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TENNESSEE AWARDS $206 MILLION TO RURAL HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES ACROSS 44 COUNTIES
The Tennessee Department of Health has announced the initial 53 project awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), utilizing federal funding from the Centers
SALEM GRIGGS ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULT AFTER ALLEGED KNIFE INCIDENT
Salem Dante Griggs was arrested and booked into the Cumberland County Jail following an alleged domestic incident on August 25, 2026. According to an affidavit
ROANE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL VETERAN RETIRES AFTER 32 YEARS OF SERVICE
Correctional Officer Deputy Tommy “Red” Monday has officially retired after a distinguished career spanning more than three decades with the Roane County Sheriff’s Office. Beginning
ROY ODELL ADAMS FACES AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY CHARGE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT
Roy Odell Adams was arrested following a Cumberland County Grand Jury indictment handed down in the February 2026 term. Adams faces one count of aggravated
CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AFTER ALLEGEDLY POINTING GUN AT ROOMMATE’S HEAD
Angel Aguillon Hernandez faces an aggravated assault charge in Cumberland County General Sessions Court following an early morning altercation on August 24, 2026. According to
FENTRESS COUNTY EXECUTIVE OPPOSES NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY IN THE REGION
Fentress County Executive Jacob E. Rosenbaum has officially announced his opposition to locating a long-term nuclear waste repository within the county. In an official statement
COLT WESTON SEIBER FACES COURT ON TUESDAY FOR 2025 LANTANA ROAD CRASH THAT KILLED TDOC CORPORAL
Colt Weston Seiber, 19, is scheduled for a court deadline hearing on September 8, 2026, facing charges of vehicular homicide by recklessness and vehicular homicide
FORMER EMERGENCY SERVICES WORKER FACES DOCKET DEADLINE OVER $117,000 TIMESHEET FRAUD SCHEME
Former Cumberland County Emergency Medical Services and Wilson County Emergency Management Agency employee Adam Ray Johnson is scheduled for a court deadline in the Cumberland
CURTIS HOOD FACES HEADING DEADLINE IN 2024 AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE CASE
Curtis Richard Hood is scheduled for a court deadline in the Cumberland County Circuit Criminal Court on September 8, 2026. Hood faces a charge of
MONTEREY RESIDENT CHARGED AFTER TWO-VEHICLE CRASH IN SAVE A LOT PARKING LOT
Shania R. Chase faces multiple felony charges following a two-vehicle collision on Saturday, August 29th, in the Save A Lot parking lot. The Monterey Police
CROSSVILLE POLICE CONFIRM BODY DISCOVERED NEAR LOCAL SONIC RESTAURANT
Authorities have confirmed that a body was discovered near the Sonic Drive-In located in Crossville. Rumors regarding the discovery began circulating widely online before drawing
THREE DEPUTIES PLACED ON LEAVE AFTER FATAL BLOUNT COUNTY OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
Three Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputies have been placed on paid administrative leave while the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probes a fatal September 1 shooting.
OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS HONORED AT CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The Cumberland County Board of Education held its regular meeting, recognizing outgoing members whose terms end Aug. 31, 2026, distributing classroom grants, debating follow-through on
SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS WORTH $18,000 STOLEN FROM YMCA CONSTRUCTION SITE IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville and Cumberland County authorities are asking for the public’s help after thieves used a dark-colored Ford Super Duty—extended cab, long bed, no tailgate—to steal
CUMBERLAND COUNTY CONVENIENT CENTERS TO BE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY
All Cumberland County Convenient Centers will be closed on Monday, September 7th for the Labor Day holiday.
