
SCAMMERS IMPERSONATE FENTRESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
From the Fentress County Sheriff's Office: The Fentress County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of a scam in which callers are using our name, and sometimes the name of the Clerk’s Office to th ...

HARRIMAN MAN ARRESTED FOR CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE FENTANYL
From the Roane County Sheriff's Office: On September 16, 2025, deputies with the Roane County Sheriff’s Office and federal partners, assisted in the arrest of Larry Edward Patterson at his residenc ...

BREAKING NEWS: SEMI TRUCK ROLLS OVER INTO MEDIAN ON CUMBERLAND COUNTY I-40
UPDATE: The left lane and left shoulder are closed, so motorists should expect delays. ORIGINAL STORY: Emergency responders in Cumberland County, Tennessee, were dispatched to a motor vehicle ...

ASHLEE NICOLE KIDD WANTED BY PUTNAM DEPUTIES
From the Putnam County Sheriff's Office: Sheriff Eddie Farris and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Ashlee Nicole Kidd. Ms. Kidd is 5’04”, approxima ...

NO INJURIES IN YESTERDAY’S I-40 ROLLOVER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
On September 16, 2025, at 6:44 AM, a single-vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 40 westbound at mile marker 319 in Cumberland County, Tennessee. Anne Hatfield, a 29-year-old Tennessee resident, wa ...

AVIATION ACADEMY TRAINS MARYVILLE LOCALS TO BE MECHANICS AND TECHNICIANS
WATE reports that In Maryville, Tennessee, the newly certified Aviation Academy, a collaboration between Blount Partnership and Pellissippi State Community College, is training locals to become aviati ...

COMMUNITY CENTER IN ROCKWOOD UNDERGOING MAJOR RENOVATIONS
The Doug E. Wilson Community Center in Rockwood is undergoing major renovations, funded by a grant, and will remain closed until early or mid-November. The upgrades, which began six weeks ago, include ...

POLK COUNTY STUDENT ALLEGEDLY THREATENED TO BRING GUN TO SCHOOL
Local 3 News reports that a young female student at Benton Elementary School in Polk County was suspended after administrators reported that she had threatened to bring a gun to campus near the end of ...

ATHENS BREAK-IN RESULTS IN POLICE BRAWL AND HOMEOWNER TAKEN HOSTAGE
On September 10, Athens Police Department officers responded to a report of a man, later identified as 20-year-old Anthony J. Porter, attempting to break into a trailer on Hamby Street by smacking its ...

MILO LEMERT’S MEDAL OF HONOR TO BE DISPLAYED AT MILITARY MUSEUM
According to a report by the Crossville Chronicle, the Military Memorial Museum of Upper Cumberland in Crossville will display Sgt. Milo Lemert’s Congressional Medal of Honor on September 26-27, 2025, ...

DETAILS ON LAST WEEK’S CRASH ON DUNBAR ROAD
On September 12, 2025, at approximately 00:18 AM, a single-vehicle crash occurred on Dunbar Road in Cumberland County, Tennessee, involving a 2019 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 18-year-old Dylan Ryan ...

C.P.S.C. ISSUES WARNING ABOUT RESTRAINT KITS SOLD ON AMAZON; 115 INCIDENTS
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a warning about defective plastic tip restraint kits manufactured by Cranach Hardware, sold on Amazon.com for $6 to $30. These kits, which ...