
UPPER CUMBERLAND COUNTIES RECOGNIZED AS ‘BEST VALUE’ BY SMARTASSET
Eight Upper Cumberland counties have been recognized as best values in several categories including home value growth, school value, and lowest average property tax. SmartAsset, a financial technolog ...

ARRESTS MADE IN PUTNAM COUNTY IN OPERATION “TIS THE SEASON”
Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris announced today following months of leads, surveillance, and investigation, his office launched a countywide inter-agency operation called ‘Tis the Season’. It was t ...

ROANE STATE IMPLEMENTS REMOTE WEEK FOLLOWING WINTER BREAK
Roane State Community College (RSCC) announced it will temporarily move to remote operations following winter break as part of the college’s efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Between January ...

COURTS IN 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED UNTIL MID-JANUARY 2021 WITH EXCEPTIONS
In a letter sent to the 13th judicial district, Judge Gary McKenzie said the positive cases of COVID-19 has increased dramatically over the last few weeks. Cases also increased among attorneys, judges ...

DEATH TOLL RISES 3 IN CUMBERLAND, 6 IN WHITE AND 9 IN PUTNAM COUNTY IN A DAY; 177 IN TENNESSEE IN A DAY
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 74,506 (UP from ...

GONZALEZ ARRESTED FOR RAPE OF A CHILD IN LOUDON COUNTY
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Department took 20-year-old Miguel Angel Rivera Gonzalez of Philadelphia, Tennessee into custody for aggravated rape of a child. Authorities say the victim was a 5-year-old ...

ROANE COUNTY CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER TAKEN INTO CUSTODY
A Roane County convicted sex offender was arrested yesterday afternoon by Rockwood police. Jason Wayne Easter, age 44, was charged with failure to register as a sex offender and was processed into the ...

UCHRA CLOSES CUMBERLAND MOUNTAIN SCHOOL YOUTH IMPACT CENTER IN CROSSVILLE
The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency has closed the Cumberland Mountain School Youth Impact Center located off of Old Jamestown Highway in Crossville. The facility dates back to 1919 when it ser ...

ROANE COUNTY SURPASSES 600 ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19, CUMBERLAND JUST OVER 500
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2020 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 72,442 (down f ...

(UPDATE) – CRAWDADDY’S RESTAURANT IN COOKEVILLE CLOSED AFTER FIRE BUT PLANS TO RETURN
(UPDATE TO ORIGINAL STORY) - Around 3:30 a.m. this morning, Cookeville firefighters responded to a structure blaze at Crawdaddy’s restaurant on West Broad Street. Upon arrival, crews saw heavy fire in ...

SHOOTING REPORTED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County law enforcement and medics responded late Monday night to a residence on Fox Trail near the Woody community for a man with a gunshot wound to his upper leg. They arrived to find the ...

HOME BURGLARY IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY ENDS WITH ARRESTS
Cumberland County deputies were called to a home on Deep Draw Road Monday afternoon for a burglary in progress. The report states a witness stopped after observing an unfamiliar vehicle in the drivewa ...