U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WARNS OF FAKE TEXTS, EMAILS ABOUT DELIVERIES AND PACKAGES
If you receive a text message or an email that says it’s from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), officials say don’t click on the link. In an alert send out, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service warned co ...
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT – 9,200 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 127 NORTH – CUMBERLAND COUNTY
(8 a.m. central, Thursday, May 6, 2021) – There is a non-injury accident reported on the 9,200 block of Highway 127 North (in Woody area near Hubert Conley Road) in Cumberland County. One of the vehic ...
NWS: STRAIGHT LINE WINDS, NOT TORNADO, CAUSED DAMAGE IN FAIRFIELD GLADE
The National Weather Service (NWS) now says straight-line winds instead of a small tornado caused damage in Fairfield Glade community this past Tuesday (May 4, 2021). The area around Heatherhurst Golf ...
CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES REPAIRS TO TEMPERANCE BUILDING IN HARRIMAN
The historic Temperance Building was discussed in the Harriman City Council meeting this week. The popular landmark is aging and in urgent need of major repairs. Mayor Wayne Best wants to restore the ...
GOV. LEE SIGNS BILL ALLOWING STUDENTS TO OPT OUT OF LGBTQ MATERIAL
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed a bill requiring schools districts to alert parents of any instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity and let them opt their students out. Senate Bill ...
NEW OFFICERS JOIN CROSSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Two new officers officially joined the Crossville Police Department this week. City Judge Ivy Garner issued the oaths of office to Keyton Harthun and Justin Farmer. They will begin their field trainin ...
FEDERAL FUGITIVE JESSE DUNCAN APPREHENDED
Federal fugitive 38-year-old Jesse Duncan of Harriman was apprehended last night in Anderson County after walking away from a halfway house in Knoxville. He was initially stopped Saturday in the Norwo ...
NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WEEK
Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster proclaimed May 2-8, 2021 as National Correctional Officers and Employees Week in Cumberland County “In Cumberland County we back the blue, and we also back the th ...
CROSSVILLE POLICE PROMOTE MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH
The Crossville Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office to promote Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. Agencies participate by providing information and increasing aware ...
HARRIMAN PARTS WAYS WITH CITY MANAGER KEVIN HELMS
The Harriman City Council met last night in regular session and decided to part ways with City Manager Kevin Helms after his 6 years of service. His yearly evaluation was on the agenda but the council ...
CITY MANAGER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION REVIEWED BY COUNCIL
The Crossville City Council met in a work session yesterday and reviewed the performance evaluation for City Manager Greg Wood. He received a 4.45 out of a top rating of 5 for the entire report. It w ...
NASHVILLE GUNMAN AMBUSHED AND SHOT POLICE OFFICER, THEN KILLED HIMSELF
A Nashville police officer was shot last night in an ambush-style attack while responding to a home where a gunman had lured officers before opening fire and eventually killing himself. Officer Brian ...
