WOMAN INJURED, WORKER HURT AFTER CAR CRASHES THROUGH FIELD AND INTO BUILDING IN CROSSVILLE
A bizarre single-vehicle crash on Wednesday left a driver and a building worker injured after a car careened off the interstate, through a field, and into a local business. According to a preliminary ...
MORGAN COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE AFTER TASER INCIDENT
According to information provided by Roane County journalist Dudley Evans, Douglas Lonnie Jones pleaded guilty in Roane County Criminal Court to an amended charge of attempted aggravated child abuse i ...
ROANE MANOR DRIVE STRUCTURE FIRE QUICKLY CONTAINED THANKS TO MUTUAL AID EFFORTS
A swift and coordinated response by multiple local emergency agencies successfully brought a structure fire under control late Tuesday evening in the 100 block of Roane Manor Drive. The Midtown 1st D ...
FORMER ROCKWOOD DETECTIVE SENTENCED TO OVER 12 YEARS FOR ATTEMPTED CHILD ENTICEMENT
A former Rockwood Police Department detective has been sentenced to 151 months in federal prison for attempting to entice a minor following an undercover sting operation. Charles Andrew Crothers, 39, ...
FORMER CUMBERLAND COUNTY CHEER COACH INDICTED FOR THEFT OF TEAM FUNDS
A grand jury has indicted the former head coach of the Cumberland County High School cheerleading team following an investigation into thousands of dollars in missing funds, state officials announced ...
LAWN EQUIPMENT THEFT WAVE SPARKS INVESTIGATION IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Local authorities are warning residents to lock up their property following a sudden spike in outdoor equipment thefts across the area. According to Crossville-Cumberland County Crimestoppers, a dist ...
SPARTA MAN ARRESTED AFTER HIDING UNDER FURNITURE TO EVADE DEPUTIES
A Sparta man is facing charges after attempting to hide under furniture to avoid arrest on Monday afternoon, according to a Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office incident report. Michael Lynn Vernon, 51 ...
CROSSVILLE MAN ARRESTED AFTER FLEEING INTO WOODS TO EVADE WARRANT SERVICE
A local man is facing charges after attempting to flee from law enforcement into a wooded area on Tuesday morning. According to an incident report from the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, Deputy ...
MAN FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER ALLEGED WALMART PRICE-SWAPPING SCHEME AND FENTANYL ARREST
A Clarkrange man is facing a string of criminal charges in Cumberland County General Sessions Court following two separate alleged incidents involving retail fraud and drug possession. Johnathan Kend ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY ACCOUNTANT FACES HEFTY $12,253 FRAUD AND THEFT CHARGES IN COURT
A local accountant is scheduled to appear in Cumberland County General Sessions Court tomorrow, June 25, 2026, following allegations that she used her position to steal identities and rack up thousand ...
CROSSVILLE WOMAN FACES MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER HIGH-SPEED INTERSTATE CHASE WITH INFANT BURIED UNDER DEBRIS
A routine traffic stop on Interstate 40 escalated into a dramatic arrest last week, leaving a Cumberland County woman facing a slew of criminal charges, including felony reckless endangerment and chil ...
WOMAN FACES MULTIPLE FRAUD AND THEFT CHARGES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT
A local woman is scheduled to appear in the Cumberland County General Sessions Court on June 25, 2026, to face multiple criminal charges stemming from a series of unauthorized transactions at local bu ...












