
ANNUAL BLOUNT COUNTY MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM DRAWS 200+ ATTENDEES
More than 200 people attended the United Veterans of Blount County annual Memorial Day program Saturday. One of the soldiers remembered during the observance was Tennessee’s Lance Corporal Oscar Robe ...

HARDIN IN CUSTODY AFTER A WEEK ON THE RUN
After a little more than a week at large, George Edwin Hardin has been captured. The Clay County Sheriff’s Department reported Hardin was located and apprehended at 11:19 this morning by deputies. A ...

FIGHT LEADS TO AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, PUBLIC INTOXICATION CHARGES
Thursday night, Roane County deputies responded to a call about a fight at Jayro Apartments on Highway 70 in Harriman. They found 38-year-old Markeith Anthony Wright in the parking lot, smelling of al ...

HANDCUFFED MAN CHECKING FOR DRUGS IN HIS UNDERWEAR ATTEMPTS ESCAPE
Just before midnight Wednesday, Cumberland County deputies patrolling Highway 70 North saw a man walking along the road with no visible light. The man, 33-year-old Brandon James Lakins, said he was he ...

CCHS GRADS HEAD OFF TO COLLEGE, JOBS… WHAT ABOUT THE ARMED FORCES?
Amid the hubbub and excitement, much was made during Cumberland County High School Class of 2019 graduation about the majority of the 204 students who received honors, awards and scholarships. And rig ...

RECYCLING CENTERS CLOSED FOR MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY
The Cumberland County Solid Waste Department reminds residents of Cumberland County all recycling centers will be closed this coming Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. All centers will re ...

THEFT INVESTIGATION BEGUN IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Yesterday afternoon, Cumberland County deputies were called to an address on U.S. Highway 127 North regarding a theft report. Deputies encountered the homeowner, who said a solar panel and battery for ...

MAN CHARGED WITH EVADING ARREST, DRIVING ON REVOKED OR SUSPENDED LICENSE
Monday evening, Cumberland County deputies conducting warrant service received information that 21-year-old Danny Harold-Jack Bilyeu of Crossville had been staying at a Vandever Road residence. They a ...

THEFT REPORTED WEDNESDAY MORNING FROM CHICA COURT HOME
Yesterday morning, Cumberland County deputies went to Chica Court for a report of a theft. The resident reported a pressure washer was stolen from his home between 6:30 the previous evening and 9:30 ...

TAYLOR CHARGED WITH VIOLATION OF ORDER OF PROTECTION, POSSESSION
Tuesday morning, Cumberland County deputies responded to a call regarding an order of protection violation at an address on Dillon Street. They found 29-year-old Andrew Patrick Taylor at the residence ...

HAS GEORGE HARDIN BEEN CAPTURED? RUMORS SWIRL, BUT NO.
Initial reports that George Hardin had been captured in Putnam County proved to be unfounded. Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Laura Hull told 1057 News this morning they ...

ONGOING WOES FOR JAMESTOWN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
If you live in Fentress County and you need emergency care, forget about going to Jamestown Regional Medical Center. Technically, the hospital is open, but they’re not admitting anyone or seeing pati ...