
JOHN D. GAYNOR, AGE 66
Graveside services for John D. Gaynor, age 66, of Crossville, will be Saturday, June 1, at 11 a.m. at Stansbury Cemetery. Family will receive friends Friday, May 31, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hood Funeral H ...

DODSON CHARGED WITH FELONY METH POSSESSION
Early Monday morning, Cumberland County deputies found 24-year-old Summer Nicole Dodson sitting in the parking lot of Speedway on West Avenue, in a vehicle that was improperly parked across two parkin ...

COUNTYWIDE FIRST RESPONDER PROGRAM TO COMMENCE JUNE 3
EMS Director Chris Miller, Cumberland County Fire Chief Trevor Kerley and Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster recently announced a Countywide First Responder Program, set to begin June 3. The new tea ...

INMATE CHARGED WITH ASSAULT OF DEPUTY
Monday morning, a Cumberland County deputy accompanied a nurse into a cell in the Cumberland County jail to check on 23-year-old inmate Casey Blake Hamby. When the nurse asked if he could check his p ...

FELON CHARGED FOR UNLAWFUL WEAPONS POSSESSION, THREATENS “SUICIDE BY COP”
Early Monday morning, Cumberland County deputies were sent to an address on Bilbrey Road for a possible domestic. After knocking several times, deputies were met at the door by 33-year-old Barbara Lyn ...

“JACK DANIELS” ARRESTED FOR DUI, DRIVING ON REVOKED LICENSE
During a traffic stop, Cumberland County deputies on U.S. Highway 127 encountered 58-year-old Donald Eugene Gilley, who had an odor of alcohol coming from his vehicle. When asked if he’d been drinking ...

FUNDING CUTS EXPECTED FOR JAMESTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
The Centers of Medicaid and Medicare Services announced yesterday that as of next month Jamestown Regional Medical Center will no longer receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. The Department o ...

MAYOR DECLARES ROCKWOOD IN NO HURRY TO HIRE NEW PARKS DIRECTOR
Rockwood Mayor Mike Miller announced during a recent city council meeting the city is in no hurry to hire a full time parks director for now. The vacancy opened up when Chase Clem resigned last month ...

BROWN ARRESTED ON MULTIPLE CHARGES AFTER TRAFFIC STOP
Tuesday evening, Cumberland County deputies performed a traffic stop at the driveway of a home on Benefit Road. The resident, 30-year-old Ricky Lyle Brown, who was driving, gave consent to search the ...

LOCAL MAN ARRESTED FOR DRIVING ON REVOKED LICENSE
Tuesday afternoon, Cumberland County deputies patrolling the area of Ozone Road on Highway 70 East initiated a traffic stop on 24-year-old Elias Vaughn Flynn; the deputies had prior knowledge that Fly ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY BAND PRESENTS “MUSICAL MISCELLANEA”
The Cumberland County Community Band’s next concert, “Musical Miscellanea,” is scheduled for June 27 at 7 p.m. in the Stone Memorial High School auditorium. As the concert title suggests, there is no ...

RHEA COUNTY JAIL INMATE REVIVED MONDAY AFTER HIS HEART STOPPED
Rhea County Sheriff Mike Neal says a new inmate in the Rhea County jail is recovering after his heart stopped Tuesday. Deputies spotted the inmate not wearing any clothes on Tuesday and took him to t ...