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Police Hoping to Identify Suspect Who Vandalized Cumberland Good Samaritans Thrift Store
Crossville Police are hoping to identify the suspect who vandalized the property of Cumberland Good Samaritans Thrift Store. On Sunday, March 9th, a blue Dodge Ram truck backed up into a pole in the t...
Mar 13, 2025
Cumberland County Woman Victim of Credit Card Scam
A Cumberland County woman has fallen victim to a credit card scam. According to the Sheriff's Office, the victim said she was contacted by a man claiming to be an agent with her credit card company wh...
Mar 13, 2025
Cumberland County Woman Loses Thousands In Publishers Clearing House Scam
An elderly Cumberland County woman has lost thousands in a Publishers Clearing House Scam. The victim's son contacted the Sheriff's Office to report that someone called his mother and told her that sh...
Mar 13, 2025
Crossville Man Contacted By Someone Using the Name of Kevin Costner in Online Contest Scam
A Crossville man has lost hundreds of dollars in an online contest scam. The victim contacted the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday (3/12/25) and reported that a week prior he had been m...
Mar 13, 2025
Johnson City Man Charged with Attempted Murder, Accused of Shooting Officer
A Johnson City man has been charged after he allegedly shot a police officer Wednesday night. He has been identified as 55-year-old Timothy D. Blair. Early Thursday morning, agents obtained a warrant ...
Mar 13, 2025
Cumberland County Records 5.4% January Jobless Rate
Eighty-two of Tennessee's 95 counties reported unemployment rates for January below 5% but that wasn't the case for Cumberland County, which had a 5.4% jobless rate for the first month of the year. Th...
Mar 13, 2025
Cumberland County Schools Spring Break March 17-21, 2025
Cumberland County students will be out of school for Spring Break March 17th through March 21st. After that their next school break is April 18th for Good Friday.
Mar 13, 2025
Gas Leak in Baxter; Nearby Schools Not in Danger Officials Say
Thursday morning (March 13) the Putnam County Sheriff's Office was notified about a gas leak at the intersection of 4th Avenue and Main Street in Baxter, which is near three schools. Baxter Fire Chief...
Mar 13, 2025
Mayor Crawford Proclaims April as Autism Awareness Month in Crossville, April 2nd as World Autism Awareness Day
Mayor RJ Crawford has proclaimed April 2025 as Autism Awareness Month and in particular, April 2nd as World Autism Awareness Day in Crossville. Crawford added that Crossville is committed to ensuring ...
Mar 11, 2025
Whataburger is Coming to Crossville
Crossville Mayor RJ Crawford has announced that a Whataburger restaurant is coming to town. During the March session of the Crossville City Council on Tuesday, Crawford said that a site plan has been ...
Mar 11, 2025