TRIAL DATE SET FOR FORMER ROANE CO. ATTORNEY CHARGED WITH SEX CRIME
A disbarred attorney from Harriman is set to stand trial for sex crimes soon. Court officials say 64-year-old Kent Booher faces one count of enticement and one count of felony sexual offense against a ...
ETHAN HADLEY SELECTED AS NEW CROSSVILLE-CUMBERLAND CO. CHAMBER PRESIDENT/CEO
The Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce board selected Ethan Hadley as their new president/CEO. Hadley has numerous years of experience in the area of economic development. He served for ...
HOUSTON ARRESTED AFTER SHOTS ALLEGEDLY FIRED IN CUMBERLAND CO.
Cumberland County deputies responded to a home on Old Highway 28 yesterday to a report of shots fired. Officers encountered 66-year-old Coy Junior Houston who claimed several people broke into his hom ...
MAN REPORTEDLY SHOT WHILE MOWING GRASS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A man is recovering after he was apparently shot late yesterday in Cumberland County while mowing grass. Deputies responded to the emergency room of Cumberland Medical Center where 21-year-old Cirilo ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY TO RECEIVE THREESTAR GRANT
State Senator Paul Bailey announced this morning Cumberland County will receive a $40,000 ThreeStar grant for strategic community development and prosperity. ThreeStar is a program developed to assis ...
CUMBERLAND CO. MAYOR FOSTER TO RESOLVE LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT
The Cumberland County Commission has granted County Mayor Allen Foster authority to resolve a lawsuit settlement between the county and a former E-911 dispatch director. In the federal lawsuit, Mike B ...
ROCKWOOD AIRPORT MANAGER REQUESTING TO STEP DOWN FROM POSITION
Danny Collins, the Rockwood Airport manager for the past 15 years, is asking the city to approve his request to terminate the agreement between him and the city effective October 31, 2019. The request ...
CONSTRUCTION OF TRUCK CLIMBING LANE ONGOING ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND CO.
Construction of a truck climbing lane on I-40 in eastern Cumberland County is progressing. The lane is eastbound near mile marker 339. Work includes grading, drainage, and paving. Construction signs, ...
TURNER ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT OF CROSSVILLE POLICE OFFICER
Crossville police responded to Mountain Village Apartments yesterday for a disturbance. According to the arrest report, witnesses said 41-year-old Jonathan Christopher Turner allegedly pulled a knife ...
REPORT: TENNESSEE HAS SERIOUS GUN VIOLENCE PROBLEM
A report released yesterday by Safe Tennessee Project calls gun violence in the state a "public health crisis" and says an average of 3.4 Tennesseans are killed with guns every day. Last year, 1,246 T ...
TINKER CHARGED WITH THEFT OF VEHICLE IN ROCKWOOD
A traffic stop in Rockwood Friday night resulted in several charges for the driver. Officers stopped Annie Jeannine Tinker on the 200 block of North Chamberlin Avenue. Tinker was arrested for theft of ...
SEPT. 23 DEDICATED TO RECYCLING EDUCATION IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
September 23, 2019 has been dedicated as recycling education and improvement in Cumberland County. The proclamation states: "Whereas, the beautiful Cumberland Plateau is ours to keep and protect. We ...
