ROANE COMMISSION TO DISCUSS RESOLUTION CALLING FOR DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS TO BE ELECTED
The Roane County Commission will discuss a resolution related to schools at their meeting tomorrow night (Monday, December 9, 2019). Commissioner David Brashears sponsors the resolution calling for th ...
MISSING JUVENILE FROM WISCONSIN LOCATED IN MONTEREY
Last night, Monterey police followed up on leads a 13-year-old female runaway from Wisconsin was possibly in their area. While checking a residence, officers discovered that they had just missed the j ...
GIBSON ARRESTED AFTER HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT IN ROANE COUNTY
Roane County deputies recently responded to a home on the 1300 block of Mountain View Road for a breaking and entering call. Officers reportedly observed a vehicle matching the description of one leav ...
CUMBERLAND B.O.E DECIDES NOT TO OFFER DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS NEW CONTRACT
After five different motions tonight, the Cumberland County Board of Education decided not to give current Director of Schools Janet Graham a new contract. The vote was 5-4 with board members Paris, I ...
AT LEAST ONE FATALITY REPORTED IN ROANE COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says charges are pending stemming from a fatal vehicle crash in Roane County. Troopers say a 1989 GMC pickup driven by 49-year-old John Sexton of Rockwood was traveling on ...
LADY JETS SOCCER TEAM, CCHS FFA HONORED AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The Cumberland County Lady Jets soccer team was honored during tonight’s board of education meeting. The Lady Jets won the regional and district championship this season and came in 8th in the state. ...
VEHICLE VS. FLATBED TRUCK RESULTS IN ONE INJURY ON HIGHWAY 70
A vehicle versus a flatbed truck accident in Cumberland County late this morning resulted in one injury. Troopers say a 2017 Ford driven by 77-year-old Theresa Hawkins of Crossville crossed the center ...
JOHNNY PRESLEY OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED HIS RUN FOR U.S. SENATE
Crossville physician assistant Johnny “J.J.” Presley formally announced today at a press conference held at Cumberland River Hospital in Celina he will run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacate ...
CUMBERLAND B.O.E. TO DISCUSS DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS CONTRACT TONIGHT (DEC. 5, 2019)
The Cumberland County Board of Education will discuss a proposed new contract for the director of schools, Janet Graham, at their meeting tonight. The contract calls for three more years running from ...
KINGSTON FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO APARTMENT BLAZE
Kingston firefighters responded Tuesday afternoon to Morrison Hills Apartments on Paint Rock Ferry Road. A fire in one of the dwellings was contained to the kitchen. A female and her grandson were at ...
FOOD STAMP REQUIREMENTS TIGHTENED, COULD AFFECT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
The Trump administration yesterday tightened work requirements for food stamp recipients, a move that will potentially affect hundreds of thousands of people who rely on the program. The new rule is ...
FORMER RHEA CO. DEPUTY CHARGED WITH RAPE OF A TEEN
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation obtained indictments for a former deputy of the Rhea County Sheriff's Department who stands accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teenager ...








