty, celebrating local contestants across nine distinct age and category divisions, ranging from Wee Miss
JASON COLLIER ARRESTED AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE AND RECKLESS DRIVING INCIDENT ON OLD MAIL ROAD
On August 16, 2026, Cumberland County deputies arrested 48-year-old Jason Dean Collier of Crossville following a high-speed vehicle pursuit and subsequent investigation on Old Mail
MISSING CHILD ALERT ISSUED FOR BLAZE LUCIFER JOHNSON IN MONTEREY
Authorities have issued an urgent alert for a missing teenager, 17-year-old Blaze Lucifer Johnson, who was last seen on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Johnson left
DEVIN SCHILLINGER FACES DEADLINE HEARING FOR 2025 FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE
A Cumberland County man accused of the fatal, unprovoked shooting of Michael Kerley in July 2025 is scheduled for a deadline hearing in court next
FORMER CUMBERLAND COUNTY CHEER COACH FACES TRIAL AFTER GRAND JURY INDICTMENT FOR THEFT
Former Cumberland County High School cheerleading head coach Donna Lea Mifflin is scheduled for a report-with-attorney hearing in the Cumberland County Circuit Court on August
TWO FEDERAL LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST ROANE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICIALS
Roane County government and top officials are facing a pair of federal lawsuits filed in Knoxville, centering on allegations of public records violations, election irregularities,
HARRIMAN CITY COUNCIL TACKLES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND NEW APPOINTMENTS IN BRIEF MEETING
The Harriman City Council sped through a concise 18-minute session on Tuesday evening, focusing on new property maintenance standards and filling a local board position.
NORTH CAROLINA FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN ROCKWOOD AFTER STANDOFF AND HIGH-TECH SURVEILLANCE TRACE
A late-night traffic stop escalated into a nearly two-hour standoff Tuesday, ending with the arrest of a North Carolina man on multiple charges. According to
RHEA COUNTY TOURISM DIRECTOR RESIGNS AFTER SOCIAL MEDIA CONTROVERSY OVER POLITICAL PARODY REPOST
Last week, Rhea County Department of Tourism Director Alex Fine resigned following public backlash over the official tourism social media account interacting with a viral
CROSSVILLE-CUMBERLAND COUNTY CRIMESTOPPERS REPORTS SUCCESSFUL TWO-MONTH CRACKDOWN
The Crossville-Cumberland County Crimestoppers organization is celebrating a major wave of success following a productive two-month period driven heavily by community engagement and citizen tips.
SERIAL OFFENDER BENJAMIN REECE FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT
Crossville resident Benjamin Lane Reece faces a lengthy list of criminal charges and traffic violations in the Cumberland County General Sessions Court, spanning multiple incidents
SAMUEL POTTER FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT
Samuel Garland Weston Potter is set to appear in the Cumberland County General Sessions Court to address a series of serious criminal charges stemming from
CUMBERLAND COUNTY FAIR CROWNS 2026 PAGEANT WINNERS ACROSS NINE DIVISIONS
The Cumberland County Fair has officially crowned its 2026 pageant royalty, celebrating local contestants across nine distinct age and category divisions, ranging from Wee Miss to Ms Senior. The cove ...
JASON COLLIER ARRESTED AFTER HIGH-SPEED CHASE AND RECKLESS DRIVING INCIDENT ON OLD MAIL ROAD
On August 16, 2026, Cumberland County deputies arrested 48-year-old Jason Dean Collier of Crossville following a high-speed vehicle pursuit and subsequent investigation on Old Mail Road. According to ...
MISSING CHILD ALERT ISSUED FOR BLAZE LUCIFER JOHNSON IN MONTEREY
Authorities have issued an urgent alert for a missing teenager, 17-year-old Blaze Lucifer Johnson, who was last seen on Wednesday, August 19, 2026. Johnson left his Monterey home on foot at approxima ...
DEVIN SCHILLINGER FACES DEADLINE HEARING FOR 2025 FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CHARGE
A Cumberland County man accused of the fatal, unprovoked shooting of Michael Kerley in July 2025 is scheduled for a deadline hearing in court next week. Devin Christopher Schillinger faces a first-deg ...
FORMER CUMBERLAND COUNTY CHEER COACH FACES TRIAL AFTER GRAND JURY INDICTMENT FOR THEFT
Former Cumberland County High School cheerleading head coach Donna Lea Mifflin is scheduled for a report-with-attorney hearing in the Cumberland County Circuit Court on August 25, 2026. Mifflin faces ...
TWO FEDERAL LAWSUITS FILED AGAINST ROANE COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND OFFICIALS
Roane County government and top officials are facing a pair of federal lawsuits filed in Knoxville, centering on allegations of public records violations, election irregularities, and wrongful termina ...
HARRIMAN CITY COUNCIL TACKLES PROPERTY MAINTENANCE AND NEW APPOINTMENTS IN BRIEF MEETING
The Harriman City Council sped through a concise 18-minute session on Tuesday evening, focusing on new property maintenance standards and filling a local board position. In the absence of Mayor Wayne ...
NORTH CAROLINA FUGITIVE ARRESTED IN ROCKWOOD AFTER STANDOFF AND HIGH-TECH SURVEILLANCE TRACE
A late-night traffic stop escalated into a nearly two-hour standoff Tuesday, ending with the arrest of a North Carolina man on multiple charges. According to Rockwood Police Chief Kelly Pittman, the ...
RHEA COUNTY TOURISM DIRECTOR RESIGNS AFTER SOCIAL MEDIA CONTROVERSY OVER POLITICAL PARODY REPOST
Last week, Rhea County Department of Tourism Director Alex Fine resigned following public backlash over the official tourism social media account interacting with a viral political parody video. The ...
CROSSVILLE-CUMBERLAND COUNTY CRIMESTOPPERS REPORTS SUCCESSFUL TWO-MONTH CRACKDOWN
The Crossville-Cumberland County Crimestoppers organization is celebrating a major wave of success following a productive two-month period driven heavily by community engagement and citizen tips. Acc ...
SERIAL OFFENDER BENJAMIN REECE FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT
Crossville resident Benjamin Lane Reece faces a lengthy list of criminal charges and traffic violations in the Cumberland County General Sessions Court, spanning multiple incidents from August 2025 th ...
SAMUEL POTTER FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT
Samuel Garland Weston Potter is set to appear in the Cumberland County General Sessions Court to address a series of serious criminal charges stemming from separate incidents in 2025 and 2026. Repres ...
