
STOLEN VEHICLE FROM ROANE COUNTY RESULTS IN PURSUIT AND ARREST OF CHASTAIN IN LOUDON COUNTY
A pursuit of a driver in a stolen vehicle from Roane County ended with an arrest in Loudon County. The report indicates 29-year-old Cody Michael Chastain ran stop signs before the vehicle went airborn ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD APPROVES COVID-19 STAFF LEAVE POLICY
In a special called meeting last night, the Cumberland County Board of Education voted to continue benefits until the end of this school year providing 80 hours of leave for staff affected by COVID-19 ...

DEATH TOLL CONTINUES TO CLIMB IN ROANE COUNTY WITH 8 FATALITIES SINCE JANUARY 1, 2021
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 78,442 active case ...

TRACTOR-TRAILER DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY IN CRASH ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A tractor-trailer driver in Cumberland County escaped injury following an accident on I-40 at the 334 mile marker late this morning. Troopers say 54-year-old Jeffrey Curry of Arkansas lost control in ...

SOME STUDENTS AT HOME AWAY FROM HOME PINEWOOD HEAD START IN CROSSVILLE SENT HOME AFTER TEACHER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
Around 20 students at the Home Away From Home Pinewood Head Start & Childcare Center in Crossville were sent home today because of a teacher who tested positive for COVID-19. This involves two cla ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM RELEASES INFORMATION DURING “RED PHASE” OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Because of the current number of active COVID-19 cases being above 607 in Cumberland County, the school system will move into their Red Zone phase effective tomorrow, January 6, 2020. Students in gra ...

BP STORE IN CRAB ORCHARD BURGLARIZED
Cumberland County deputies responded to the BP store in Crab Orchard just after midnight yesterday for a burglary. No one was present when authorities arrived. Video surveillance showed a man throwing ...

DIEGO ARRESTED FOR DUI AFTER NEARLY HITTING CUMBERLAND CO. DEPUTY’S CRUISER HEAD ON
While on patrol just after midnight New Year’s Day, a Cumberland County deputy observed an oncoming vehicle suddenly make a hard swerve into his lane of travel almost striking him head on. After takin ...

FIVE MORE DEATHS REPORTED IN ROANE COUNTY; ACTIVE CASES CLIMB IN ROANE AND CUMBERLAND
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2021 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 81,756 active cases ...

FENTRESS COUNTY AUTHORITIES ASKING FOR PUBLIC’S HELP IN SHOOTING INVESTIGATION
The Fentress County Sheriff's Office and the TBI continue to investigate a shooting that took place late last month in the Pine Haven community. A motorist on Highway 127 was wounded in the altercatio ...

HIGH SPEED CHASE IN ROANE COUNTY LANDS SUSPECT IN JAIL
A recent pursuit involving a motorist in a stolen vehicle in Roane County ended with his arrest. Law enforcement responded to a call at Big E’s Market in Rockwood after 21-year-old Austin Nathaniel Ly ...

WATSON AND MASSENGALE ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED BURGLARY IN CUMBERLAND COUNY
Cumberland County deputies recently responded to a home on Walker Drive for a burglary. The report states taken in the crime included a wood stove, washer, dryer and a cedar chest with family heirloom ...