LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES RECEIVES GRANTS
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office announced $23 million in federal grant funds to be distributed statewide from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the 2019-2020 Federal Fiscal Year. In Cumberland County, $20,000 will go to the Fairfield Glade Police Department for senior driver safety while $35,000 goes to the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department and $25,000 to the Crossville Police Department for alcohol and impaired driver enforcement. In Roane County, $30,000 will go to the sheriff’s office and $15,000 to the Oliver Springs Police Department for traffic services. The Harriman and Rockwood Police Departments each received $5,000 for high-visibility enforcement efforts.