
CUMBERLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION TO HAVE SPECIAL CALLED MEETING ON THURSDAY
From the Cumberland County Board of Education’s Executive Assistant to the Director of Schools and Board Secretary Diane McCartney: The BOE will have a special

THREE CCHS WRESTLERS ALSO HEADING TO SECTIONALS
From Cumberland County High Schools: Four Jet wrestlers competed in regionals yesterday. Three of the four advanced to sectionals next weekend. Way to go, guys!

SIX STONE MEMORIAL WRESTLERS QUALIFY FOR SECTIONAL TOURNAMENT
From Stone Memorial High School: Congratulations to the following members of the SMHS Wrestling team that qualified 6 wrestlers for the Sectional tourney:Aiden Smith and

TN TECH TO HONOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH MANY CAMPUS EVENTS
Tennessee Tech University will honor Black History Month with a slate of campus events for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the local community throughout February.

STONE MEMORIAL ETHICS DEBATE TEAM GOES TO FIRST COMPETITION
Frome Stone Memorial High School: The SMHS Ethics Debate Team had their first competition last Saturday. The THSEB was hosted at Webb School of Knoxville

BOARD OF EDUCATION TO HOLD SPECIAL “RETREAT” MEETING THIS SATURDAY
The Cumberland County Board of Education will hold a special retreat meeting this Saturday at 9:00 a.m. at the central office on 4th Street. Items

LLOYD PORTER DONATES $100,000 TO ROANE STATE FOUNDATION
RSCC – Roane State Foundation supporter Lloyd Porter recently donated $100,000 to Roane State Foundation for the creation of the Lloyd and Barbara Porter Engineering

2024 NATION’S REPORT CARD HIGHLIGHTS TENNESSEE COMMITMENT
Nashville, TN— Today, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) published the 2024 Nation’s Report Card, which highlights Tennessee’s unwavering commitment to public schools and scores that outpace

CUMBERLAND B.O.E. CHAIRMAN SPEAKS ON SCHOOL DIRECTOR’S CONTRACT
In a recent interview with Crossville News First, Board of Education chairman Chris King said that he had been fielding calls all night after the

CC SCHOOLS AND COUNTY EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING TOMORROW
A meeting of the Cumberland County Schools and County Education Committee will take place at Stone Memorial High School auditorium tomorrow, Tuesday, Jan. 28 at

BOE CLARIFIES BILLY STEPP WAS NOT FIRED BUT THAT HE WAS NOT ‘REHIRED’ AS DOS
Local news publication Crossville News First issued a correction today after recent backlash over a headline that stated that Cumberland County Director of Schools Billy

CCHS’S MARLEIGH GARGAC PICKED FOR STUDENT ENGAGEMENT COUNCIL
From the Cumberland County Board of Education: CCHS Student Marleigh Gargac was recently selected to The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) Student Engagement Council (SEC).

CUMBERLAND COUNTY 4-H SPEECH CONTEST POSTPONED
From the University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University Extension-Cumberland County: Important Update: County 4-H Speech Contest Postponed Due to inclement weather, the County 4-H

DYLAN MCKIE HONORED AS JANUARY’S STUDENT OF THE MONTH
The Crossville City Council met in regular session last night and one item on their agenda involved giving honors to Martin Elementary School Student Dylan

RSCC SUPPORTERS ESTABLISH HELPING HAND SCHOLARSHIP
RSCC – Longtime Roane State Foundation supporters Ron and Dale Hensley recently established the “Helping Hand Scholarship Endowment” to support single working parents who have returned to

LOCAL SCHOOL CLOSINGS (UPDATED: 6:44 A.M.)
Current Tennessee City/County School Closings for MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 2025 CLOSED: Anderson Co., Clinton City, & Oak Ridge City Bledsoe Co. Bradley Co. & Cleveland

SCHOOL CLOSINGS/DELAYS FOR MONDAY JAN. 6
UPDATED AS OF 6:10 AM CST/7:10 AM EST JANUARY 6 Current Tennessee City/County School Closings for MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2025 CLOSED: Bledsoe Co. Campbell Co.

ROANE STATE FOUNDATION BOARD MEMBER RECEIVES 2024 CHANCELLOR’S AWARD
A dedicated supporter of Roane State Community College has been selected to receive a 2024 Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Philanthropy. Joy Goldberg was nominated

BRAYSON HANEY SELECTED FOR LIONS CLUB STUDENT OF THE MONTH
CCHS Senior, Brayson Haney (17) was selected for the Fairfield Glade Lions Club Student of the Month. According to a declaration from the Lions Club,

TWO STONE STUDENTS FINISH IN TOP 5 OF STATE BETA CONVENTION
From the Cumberland County Schools Facebook page: “Stone Elementary took 34 students to compete in the State Beta Convention in Nashville, TN. Stone had 2

TONIA WYATT WINS SMHS TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
From the SMHS Facebook page: “Stone Memorial High School would like to recognize Mrs. Tonia Wyatt as their 2024-25 teacher of the year. Mrs. Wyatt

DENTAL HYGIENE STUDENTS SERVE COMMUNITY THROUGH FREE CLINIC
Dental hygiene students from Roane State Community College are serving their communities while gaining real-world experience thanks to a recent free dental clinic. First- and

CUMBERLAND SCHOOLS AMONG SIX COUNTIES SELECTED FOR GEAR UP GRANT
Last night, the Cumberland County School Board discussed an agenda item concerning the Salaries tied to the GEAR UP grant, which is a pre-college program

JUDY PHILLIPS RECEIVES KIDS FIRST AWARD
Judy Phillips was awarded the Kids First Award at the Cumberland County School Board meeting last night. In addition to her award, Cumberland County Schools