CUMBERLAND MAYOR ALLEN FOSTER APPOINTED TO TN TECH BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has appointed Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster to the Tennessee Technological University Board of Trustees, with his term beginning immediately and running t ...
ROCKWOOD MOURNS PASSING OF FORMER MAYOR JAMES WATTS
The city of Rockwood, along with many residents and friends, is sending condolences following the passing of former mayor James Watts earlier today. Watts, who served as mayor of Rockwood and on the c ...
DEFENDANT PLEADS GUILTY TO 1ST-DEGREE MURDER ON DAY TWO OF TRIAL
ROANE COUNTY, Tenn. -- On the second morning of trial, the defendant, Clifford Amos Koontz age 53, pled guilty to First Degree Murder for the killing of Deetta Weaver (age 24 of Knox County), acceptin ...
ROANE FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO DOWNED POWER LINE
Earlier today, around noon, several emergency vehicles from the EOC responded to a downed power line on Michael Drive in the Shenandoah Estates area, just behind the Webster subdivision off Post Oak V ...
CUMBERLAND SCHOOL DIRECTOR ADDRESSES SCHOOL LUNCH PRICES FOR ADULT VISITORS
From Cumberland County Schools: Hello! This is Rebecca Farley, Director of Schools. I just wanted to take a minute to share some information regarding school lunch prices for adult visitors. Based ...
CROSSVILLE MAN REPORTS AMAZON PRIME ACTIVATION SCAM
On December 5, 2025, Crossville Police Officer Britanny Price responded to a fraud report at Creekwood Dr and spoke with the complainant. The complainant reported that the previous day, while attempti ...
ROANE COUNTY COMMISSION ADDRESSES TRAFFIC CONCERNS FOR THE PRESERVE EXPANSION
During the Roane County Commission meeting Monday night, The Preserve—which is located in the city of Oak Ridge but falls within the Roane County section across the Clinch River—was mentioned again. N ...
BIZARRE GAS STATION COLLISION IN ROCKWOOD
A bizarre situation unfolded at the Rockwood Murphy gas station Monday night near the Walmart parking lot. A man was cleaning his windshield at a pickup truck when another vehicle approached and struc ...
ROANE FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO MAPLE STREET HOUSE FIRE
Just after 2:00 p.m. on Monday, a house fire was reported in the 400 block of Maple Street in Harriman. When Harriman Fire Department units arrived on the scene, they observed smoke coming from the ea ...
CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL RESCINDS EMS REFERENDUM AFTER STATE RULES IT INVALID
The Crossville City Council held its regular meeting on December 9, 2025, with all members present. During the meeting, council addressed a prior motion to place a referendum on establishing a muni ...
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE DECEMBER 2025 EDITION OF “THE RUNDOWN”
In the December 2025 edition of "The Rundown", Roane County Executive Wade Creswell highlighted several positive developments, including a clean FY2025 audit with no findings across relevant departmen ...
MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO FRAUD, THEFT, AND ASSAULT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
According to a report by the Crossville Chronicle, William Robert Weida, a 31-year-old former Randolph Road resident, pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Criminal Court to seven counts related to home ...
