FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN MCMINN COUNTY KILLS TWO; ARSON INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
Two people were killed in a house fire in McMinn County, Tennessee, on Tuesday evening, December 16, 2025. Emergency responders arrived at the home along Highway 163 (also known as State Route 163) ne ...
STEVE STONE EARNS STARS OF THE UPPER CUMBERLAND AWARD
Posted last night by Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster: Today I attended the Annual Meeting of the Upper Cumberland Development District, where I am honored to serve as Vice Chairman of the Bo ...
DAVID VANNASDALE APPOINTED TO HARRIMAN CITY COUNCIL
The Harriman City Council met in regular session last night. One item on the agenda was to appoint someone to fill the unexpired term of Brian Frost, who resigned earlier this year from his council se ...
WRECKED UTILITY TRUCK ON I-40 AT CRAB ORCHARD EXIT CAUSING TRAFFIC DISRUPTIONS
Motor vehicle accident with possible injuries on westbound was reported at 3:26 p.m. on Interstate 40 at mile marker 329, near Crab Orchard. A white utility truck has veered off the road far into the ...
TENNESSEE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FLEE I-40 CRASH SCENE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
According to a report by the Tennessee Highway Patrol, On December 13, 2025, at approximately 9:42 p.m., a single-vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 40 westbound at mile marker 320 in Cumberland Cou ...
BLEDSOE COUNTY DEPUTIES COMPLETE “OPERATION RURAL RESET”
The Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Office announces the completion of Operation Rural Reset, a several months-long narcotics investigation targeting fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution throughout Bled ...
MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH ON I-40 IN PUTNAM COUNTY
On December 17, 2025, a multi-vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 40 westbound in Putnam County, Tennessee, at mile marker 300, near the Cookeville area. The incident was reported at approximately 1: ...
WILSON COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ARRESTED ON INDECENT EXPOSURE CHARGES
Donnell Self, a 51-year-old member of the Wilson County School Board representing Zone 5, was arrested on December 16, 2025, and charged with two counts of indecent exposure following an incident at a ...
CARAMEL FROZEN DESSERT RECALLED FOR FOREIGN OBJECT CONTAMINATION
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. and LOUISVILLE, Colo., December 15, 2025 – Danone U.S. is voluntarily recalling its So Delicious Dairy Free® Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert pints with multiple best ...
UNKNOWN OBJECT SPOTTED IN THE SKIES OVER CROSSVILLE ON TUESDAY IGNITES SPECULATION
On Tuesday evening, December 16, 2025, just before darkness fell over Crossville, Tennessee, residents reported spotting a mysterious black smoking object streaking across the sky, prompting a flurry ...
TAZEWELL MAN SENTENCED TO SIXTY YEARS FOR CONTINUOUS SEXUAL ABUSE OF CHILDREN
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, in the Criminal Court for Claiborne County, Tennessee, Judge Zachary R. Walden sentenced Daniel Jack Goins, of Tazewell, to sixty (60) years to serve in the custody of t ...
MAN ARRESTED IN VAN BUREN COUNTY AFTER ALLEGEDLY STEALING MINI EXCAVATOR
From the Van Buren Sheriff's Office: Monday 12.15.25 shortly after 0900, the Van Buren County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a stolen 2022 CAT mini excavator. With great cooperation from the vic ...












