
VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS MEMORIAL COMING TO FAIRFIELD GLADE
In recognition of and to honor all veterans who have served in our country’s Armed Forces and all first responders, a significant memorial in Fairfield Glade will become a reality with a planned openi ...

SUSPICIOUS DEATH BEING INVESTIGATED IN ROANE COUNTY
The Harriman Police Department is investigating a suspicious death. Police responded Tuesday to Roane Medical Center after a group of individuals brought a deceased female to the emergency room. The s ...

CROSSVILLE COUPLE ARRESTED AFTER 2-YEAR-OLD FOUND PLAYING IN STREET
Two are facing charges in Crossville after their two-year-old was found by police playing in a street. A police officer noticed a little boy in the middle of the road near Burnett and Main Street arou ...

POLICE CHASE IN ROANE COUNTY ENDS WITH ONE IN CUSTODY
A police chase in Roane County yesterday ended with an arrest. An officer spotted a vehicle driven by a wanted man trying to leaving a residence on Roddy Lane. The arrest report states 51-year-old Der ...

ARREST MADE IN DEADLY ROCKWOOD SHOOTING
Rockwood police arrested a subject in a deadly shooting that happened early yesterday morning on South Ridge Avenue. Police Chief Bill Stinnett and officers went to a home on Bates Street in Rockwood ...

SEX OFFENDER EASTERLY ARRESTED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County deputies took a registered violent sex offender into custody yesterday. The arrest report indicates 51-year-old James Ray Easterly of Fairfield Glade was charged with violation of th ...

THREE INDICTED BY GRAND JURY FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN CUMBERLAND CO.
Three individuals in Cumberland County each face an indictment by a grand jury for aggravated assault. Court papers state 27-year-old Steven Cody Derossett of Rockwood got into a physical altercation ...

MILLER TO APPEAR IN CRIMINAL COURT FOR ARSON IN CUMBERLAND CO.
The Cumberland County Criminal Court will have an arraignment next month for a man indicted Monday by a grand jury for aggravated arson. Court officials say 35-year-old Bradley Ryan Miller stands accu ...

FOOD PANTRY OPENS AT ROANE STATE CAMPUS IN HARRIMAN
A food pantry for Roane State students in Harriman has been established in a renovated space within the gymnasium's entrance foyer. A ribbon-cutting for the pantry was held yesterday. A $1,000 gift fr ...

ROCKWOOD CITY COUNCIL APPROVES HIRING OF NEW POLICE OFFICER
The Rockwood City Council this week approved the hiring of a new police officer, Austin Richardson. He comes to the police force from the Fairfield Glade Police Department. Rockwood officials will loo ...

TRAVEL ALERT – PAVING ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY 8/28/19
Motorists traveling in Cumberland County on I-40 should expect delays today (Wednesday, August 28, 2019) as TDOT paves between mile markers 317 and 315. Crews will be working from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. cen ...

“SWATTING” INCIDENT REPORTED IN ROANE COUNTY
A false call of shots fired at a residence on Woods Chapel Road north of Harriman yesterday afternoon sent law enforcement rushing to the area. The Roane County SWAT team rushed to the location only t ...