FENTRESS COUNTY SETTLES THREE LAWSUITS STEMMING FROM FORMER SHERIFF CHARLES CRAVENS SEX CHARGES, PAYS $300,000 TO PLAINTIFFS
Fentress County has officially settled with three plaintiffs in suits stemming from the conduct of former Sheriff Charles S. “Chucky” Cravens, Cravens is currently serving time in federal prison for ...
DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS INTERVIEWING UNDERWAY IN ROANE COUNTY
Monday evening the Roane County Board of Education began interviewing candidates for the vacant Director of Schools position. Interviewing continued through Wednesday at the central office, 105 Bluff ...
PERMANENT SPACE ALLOCATED FOR FOOD PANTRY AT ROANE STATE’S CROSSVILLE CAMPUS
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and Roane State Community College have announced the permanent space for a food pantry to serve the Roane State community, based at the school’ ...
WATER LEVEL TO BE LOWERED AT MELTON HILL RESERVOIR
TVA has announced it will temporarily lower the water level of the Melton Hill Reservoir from Sunday, March 24, through Sunday, April 7, to allow property owners to repair docks, stabilize shoreline a ...
ROANE COUNTY WOMAN CHARGED WITH INTRODUCING DRUGS INTO A PENAL INSTITUTION
Yesterday morning, Roane County deputies were searching a holding cell in the Roane County Detention Center when they found a plastic baggie containing a white powdery substance believed to be heroin, ...
SHERIFF COX SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON LAW-ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES INVOLVED IN FRIDAY’S CHASE
“There were never eighteen cars.” That’s what Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox told 1057 News this afternoon about the number of law-enforcement vehicles involved in a high-speed chase Friday ev ...
LOCAL MAN CELEBRATES BIG RACING WIN IN GEORGIA
When the checkered flag came down Saturday night, Brandon Williams of Crossville came up the big winner at Boyd’s Speedway in Ringgold, Georgia. In a heart-pounding race against Cameron Weaver, #95 ...
FULL REPORT ON MONDAY’S CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
At Monday night’s Cumberland County Commission meeting, commissioners approved seventeen resolutions, including sales of three delinquent-tax properties and measures concerning multiple budget line it ...
TWO INJURED, ONE SERIOUSLY IN FRIDAY CRASH IN THE ALLARDT COMMUNITY
FROM FENTRESS COURIER Two persons were injured, one seriously, in an accident which occurred Friday, March 15 about 1:30 p.m. on Hwy. 52 near the west Allardt City limit sign. According t ...
SMOKE COVERS HALF OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY TUESDAY, CITIZENS CONCERNED
We got some calls Tuesday afternoon from concerned residents over ‘lots of smoke’ lingering over the county. One caller said it looked like half the county was on fire. A check with the County Fire ...
WHY DIDN’T CUMBERLAND COUNTY GET ANY OF THE $14 MILLION GRANT MONEY FOR INTERNET IMPROVEMENTS?
Many Cumberland Countian's are wondering why none of the recent internet broadband grants announced by Governor Lee went to the Cumberland County. The closest counties to get part of the more than fo ...
17 RESOLUTIONS APPROVED AT CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING
At last night’s Cumberland County Commission meeting, commissioners approved 17 resolutions, including sales of two delinquent-tax properties and measures regarding multiple budget line items. All bud ...
