
PROPOSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL HEADING TO SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION
A medical marijuana bill making its way through the Tennessee General Assembly will be considered by the senate health and welfare committee this afternoon. If passed, the legislation would request th ...

MACKIE FACING UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM
While on patrol Monday, a Cumberland County deputy came upon a vehicle stopped in the middle of the roadway at the intersection of East Keyes and Hebbertsburg Road. A search revealed a jacket with a l ...

CROSSVILLE POLICE TO CONDUCT SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS
The Crossville Police Department will be conducting sobriety checkpoints tonight (Wednesday, March 17, 2021) from 6 until 8 p.m. central time. It will be done on Lantana Road, Peavine Road, Genesis Ro ...

INJURIES REPORTED IN VEHICLE CRASH ON OLD AIRPORT ROAD
The Tennessee Highway Patrol stated in a report released today they responded to a vehicle accident this past weekend on Old Airport Road in Roane County. A 2009 Nissan Altima driven by 18-year-old Lo ...

TEENAGER RUNS TO HONOR FIRST RESPONDERS WHO PASS AWAY IN THE LINE OF DUTY
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office (BSCO) welcomed Zechariah Cartledge to East Tennessee yesterday at McGhee Tyson Airport. Zechariah is from Florida who runs a mile for every first responder in the c ...

RAMSEY FROM CCHS WINS AMERICANISM ESSAY CONTEST
Every year the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 294 sponsors an Americanism Essay Contest. Students from grades 7 thru 12 are encouraged to write a 150 word essay whose theme changes from year to year ...

HIGHLIGHTS FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING – MARCH 15, 2021
The Cumberland County Commission met last night. Highlights include the following resolutions that passed: Resolution 03-2021-1 to grant Middle Tennessee Natural Gas (MTNG) a permanent easement – Lan ...

TBI ISSUES ENDANGERED CHILD RUNAWAY ALERT
The TBI is requesting the public’s assistance in locating an endangered runaway. 14-year-old Chiana Cannida of Anderson County was last seen Sunday wearing a pink and white PlayStation sweater with jo ...

MURDER SUSPECTS IN DIFFERENT CASES APPEAR IN CRIMINAL COURT
Five of six suspects charged with murder in different cases all appeared in Cumberland County Criminal Court today. All were reset to a future date this morning mainly because of the backlog of cases ...

INJURY REPORTED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT AT LIVINGSTON ROAD AND MILLER BYPASS
Police and medics went to the scene of a vehicle accident Friday afternoon in Crossville. The crash report indicates a 2000 Toyota driven by Debbie Ann Smith collided with a 2011 Ford Ranger operated ...

POLICE DISCOVER BLOODIED WOMAN AFTER ATTACK OFF HIGHWAY 70 EAST
Crossville police responded to a business parking lot off Highway 70 East Saturday for a disturbance. The arrest report states they encountered 31-year-old Kayle Brooke Ellis of Murfreesboro with her ...

SHARPE ALLEGEDLY WRITES BAD CHECK OF OVER $52,000 FOR VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP
A Rhea Countian was taken into custody following a theft of a vehicle in Crossville. Police say 50-year-old John William Sharpe attempted to purchase a 2019 Chevy Silverado from a car dealership on No ...