LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST BLEDSOE COUNTY AND PIKEVILLE FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE
A $1.75 million lawsuit has been filed against Bledsoe County, the City of Pikeville and two law enforcement officers claiming excessive force. James Evans of Pikeville says Deputy Chase Roberts and P ...
STUDENT IN MONROE CO. FLOWN TO HOSPITAL AFTER REPORTED VAPING INCIDENT
A student at Sequoyah High School in Monroe County was flown to U.T. Medical Center yesterday after suffering a medical emergency reportedly because of vaping. "We are greatly saddened as a school co ...
TRIAL DATE SET FOR FORMER ROANE CO. ATTORNEY CHARGED WITH SEX CRIME
A disbarred attorney from Harriman is set to stand trial for sex crimes soon. Court officials say 64-year-old Kent Booher faces one count of enticement and one count of felony sexual offense against a ...
LAVENDER ARRESTED IN MORGAN COUNTY FOR CHILD RAPE
A Morgan County Grand Jury indicted 68-year-old Dale D. Lavender of Wartburg for child rape. Court documents state Lavender sexually attacked a 5-year-old female. When the child’s mother asked her how ...
ETHAN HADLEY SELECTED AS NEW CROSSVILLE-CUMBERLAND CO. CHAMBER PRESIDENT/CEO
The Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce board selected Ethan Hadley as their new president/CEO. Hadley has numerous years of experience in the area of economic development. He served for ...
HOUSTON ARRESTED AFTER SHOTS ALLEGEDLY FIRED IN CUMBERLAND CO.
Cumberland County deputies responded to a home on Old Highway 28 yesterday to a report of shots fired. Officers encountered 66-year-old Coy Junior Houston who claimed several people broke into his hom ...
MAN REPORTEDLY SHOT WHILE MOWING GRASS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A man is recovering after he was apparently shot late yesterday in Cumberland County while mowing grass. Deputies responded to the emergency room of Cumberland Medical Center where 21-year-old Cirilo ...
HIGH SPEED CHASE THAT STARTED IN MONTEREY ENDS IN OVERTON CO.
Monterey police attempted to stop a vehicle yesterday for a tag violation. It quickly turned into a high speed pursuit on Highway 84 into Livingston. Officers deployed spike strips disabling the vehic ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY TO RECEIVE THREESTAR GRANT
State Senator Paul Bailey announced this morning Cumberland County will receive a $40,000 ThreeStar grant for strategic community development and prosperity. ThreeStar is a program developed to assis ...
CUMBERLAND CO. MAYOR FOSTER TO RESOLVE LAWSUIT SETTLEMENT
The Cumberland County Commission has granted County Mayor Allen Foster authority to resolve a lawsuit settlement between the county and a former E-911 dispatch director. In the federal lawsuit, Mike B ...
TWO ARRESTED FOLLOWING STAND-OFF IN BLOUNT COUNTY
Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said two people are in custody following a stand-off in Rockford yesterday. Officers say 37-year-old Jason Finley and 29-year-old Jennifer Cash-Finley, both of ...
TBI SEARCHING FOR MISSING MAN WHO MAY BE IN THIS AREA
The TBI is searching for a missing West Tennessee man who may be traveling across the state. Phillip Linville from Camden, Tennessee was last seen on September 13, 2019. The Camden Police Department ...
