EDUCATION FREEDOM ACT’S $2,000 BONUS FOR TEACHERS APPROVED BY SCHOOL BOARD
Section 4 of the Education Freedom Act, colloquially known as the School Voucher Bill, was approved during Thursday's Cumberland County School Board meeting last week in a vote 7 to 1. This section of ...
DETAILS ON BROWNTOWN AREA FIRE; NO INJURIES OR HOMES LOST
During the major windstorm this week, a large wildfire kicked off in the Browntown Road area. Assistant Fire Chief Gary Blaylock of the Cumberland County Fire Department said the fire started a bit af ...
NO BURNING PERMITS ISSUED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY UNTIL TUESDAY
From the City of Crossville: ***NO OUTSIDE BURNING PERMITS WILL BE ISSUED FROM 3/7-3/10/2025*** This includes the City of Crossville and Cumberland County. Be sure to follow State and local ...
TVA REQUESTS PROPOSALS FOR BATTERY STORAGE AT KINGSTON ENERGY COMPLEX
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Valley Authority is calling on the nation’s premier Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) developers to submit proposals for a 100-megawatt BESS system at the utility’s ...
PUTNAM COUNTY JURY CONVICTS JADEN WORLEY OF AGGRAVATED RAPE
From 13th District Attorney Bryant C. Dunaway: State v. Jayden Ray Worley, Putnam CountyOn February 3, 2024, Jayden Ray Worley committed the crime of Aggravated Rape against a woman he knew. The al ...
ROANE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WARNS OF PROPERTY ASSESSOR SCAM
From the Roane County Sheriff's Office: A Roane County resident recently reported to us that they received a letter allegedly from the Property Assessors office, informing them that they needed to ...
STRUCTURE FIRE ON FRAZIER RD. NEAR PLEASANT HILL
After a series of severe winds and wildfires, one structure fire today ended up being relatively minor and took place on Frazier Rd. near Pleasant Hill. According to Cumberland County Fire Departme ...
SITE CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AT NEW KINGSTON ENERGY COMPLEX
From Tennessee Valley Authority: More American-made energy is on the way! Site construction is underway at the future home of the new Kingston Energy Complex in East Tennessee! The site will incl ...
ONE OF TWO KINGSTON CONVENIENCE CENTERS TO CLOSE FROM MARCH 31 TO JULY 30
TEMPORARY CLOSURE NOTICEPlease help us spread the word! The South 58 Convenience Center at 107 Walnut Grove Road, Kingston will be temporarily closed for construction from Monday, March 31, 2025, thro ...
DUI ON PEAVINE
On Friday last week, Officer Brendel was traveling eastbound down Peavine Rd. when he noticed a white Dodge Ram pickup bounce off of the double yellow line and then bounce off of the white dotted line ...
$4,400 STOLEN FROM CROSSVILLE MAN’SHOME
Yesterday, Deputy Joshua Matthews was asked to call a man about items stolen from his home on Chestnut Hill Dr. The deputy contacted the victim who said he was missing two envelopes of money containin ...
PIKEVILLE POLICE WARN OF WARRANT BITCOIN SCAM
From the Pikeville Police Department: There have been reports of a recent wave of phone and internet scams involving Bitcoin machines. Scammers are posing as law enforcement officers and telling vi ...
