YAGER-SPONSORED LEGISLATION MAKES CHILD RAPISTS ELIGIBLE FOR DEATH PENALTY STARTING JULY 1
(NASHVILLE) As Tennessee ushers in the new fiscal year on July 1, new Tennessee laws passed by the General Assembly will go into effect. Senate Republican Caucus Chairman Ken Yager (R-Kingston) took a ...
MAXWELL AND ATKINSON APPOINTED TO KEY EDUCATION POSITIONS BY HOUSE SPEAKER SEXTON
(CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn.) – Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) has appointed two exceptional individuals, both hailing from Cumberland County to crucial education positions aimed a ...
CROSSVILLE POLICE RELEASE REPORT ON WHAT PROMPTED MONDAY’S SEARCH OF AREA LAKES AND PONDS
On 06-24-2024 at approximately 0602 hours, Cumberland County Dispatch received a 911 call from an unknown female caller reporting that she looked out of her window and saw a child face down in the wa ...
Notice from the Cumberland County Sanitation Department
All Cumberland County Convenient Centers will be closed on Thursday in observance of the 4th of July holiday.
ROCKWOOD CITY COUNCIL APPROVES INCREASE IN WATER RATES MONDAY NIGHT
The Rockwood City Council had a lengthy agenda Monday night and passed several items. The council approved on first reading, after several minutes of discussion an increase in water rates due to ar ...
UHCRA PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION TO BECOME FARE-FREE JULY 1ST
Effective July 1, Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency’s (UCHRA) Public Transportation’s Go Route will be fare-free!“We are thrilled to be able to provide this vital transportation service free of c ...
DRIVER PERISHES IN CONCRETE TRUCK ROLL OVER ACCIDENT MONDAY NIGHT
A concrete mixing truck driver died Monday night after his truck overturned along Highway 58 in the Indian Shadows area of South Roane County, close to the Meigs County line. The truck had overturned ...
DON’T MISS DEADLINES TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN AUGUST 1ST ELECTIONS
Tuesday, July 2nd is the last day to register to vote in the August 1st State Primary and County General Election. Early Voting begins July 12th and ends July 27th. The last day to request an Absente ...
FORMER FENTRESS COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD CAPTAIN INDICTED FOR MISAPPROPRIATING $22,829 IN SQUAD FUNDS
An investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working in conjunction with the Fentress County Sheriff’s Department, has resulted in the indictment of Mark Crabtree, who served as captain wit ...
SEARCH OF CROSSVILLE AREA PONDS AND LAKES BEING CONDUCTED AFTER UNCONFIRMED 911 CALL
Crossville Police Dept., Crossville Fire/Rescue, Cumberland Co. EMA, and Cumberland Co. Rescue Squad are working to search lakes, ponds, and other bodies of water in and around the City of Crossville ...
HUSBAND CHARGED IN DEATH OF WIFE, UNBORN BABY AFTER HEAD ON CRASH
A man is charged and an investigation is underway by the Tennessee Highway Patrol after two people and an unborn baby die following a crash on Raccoon Valley Road in North Knoxville. Crews responde ...
DRUGS, GUNS AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF CURRENCY SIEZED AFTER JEWETT ROAD TRAFFIC STOP
On June 20, 2024, Rhea County Sheriff’s Department Patrol Deputies observed a vehicle that matched the description of a suspect involved in an earlier altercation involving a weapon in Cumberland Coun ...









