Category Archives: Local News
Former Mayor and incumbent council member J.H. Graham loses seat on council
Two seats on the Crossville City Council were on the ballot on Election Day. Local chiropractor RJ Crawford edged out incumbent council member JH Graham III. Crawford garnered 1847 votes to secure the...
Nov 04, 2020
Hagerty defeats Bradshaw
Bill Hagerty picks up a win to fill the seat of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander. Hagerty, the Republican candidate, picked up over 24,000 votes in Cumberland County to defeat Democratic contender Marquit...
Nov 04, 2020
Cameron Sexton wins TN House
Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton easily wins another term in the state house. Sexton defeated Democratic contender Robyn Deck. Speaker Sexton collected over 24,000 votes in Cumberland Cou...
Nov 04, 2020
Donald Trump wins Cumberland County and the state of Tennessee
Donald Trump picks up Tennessee’s 11 electoral votes in the race for President of the United States. In Cumberland County, Trump captured 25,167 votes, while former Vice President Joe Biden coll...
Nov 04, 2020
Emmett Sherrill wins race for Crab Orchard Mayor
Emmett Sherrill will keep the title of Mayor of Crab Orchard after fending off a challenge from Jeff Sherrill. Mayor Sherrill collected 190 votes to win the position, while Jeff Sherrill brought in 14...
Nov 04, 2020
Cumberland County voters turn out in large numbers
Voters across the state turned out to cast ballots in a year fraught with unusual circumstances. Cumberland County was no exception with over 32,000 persons voting in the presidential election. Cumber...
Nov 04, 2020
Charges Pending Against Driver Of Stolen Car In 3-Vehicle Accident In Cumberland County
Charges are pending against the driver of a stolen car involved in a 3-vehicle accident on I-40 in Cumberland County. It happened around 5:30 p.m. Monday at the 309 eastbound mile marker and injured f...
Nov 03, 2020
TN COVID-19 Case Count For Monday, November 2, 2020
The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 264,587 as of Monday, November 2, 2020 (up 3,161 from Sunday) including 3,379 deaths (up 26 from Sunday) ; 1,434 current hospitalizations (up 17 from Sun...
Nov 02, 2020
Tennessee Dems lawsuit seeks release of absentee ballot info
A lawsuit has been filed against Tennessee elections officials seeking the release of absentee ballot information. The lawsuit was filed Sunday in Davidson County Chancery Court by the state Democrati...
Nov 02, 2020
TN COVID-19 Case Count For Sunday, November 1, 2020
The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 261,426 as of Sunday, November 1, 2020 (up 754) including 3,353 deaths (no change); 1,296 current hospitalizations (down 103) and 233,175 recovered. Perc...
Nov 01, 2020