AT LEAST ONE FATALITY REPORTED IN ROANE COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says charges are pending stemming from a fatal vehicle crash in Roane County. Troopers say a 1989 GMC pickup driven by 49-year-old John Sexton of Rockwood was traveling on ...
LADY JETS SOCCER TEAM, CCHS FFA HONORED AT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The Cumberland County Lady Jets soccer team was honored during tonight’s board of education meeting. The Lady Jets won the regional and district championship this season and came in 8th in the state. ...
VEHICLE VS. FLATBED TRUCK RESULTS IN ONE INJURY ON HIGHWAY 70
A vehicle versus a flatbed truck accident in Cumberland County late this morning resulted in one injury. Troopers say a 2017 Ford driven by 77-year-old Theresa Hawkins of Crossville crossed the center ...
JOHNNY PRESLEY OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED HIS RUN FOR U.S. SENATE
Crossville physician assistant Johnny “J.J.” Presley formally announced today at a press conference held at Cumberland River Hospital in Celina he will run for the U.S. Senate seat that will be vacate ...
CUMBERLAND B.O.E. TO DISCUSS DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS CONTRACT TONIGHT (DEC. 5, 2019)
The Cumberland County Board of Education will discuss a proposed new contract for the director of schools, Janet Graham, at their meeting tonight. The contract calls for three more years running from ...
KINGSTON FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO APARTMENT BLAZE
Kingston firefighters responded Tuesday afternoon to Morrison Hills Apartments on Paint Rock Ferry Road. A fire in one of the dwellings was contained to the kitchen. A female and her grandson were at ...
FOOD STAMP REQUIREMENTS TIGHTENED, COULD AFFECT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
The Trump administration yesterday tightened work requirements for food stamp recipients, a move that will potentially affect hundreds of thousands of people who rely on the program. The new rule is ...
FORMER RHEA CO. DEPUTY CHARGED WITH RAPE OF A TEEN
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation obtained indictments for a former deputy of the Rhea County Sheriff's Department who stands accused of having an inappropriate sexual relationship with a teenager ...
ROANE COUNTY ANTI-DRUG COALITION PRESENTS AWARDS
The Roane County Anti-Drug Coalition honored several members of the community yesterday at their celebration luncheon. Among those honored were: Shannon Cawood of Rockwood High School: Principal of t ...
MISSING ELDERLY MAN FROM NORTH CAROLINA FOUND SAFE IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville police responded to Comfort Suites on East First Street yesterday to a report of a missing person from Ashe County, North Carolina there. Officers found 77-year-old Kim Lloyd Mitchell who s ...
SERIAL BURGLAR TIMOTHY FINK OF HARRIMAN DENIED PAROLE
Serial burglar Timothy Shawn Fink of Harriman has been denied parole. In July 2018, Judge Jeff Wicks gave the 37-year-old Fink 12 years to serve in prison for a string of burglaries in the Swan Pond a ...
TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT IN CUMBERLAND CO. RESULTS IN DRIVER CHARGED
A tractor-trailer accident around sunrise this morning in Cumberland County resulted in the driver being charged. Troopers say a 2020 Volvo Conventional driven by 56-year-old Jung Sik Choi of Montrose ...