GRAND JURY INTERIM REPORT REVEALS CONTINUED CONCERNS IN TBI INVESTIGATION AT MORGAN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
An interim report released today by 9th Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson, and provided to us by Dudley Evans at BBB Communications, reveals that
TENNESSEE AWARDS $206 MILLION TO RURAL HEALTHCARE INITIATIVES ACROSS 44 COUNTIES
The Tennessee Department of Health has announced the initial 53 project awards under the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP), utilizing federal funding from the Centers
SALEM GRIGGS ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC ASSAULT AFTER ALLEGED KNIFE INCIDENT
Salem Dante Griggs was arrested and booked into the Cumberland County Jail following an alleged domestic incident on August 25, 2026. According to an affidavit
ROANE COUNTY CORRECTIONAL VETERAN RETIRES AFTER 32 YEARS OF SERVICE
Correctional Officer Deputy Tommy “Red” Monday has officially retired after a distinguished career spanning more than three decades with the Roane County Sheriff’s Office. Beginning
ROY ODELL ADAMS FACES AGGRAVATED SEXUAL BATTERY CHARGE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT
Roy Odell Adams was arrested following a Cumberland County Grand Jury indictment handed down in the February 2026 term. Adams faces one count of aggravated
CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AFTER ALLEGEDLY POINTING GUN AT ROOMMATE’S HEAD
Angel Aguillon Hernandez faces an aggravated assault charge in Cumberland County General Sessions Court following an early morning altercation on August 24, 2026. According to
FENTRESS COUNTY EXECUTIVE OPPOSES NUCLEAR WASTE REPOSITORY IN THE REGION
Fentress County Executive Jacob E. Rosenbaum has officially announced his opposition to locating a long-term nuclear waste repository within the county. In an official statement
COLT WESTON SEIBER FACES COURT ON TUESDAY FOR 2025 LANTANA ROAD CRASH THAT KILLED TDOC CORPORAL
Colt Weston Seiber, 19, is scheduled for a court deadline hearing on September 8, 2026, facing charges of vehicular homicide by recklessness and vehicular homicide
FORMER EMERGENCY SERVICES WORKER FACES DOCKET DEADLINE OVER $117,000 TIMESHEET FRAUD SCHEME
Former Cumberland County Emergency Medical Services and Wilson County Emergency Management Agency employee Adam Ray Johnson is scheduled for a court deadline in the Cumberland
CURTIS HOOD FACES HEADING DEADLINE IN 2024 AGGRAVATED CHILD ABUSE CASE
Curtis Richard Hood is scheduled for a court deadline in the Cumberland County Circuit Criminal Court on September 8, 2026. Hood faces a charge of
MONTEREY RESIDENT CHARGED AFTER TWO-VEHICLE CRASH IN SAVE A LOT PARKING LOT
Shania R. Chase faces multiple felony charges following a two-vehicle collision on Saturday, August 29th, in the Save A Lot parking lot. The Monterey Police
CROSSVILLE POLICE CONFIRM BODY DISCOVERED NEAR LOCAL SONIC RESTAURANT
Authorities have confirmed that a body was discovered near the Sonic Drive-In located in Crossville. Rumors regarding the discovery began circulating widely online before drawing
THREE DEPUTIES PLACED ON LEAVE AFTER FATAL BLOUNT COUNTY OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING
Three Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputies have been placed on paid administrative leave while the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation probes a fatal September 1 shooting.
OUTGOING BOARD MEMBERS HONORED AT CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD MEETING
The Cumberland County Board of Education held its regular meeting, recognizing outgoing members whose terms end Aug. 31, 2026, distributing classroom grants, debating follow-through on
SKID STEER ATTACHMENTS WORTH $18,000 STOLEN FROM YMCA CONSTRUCTION SITE IN CROSSVILLE
Crossville and Cumberland County authorities are asking for the public’s help after thieves used a dark-colored Ford Super Duty—extended cab, long bed, no tailgate—to steal
CUMBERLAND COUNTY CONVENIENT CENTERS TO BE CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY
All Cumberland County Convenient Centers will be closed on Monday, September 7th for the Labor Day holiday.
GRAND JURY INTERIM REPORT REVEALS CONTINUED CONCERNS IN TBI INVESTIGATION AT MORGAN COUNTY CORRECTIONAL COMPLEX
An interim report released today by 9th Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson, and provided to us by Dudley Evans at BBB Communications, reveals that
