DEATH TOLL FROM PUTNAM COUNTY TORNADO NOW AT 16
(DEVELOPING STORY as of 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 3, 2020) Putnam County officials say as of 10 a.m. this morning, 16 people died in an early morning tornado that hit between Baxter and Cookeville. A ...
FLOOD ADVISORY ISSUED FOR PART OF COVERAGE AREA
The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a FLOOD ADVISORY until 8 a.m. central time for the following counties: southern Overton County northwestern Cumberland County Putnam County ...
TORNADO HITS PUTNAM COUNTY, AT LEAST THREE FATALITIES REPORTED
At approximately 2 a.m. central time, a tornado touched down between the city limits of Cookeville and Baxter on Highway 70 West in Putnam County. We have confirmed deaths possibly of 3 or more in Put ...
SCHOOL CLOSINGS/DELAYS FOR MARCH 3, 2020
Updated 6:15 a.m. central, Tuesday, March 3, 2020 The following school systems are CLOSED today because of storm damage: MORGAN COUNTY PICKETT COUNTY The following schools are delayed 1 HOUR becau ...
TORNADOES LEAVE TRAIL OF DESTRUCTION IN STATE AND IN AREA
(DEVELOPING STORY) - Downtown Nashville took a direct hit from a tornado around 1 a.m. this morning. The Nashville Fire Department initially responding to about 40 structure collapses throughout town. ...
TORNADO WATCH EXTENDED FOR PLATEAU AREA UNTIL 6 A.M. MARCH 3, 2020
A TORNADO WATCH has been extended until 6 a.m. central time March 3, 2020 for the following counties: CUMBERLAND, WHITE, PUTNAM, OVERTON, FENTRESS, PICKETT, and CLAY
CUMBERLAND COUNTY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS LAUNCHING PREPAREDNESS EFFORTS FOR CORONAVIRUS
With the growing number of questions concerning the coronavirus (COVID-19) , Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster, wanted to share information today on the county’s preparedness efforts. Along with t ...
RESTAURANT BURGLARIZED IN CROSSVILLE
A restaurant in Crossville fell victim to a burglary yesterday. Police responded to Big Johns BBQ on Highway 70 East where sometime between 5 p.m. February 29 and early yesterday the business was brok ...
WOMAN STARTS FIRE IN FRONT OF HOTEL ROOM AT EXECUTIVE INN
Crossville police responded to Executive Inn Friday for a report of a female burning clothes outside of a hotel room. Officers identified a female in her 40’s from Sparta as the suspect in the inciden ...
CROSSVILLE POLICE ARREST MAN AFTER DISTURBANCE AT RESTAURANT
Crossville police went to a restaurant recently on North Main Street to a report of a male subject fighting others in the bar section of the establishment. Officers encountered 49-year-old Norman Eddy ...
ROANE COUNTY REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER ARRESTED
A Roane County sex offender was arrested by deputies yesterday. Jail officials says 50-year-old Floyd Franklin Hanson was charged with two counts of violation of the sex offender registry. Hanson was ...
SHOOTING IN MORGAN COUNTY LEAVES ONE INJURED, ONE ARRESTED
(FOLLOW UP STORY) – The Morgan County Sheriff’s Department said this morning one man was arrested following a shooting Saturday night. Officers say 25-year-old Todd Michael Hawn allegedly got into a p ...









