9th Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson issued the following press release on Friday, April 10, 2026: TBI Predicated by District Attorney in recent MCCX Stabbing Death of Corrections Officer After much consideration and consultation with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, as well as State Senator Ken...

A shooting early Saturday morning (4/11/2026) in Sparta has resulted in an Attempted First Degree Murder charge against the suspect. According to a press release from the Sparta Police Department, at approximately 3:28 a.m., officers responded to shots fired at 203 South Young Street where the victim said he was inside...

Skeletal remains found by a group of hikers Sunday, March 29, 2026 near Monterey have been identified as those of Kevin Sharp who went missing from his residence on May 4, 2024. The next day, Mr. Sharp's black Subaru was found abandoned on I-40 at mile marker 298 in Putnam County. During the recovery of the remains, ...

PRESS RELEASE: Friday, April 10, 2026 In the early morning hours on Friday, April 10, 2026, The Crossville Police Department Patrol Division and Narcotics Detectives, in coordination with the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, conducted a proactive enforcement operation which resulted in the seizure of a significant quant...

Human skeletal remains discovered Easter Sunday (April 5, 2026) in the DeRossett community of White County have been identified as that of Michael Andrew Feustel of Crossville, Tennessee. District Attorney General Bryant C. Dunaway said Mr. Feustel has been missing for some time. The family has been notified that t...

The Cumberland County Grand Jury has issued a True Bill of Indictment charging 43-year-old Eric B. Garrison with First Degree Murder in the shooting death of Albert Sturgill. The incident occurred on August 22, 2025 on Main Street in Crossville, Tennessee. Mr. Sturgill later died from his injuries. Garrison was arrest...

Cumberland County's January unemployment rate was 4.7%, which is 0.5% higher than December but 0.5 % lower than a year ago. Eighty-four of Tennessee's 95 counties recorded unemployment rates below 5% in January even as most counties saw an uptick in their rates over the previous month, according to data from the Tennes...