“16 AND PREGNANT” STAR ARRESTED FOR INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER
Whitney Blake Purvis, a 33-year-old former star of the reality show “16 and Pregnant,” was arrested on July 7, 2025, in Rome, Georgia, on charges of involuntary manslaughter, felony distribution of a ...
CLEVELAND FREDDY’S LOCATION GETS FAILING HEALTH SCORE
On July 7, 2025, the Tennessee Department of Health conducted a routine food service inspection at Freddy's Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, located at 688 Paul Huff Parkway in Cleveland, resulting ...
MEIGS COUNTY MAN DEAD AFTER SHOOTING
In Decatur, Tennessee, a tragic incident occurred around 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, 2025, resulting in the death of 59-year-old Jackie Allen Fairbanks. The event took place at a family compound on ...
CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL TO MEET TONIGHT AT 6
The City of Crossville, Tennessee, will hold a City Council meeting tonight at 392 North Main Street. The night's agenda begins with a Beer Board meeting at 5:45 p.m. to discuss Social Brew, follow ...
ANDERSON SHERIFF WARNS OF IMPERSONATION SCAM
From the Anderson County Sheriff's Office: The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office continues to get reports from residents who say they have been contacted by someone identifying themselves as Ser ...
ROAD CLOSURES ON TWO CROSSVILLE ROADS
The City of Crossville Street Department is closing roads in two separate locations: In the area of 328 to 395 Dayton Avenue for an under-the-road culvert installation and, Sparta Drive (behin ...
MAN WHO FELL FROM CRANE ON SATURDAY IDENTIFIED
The Knoxville Police Department is investigating the death of a man who died after falling from a crane at a construction site in Fort Sanders, now named as 21-year-old Jackson Gervasio from Michigan. ...
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED
Special Weather Statement issued July 7 at 2:29PM CDT by NWS Nashville TN July 7, 2025 at 2:30:29 PM CDT At 229 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Rockwood, ...
KNOXVILLE MAN WANTED IN 2ND-DEGREE MURDER INVESTIGATION
On July 6, 2025, at approximately 7:15 a.m., Knoxville Police Department officers responded to a shooting at an apartment complex on Howard Baker Jr. Avenue, where they found 48-year-old Michael Velaz ...
T.H.P. DATA SHOWS DROP IN JULY 4TH TRAFFIC FATALITIES
Preliminary figures from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) show a significant drop in traffic fatalities across the state during the 2025 Independence Day holiday period. Four people were killed in c ...
CUMBERLAND DEPUTIES RESPOND TO ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AND ASSAULT
On July 3, 2025, Cumberland County Deputy Tyler Leary responded to a burglary in progress at Turkey Blind Rd near Crossville reported by a 35-year-old Hispanic female resident. The suspect, Phillip La ...
DEPUTIES RESPOND TO THEFT AT VANDEVER ROAD
On July 2, 2025, Deputy Jordan Winningham of the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office responded to a theft report at Vandever Rd, in Crossville, owned by a 47-year-old resident. The owner reported th ...
