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Gallatin Teen Injured After Friday's Storms To Become Organ Donor
A teenage girl in Gallatin, Tennessee suffered a traumatic brain injury Friday when a tree fell on her as she was helping her family clear debris after the storms. On Sunday doctors planned to take Al...
Mar 05, 2023
Northside Drive Scheduled To Close For Utility Crossing From 8pm To 6AM Beginning Monday, March 6, 2023
The Tennessee Department of Transportation reports a utility crossing is scheduled for Northside Drive in Crossville near the intersection of US-127 (SR-28) beginning on Monday 03/06/23. Northside Dri...
Mar 05, 2023
Baxter, TN Woman Reported Missing Since January Located Safe
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office said Saturday that a Baxter, Tennessee woman who had been reported missing by family members has been located and is safe. Forty-five-year-old Lori Brook Farris was ...
Mar 04, 2023
David Gibson Retires From Law Enforcement After 42 Years
The Cumberland County Sheriff's Office has announced David Gibson officially retired from Law Enforcement on Friday at the conclusion of a more than 40-year career. He was presented his .45 Glock side...
Mar 04, 2023
Roane State Announces New Site Directors, Dawn Shaw And Melody Kees
(RSCC Press Release) Roane State Community College recently named two new site directors: Melody Kees in Morgan County and Dawn Shaw in Cumberland County. Kees and Shaw started their new roles in earl...
Ronni Chase Mar 04, 2023
"Say Yes to the Prom Dress" Free Dress Event March 11th, 13th & 14th At Cumberland Fellowship Church In Crossville, TN
The "Say Yes to the Prom Dress" FREE prom dress event for girls throughout Cumberland County and surrounding counties will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023 from 10am to Noon at Cumberland Fellowshi...
Ronni Chase Mar 04, 2023
One Adult, Two Teens Found Dead In Cookeville Apartment
One adult and two teenagers were found dead inside an apartment in Cookeville Friday morning. Cookeville Police responded to an apartment complex located at 600 West 8th Street where they discovered t...
Mar 04, 2023
Storms Kill At Least 2 In Tennessee, At Least 9 Others in Arkansas, Alabama, Kentucky, And Mississippi
(This story has been updated) At least eleven people were reported dead soon after severe storms tore through five southern states on Thursday and Friday. Sadly, the fatalities are rising. In Humphrey...
Mar 04, 2023
Tennessee Highway Patrol Graduates Seven State Troopers
(Source: TN Department of Safety & Homeland Security) Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Jeff Long swore in the newest members of the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) ...
Mar 04, 2023
Tractor-Trailer Crash Friday Injures Driver, Snarls I-40 Eastbound Traffic In Cumberland County
A semi-truck driver was injured Friday afternoon after crashing on I-40 east near the 335 mile marker in Cumberland County. It happened around 1pm as severe storms blew through the area, bringing heav...
Mar 03, 2023