
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE COMPLETES ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING
This week the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office completed intensive active shooter training at Homestead Elementary School during fall break. Students from the Stone Memorial High School Criminal Jus ...

ROANE COUNTY MOTORIST PASSES AWAY FROM INJURIES SUSTAINED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A Roane County motorist has passed away from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident this week. Trooper Nathaniel Crow says a 2013 Toyota RAV4 driven by Thomas C. Ellis, Jr. of Rockwood was traveling ...

HIGHWAY PATROL RESPONDS TO VEHICLE CRASH WITH INJURIES IN ROANE COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol and medics responded Tuesday night to a vehicle crash on the 700 block of Dickey Valley Road in Roane County. A Toyota 4 Runner driven by 20-year-old Lucas D. Emily of Phi ...

SAFETY TIPS FOR STAYING WARM IN HOMES DURING COLD TEMPERATURES
With the low temperature tomorrow night (Friday, October 16, 2020) expected to drop to 35 degrees on the plateau and the upper 30’s in the valley, fire officials want to pass on safety tips for stayin ...

HEAVY TURNOUT REPORTED FOR FIRST DAY OF EARLY VOTING IN CUMBERLAND AND ROANE COUNTY
Heavy turnout was reported yesterday at numerous sites for the first day of early voting for the upcoming November 3, 2020 election. In Cumberland County, officials noted 1,656 in person and in Roane ...

INJURY REPORTED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON VANDEVER ROAD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A vehicle accident Monday afternoon on Vandever Road near Ike Burgess Road in Cumberland County resulted in an injury. The report states a Toyota Tacoma driven by 23-year-old Justin A. Murphy of Cross ...

FUGITIVE FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY, KENTUCKY ARRESTED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY, TENNESSEE
A fugitive wanted by authorities in Cumberland County, Kentucky was arrested in Cumberland County, Tennessee Monday. Court official say 48-year-old Randall Wayne Bartley of Crossville was being sought ...

HOMEOWNER DISCOVERS BULLET HOLE IN GARAGE DOOR IN FAIRFIELD GLADE
Cumberland County and Fairfield Glade law enforcement recently went to a home on Dartmoor Drive after the homeowner discovered a bullet hole in a garage door. The report indicates it appears to have b ...

FIRST HOUR OF EARLY VOTING RESULTS IN LONG LINE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The first hour of early voting in Cumberland County saw a line running from the election commission office out the door and south to in front of Hills Department Store at one point. Early voting for ...

SUSPECT IN CASE OF BODY FOUND IN RHEA COUNTY ARRESTED IN KANSAS
Kansas authorities arrested 44-year-old Guy William O’Connell of Rhea County after being indicted by a grand jury for first-degree murder and abuse of a corpse. O’Connell stands accused of the death o ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND VETERAN’S CEMETERY TO BE LOCATED IN WHITE COUNTY
The Upper Cumberland Veteran’s Cemetery will be located on just over 120 acres of land on Country Club Road in Sparta after the state finalized the purchase. Officials are working on a grant applicati ...

EARLY VOTING STARTS FOR NOVEMBER 3, 2020 ELECTION
Early voting for the Tennessee state and federal election on November 3, 2020 starts today (Wednesday, October 14, 2020) and runs until October 29, 2020. In Cumberland County, you may cast your ballot ...