DUI AND LICENSE CHECKPOINT LOCATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER
Below is a list of DUI and license checkpoints planned for the month of September: | 9/1/2025 | Jackson | | S.R. HWY. 56/.2 NORTH OF HESTAND LN. | Sobriety | | 9/5/2025 | Warren | | South Chancery ...
PUBLIC CONCERNS REGARDING DROUGHT RAISED AT C.P.W.A. MEETING
The Crossville Chronicle reports that, at the August Cumberland Plateau Water Authority meeting, Steve Stone raised concerns about drought planning, emphasizing the need for a public education program ...
NEW TANKER ADDED TO ROANE COUNTY O.E.S. FLEET
From the Roane County (TN) Office of Emergency Services & Homeland Security: We’re excited to share that the Roane County Office of Emergency Services was recently awarded a Community Developme ...
TENN. HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE ANNOUNCES $33.5 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDS
On August 28, 2025, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO), a division of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, announced the distribution of $33.5 million in federal grant fun ...
HARRIMAN TO SPEND $1 MILLION TO REPLACE POLES AND LIGHTS AT CITY BALL FIELDS
The Harriman City Council met to discuss several agenda items, including a plan to allocate a bit over $1 million to replace all poles and lights at the city's ball fields. Mayor Wayne Best announced ...
ROANE COMMISSION VOTES TO RELIQUISH CONTROL OF VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS
The Roane County Commission unanimously voted last week to relinquish direct control over volunteer fire departments, despite the county providing approximately $71,000 annually in tax dollars to supp ...
THREE CRASHES IN ROANE COUNTY LAST NIGHT
On Wednesday, Roane County reported multiple accidents. At around 10:00 AM, a two-car collision at the intersection of Rock Bridge Road and Highway 60, north of Harriman, resulted in one minor injury. ...
WOMAN ARRESTED TODAY FOR THREATENING TO KILL MARSHA BLACKBURN
On August 28, 2025, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Middle Tennessee announced the arrest of 22-year-old Penelope Convertino for allegedly threatening to kill Senator Marsha Blackburn. According to auth ...
OVER $1,270 IN PROPERTY STOLEN FROM MAYLAND ROAD HOME
On August 25, 2025, Deputy Shane Henderson of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office responded to a theft report on Mayland Road in Crossville. The reporting individual, a 19-year-old resident, stated ...
T.B.I. ASSISTS DUNLAP POLICE IN ‘OPERATION SEQUATCHIE SWEEP’
From the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation: Members of the TBI Sex Offender Registry Unit assisted the Dunlap Police Department and the United States Marshals Service in a sex offender compliance o ...
CROSSVILLE MAN BECOMES VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT
On August 27, 2025, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office received an identity theft report from a 49-year-old resident of Hyder Loop in Crossville. Deputy Joshua Alderman spoke with the victim over ...
