
STOKES TAKEN TO ROANE COUNTY JAIL CHARGED WITH CHILD SEX CRIMES
Authorities took 19-year-old Hunter Wayne Stokes into custody yesterday for child sex crimes. The district attorney’s office says Stokes is charged with three counts each of especially aggravated sexu ...

DEBRIS BURN PERMITS REQUIRED BEGINNING OCTOBER 15
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Division of Forestry is observing National Fire Prevention Week October 4 – 10, 2020 by reminding citizens to follow simple safety practices to prevent wildfi ...

LAW ENFORCEMENT AND MEDICS RESPOND TO ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County law enforcement and medics went to a home late last night on the 4900 block of Highway 70 North for an accidental shooting. The report states a male in his 30’s was sitting by a fire ...

SIEBER ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
An altercation at a residence on Potato Farm Road in Cumberland County Monday resulted in an arrest. A truck driven by a male was in the driveway when 52-year-old Danzie Ray Sieber allegedly threw a h ...

RESIDENT ON MARKET STREET IN CRAB ORCHARD REPORTS DAMAGE TO HOME ALLEGEDLY FROM BLASTING AT ROCK QUARRY
A resident of Market Street in Crab Orchard reported damage to his home yesterday allegedly from blasting that has resumed from a nearby rock quarry. The foundation cracked supposedly from the explosi ...

“PROJECT LIFESAVER” COMING TO ROANE COUNTY TO HELP FIND ADULTS AND CHILDREN WITH COGNITIVE CONDITIONS WHO WANDER OFF
Project Lifesaver is coming to Roane County! The primary mission is to provide timely response to save lives and reduce potential injury to adults and children with cognitive conditions. The project ...

RIDLEY CHARGED WITH HOME IMPROVEMENT SERVICE PROVIDER FRAUD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County authorities took 51-year-old Marshall Shane Ridley of Crossville into custody yesterday following a traffic stop on Miller Bypass at Dunbar Lane. Ridley was served with multiple coun ...

GOVERNOR LEE ANNOUNCES $50 MILLION IN NEW BUSINESS RELIEF FUNDING
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Financial Stimulus Accountability Group (FSAG) today announced an initial $50 million in federal Coronavirus Relief Funds for the new Supplemental Employer Recovery ...

RUBY TUESDAY FILES FOR CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION
Dining chain Ruby Tuesday filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this morning, marking the latest eatery to fall victim to the "unprecedented impact of COVID-19." In doing so, the company hopes t ...

CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES PROPOSED DISC GOLF COURSE FOR MEADOW PARK LAKE
The Crossville City Council at their work session last night discusses a proposal to put a disc golf course at Meadow Park Lake. Ethan Hadley presented the idea in the meeting. “If we have one cours ...

U-HAUL DRIVER INJURED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A U-Haul box truck driver was hurt following an accident starting at the 325 mile marker of I-40 in Cumberland County yesterday afternoon. Trooper Chris Bennett says 57-year-old Edward J. Matthews of ...

TENNESSEE BOARD OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT GIVES RULING ON JUDGE JONATHAN YOUNG
An investigation by the Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct has revealed 13th Judicial District Judge Jonathan Lee Young sent inappropriate messages via social media to multiple women starting in 2015 ...