NELSON ARRESTED ON FELONY DRUG CHARGE
A Cumberland County deputy initiated a traffic stop last night on Westel Road for having no working tail lights. The arrest report states when the officer asked a passenger, 24-year-old Winston Anthon ...
STOLEN VEHICLE DISCOVERY LEADS TO DRUG ARREST
Law enforcement in Cumberland County pulled over a Ford Focus yesterday afternoon at the 317 mile marker of I-40 after a check revealed the vehicle was stolen in Rhea County. They identified the driv ...
MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENTS ON I-40 LOCKS UP TRAFFIC
Two accidents on I-40 in Roane County late yesterday locked up traffic for a while. The first took place at the 352 eastbound mile marker when a 2011 Peterbilt tractor-trailer operated by 58-year-old ...
APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR 2021 SPECIALTY CROP BLOCK GRANTS
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). “A strong specialty crop secto ...
NEWS FROM CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEETING – FEB. 9, 2021
The Crossville City Council met this evening. Here are highlights from the session: STUDENT OF THE MONTH RECOGNIZED The city council recognized the February student of the month, Martin Elementary 5 ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 36,720 active cases (down 2,008 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 747,462 total cases. •710,742 re ...
DRIVER RESCUED AFTER VEHICLE GOES INTO WATER FILLED DITCH OFF HWY 70 EAST
Cumberland County deputies and medics raced to the scene of a single vehicle accident on Highway 70 East near Cox Valley Road early this afternoon. Sheriff Casey Cox said initial reports indicate a fe ...
DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY IN PICKUP TRUCK CRASH ON SPARTA HIGHWAY
Troopers and medics went to the scene of a single vehicle accident on Sparta Highway near Pleasant Hill in Cumberland County late yesterday. A 1997 Ford Ranger operated by 30-year-old Charles Andrew M ...
PROWLERS ATTEMPT TO CUT CATALYTIC CONVERTER OFF VEHICLE
A resident recently discovered prowlers outside of his home before sunrise on a small drive off Wilson Road in Cumberland County. He woke up to his dogs barking, walked down the driveway with a flashl ...
ABBIGAIL MILLER FROM CCHS PRESENTED WITH AWARD IN CIVICS ESSAY CONTEST
Secretary of State Tre Hargett presented Cumberland County High School student Abbigail Miller with an award yesterday for her second-place finish in the statewide 2020 Civics Essay Contest. The subje ...
VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORTED ON GALLAHER ROAD
A recent single vehicle accident in Roane County resulted in charges against the driver. The Tennessee Highway Patrol states a 2020 Nissan Altima driven by 39-year-old Amanda D. Hall of Kingston was t ...
SCHOOL CLOSINGS/DELAYS FOR TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2021
(last updated 4:50 a.m. central Tuesday, February 9, 2021) The following school systems are CLOSED Tuesday, February 9, 2021: SCOTT COUNTY The following are under a 2 HOUR DELAY Tuesday, February 9 ...
