TRAFFIC STOP RESULTS IN FELONY WEAPONS CHARGES FOR CROSSVILLE MAN
While patrolling in the Mayland area late Tuesday night, Cumberland County deputies came upon an older pickup truck that neither stopped at a stop sign nor used its turn signal. The deputy initiated a ...
$1 MILLION MEGA MILLIONS WINNING TICKET SOLD IN MORRISTOWN
Someone woke up yesterday morning a million dollars richer. And that someone purchased a Mega Millions ticket at a store in Morristown, according to Tennessee Lottery officials. The player matched al ...
‘FETAL HEARTBEAT’ ABORTION BAN BILL ADVANCED TO COMMITTEE
The Heartbeat Bill (HB 0077), which would prohibit abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, has advanced to committee, having made it through the Tennessee House Public Health Subcommittee. The ...
ROBINSON JAILED FOR AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULT
In the wake of an incident reported last Friday, Cumberland County deputies arrested and charged 38-year-old Cory B. Robinson of Crossville with felony aggravated domestic assault. Robinson was said t ...
EMA DIRECTOR LEADS INFORMATIONAL SESSION ABOUT THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
EMA Director Rick Williams recently led local leaders through an informational session about the Incident Command System. The class provided an overview for executives and senior-level officials of ho ...
MAYORS MEET WITH STATE SENATE, HOUSE LEADERSHIP ON LOCAL, REGIONAL NEEDS
State Senate and House leadership in Nashville met recently with Crossville Mayor James Mayberry, Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster and other Upper Cumberland-area mayors. The informal session pro ...
NO. 5 TENNESSEE WINS 58-46 AS VANDY LOSES 14TH STRAIGHT
Grant Williams scored 14 points and 11 rebounds in the University of Tennessee’s 58-46 win over Vanderbilt Tuesday night. It was the Vols’ first win since losing their No. 1 ranking in a loss to fou ...
CANCELLATIONS ANNOUNCED FOR THIS AFTERNOON
The following weather-related closings and cancellations have been announced for Wednesday, February 20: Cumberland Homesteads Baptist Church – closed; no services Simple Life Church of the C ...
WELFARE CHECK NETS ARREST FOR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
Early yesterday morning, Roane County deputies went to the 200 block of Black Hawk Drive in Ten Mile to conduct a welfare check. They had been advised a man at the residence had been flagged with an N ...
2 DEAD IN “DOMESTIC SITUATION” AT 1893 OAK GROVE ROAD IN DANDRIDGE
Jefferson County authorities say two people are dead after a domestic situation at 1893 Oak Grove Road in Dandridge early Tuesday afternoon. Deputies arrived four minutes after the call came in, to f ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSION DISCUSSES BROADBAND INSUFFICIENCY, SIGNS ON THE COURTHOUSE LAWN
At the start of last night’s Cumberland County Commission meeting, four citizens addressed the Commission regarding poor, spotty or nonexistent internet access in large swaths of the county. “We dese ...
GOVERNOR’S BUDGET INCLUDES REPEAL OF GYM TAX
Yesterday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced his intent to repeal the nearly 10 percent amusement tax on gym memberships in his forthcoming budget. The tax – which applies to gyms, health clubs a ...









