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CUMBERLAND WASTE DISPOSAL MAINTAINS REGULAR PICKUP SCHEDULE FOR LABOR DAY
Cumberland Waste Disposal has announced that trash collection routes will run on a normal schedule on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2026. Residents are advised
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has announced a comprehensive schedule of sobriety checkpoints across East Tennessee for September 2026, coinciding with stricter state driving penalties enacted
CHASE WAYNE MACKEY PLEADS GUILTY TO VEHICULAR HOMICIDE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT
Chase Wayne Mackey entered a guilty plea in the Cumberland County Criminal Court to one count of vehicular homicide by recklessness, stemming from an August
SEARCH FOR MISSING JUVENILE LEADS TO METH AND FENTANYL BUST AT CROSSVILLE RESIDENCE
Deputies with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office uncovered quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl while investigating a tip regarding a missing juvenile at a residence on
ROANE COUNTY DEPUTY HONORED FOR SWIFT ACTION IN SAVING CHOKING VICTIM
Roane County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Shayne Hurney has received the department’s Life Saving Award for his quick response earlier this year to an emergency involving
CROSSVILLE MOTORCYCLIST DIES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS CRASH
A 68-year-old man from Crossville, Tennessee, died Tuesday evening following a motorcycle crash in rural Franklin County, Illinois. Emergency responders arrived at the scene on
CROSSVILLE MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY OFFICES TO CLOSE FOR LABOR DAY
City of Crossville and Cumberland County administrative offices, the animal shelter, and solid waste disposal sites will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026, in
MAN RESCUED FROM RAVINE AFTER LAWN MOWER ACCIDENT IN JAMESTOWN
Emergency crews safely hoisted a man from a steep ravine on Pinnacle Way in Jamestown on September 3, 2026, after his lawn mower went over
MARIAH JOHNSON FACES DEADLINE HEARING IN COURT FOR $22,000 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY AND THEFT
Mariah Elayne Johnson is scheduled for a deadline hearing in the Cumberland County Circuit Court on September 8, 2026, facing felony charges connected to a
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
CUMBERLAND WASTE DISPOSAL MAINTAINS REGULAR PICKUP SCHEDULE FOR LABOR DAY
Cumberland Waste Disposal has announced that trash collection routes will run on a normal schedule on Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2026. Residents are advised
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL ANNOUNCES SEPTEMBER SOBRIETY CHECKPOINTS ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has announced a comprehensive schedule of sobriety checkpoints across East Tennessee for September 2026, coinciding with stricter state driving penalties enacted
CHASE WAYNE MACKEY PLEADS GUILTY TO VEHICULAR HOMICIDE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT
Chase Wayne Mackey entered a guilty plea in the Cumberland County Criminal Court to one count of vehicular homicide by recklessness, stemming from an August
SEARCH FOR MISSING JUVENILE LEADS TO METH AND FENTANYL BUST AT CROSSVILLE RESIDENCE
Deputies with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office uncovered quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl while investigating a tip regarding a missing juvenile at a residence on
ROANE COUNTY DEPUTY HONORED FOR SWIFT ACTION IN SAVING CHOKING VICTIM
Roane County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Shayne Hurney has received the department’s Life Saving Award for his quick response earlier this year to an emergency involving
CROSSVILLE MOTORCYCLIST DIES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS CRASH
A 68-year-old man from Crossville, Tennessee, died Tuesday evening following a motorcycle crash in rural Franklin County, Illinois. Emergency responders arrived at the scene on
CROSSVILLE MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY OFFICES TO CLOSE FOR LABOR DAY
City of Crossville and Cumberland County administrative offices, the animal shelter, and solid waste disposal sites will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026, in
MAN RESCUED FROM RAVINE AFTER LAWN MOWER ACCIDENT IN JAMESTOWN
Emergency crews safely hoisted a man from a steep ravine on Pinnacle Way in Jamestown on September 3, 2026, after his lawn mower went over
MARIAH JOHNSON FACES DEADLINE HEARING IN COURT FOR $22,000 RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY AND THEFT
Mariah Elayne Johnson is scheduled for a deadline hearing in the Cumberland County Circuit Court on September 8, 2026, facing felony charges connected to a
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
