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No School Monday, January 16, 2023 For MLK Day
Cumberland County students will enjoy an extra-long weekend as there will be No School on Monday, January 16 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. School will resume on a normal schedule on Tuesday, January...
Jan 11, 2023
Two More Die From COVID-19 In Cumberland County
Cumberland County's COVID-19 death toll rose by 2 on Saturday, January 7, 2023 bringing the county's deaths from coronavirus to 346. The county's positive cases rose significantly over the holidays, w...
Jan 11, 2023
SMHS Basketball Schedule Change
The SMHS home basketball games against Knoxville Webb originally scheduled for Friday, January 13th, will be played on Thursday, January 12th. JV Boys at 4:00, Girls Varsity at 5:30 with the Boys Vars...
Jan 11, 2023
#5 Tennessee Volunteers Defeat Vanderbilt, 77-68
The 5th ranked Volunteers were looking to stay undefeated in SEC play Tuesday night as they hosted In-State rival the Vanderbilt Commodores. Tennessee was behind in the game at half time being down 39...
Paxton Elmore Jan 11, 2023
Crossville City Council approved street closing for Crossville Cruisers
The Crossville City Council, in regular session on Tuesday, voted to approve an alternate street closing for the monthly downtown cruise-in. Council member Scot Shanks voiced concerns about closing of...
Jan 11, 2023
City of Crossville Sales Tax collections top $1 million for the third time this fiscal year
According to the Crossville City Manage report, sales tax collections for the city were at $1.02 million for the latest reporting period, which includes money collected in October 2022. For the year-t...
Jan 11, 2023
High School Basketball
Stone Memorial traveled to Macon County High School for District games on Tuesday. The Lady Panthers fell to the Tigerettes, 42-39. In the final game of the night, the Panthers moved to 5 and 0 in Dis...
Jan 10, 2023
Gun Threat At Jack Daniel's; Distillery And Area Schools Placed On Brief Lockdown
Jack Daniel's Distillery in Lynchburg, TN and area schools were placed on a brief lockdown Tuesday morning after the whiskey company received a call that a man who was "possibly armed" was on his way ...
Jan 10, 2023
Farm Bureau Women's Committee Announces Essay Contest, Open To All Cumberland County 5th Graders
Why is Agriculture Important? That is the question that the Cumberland County Farm Bureau Women's Committee is asking local fifth grade students. The Committee's annual county-wide essay contest is op...
Jan 10, 2023
McNally re-elected Lt. Governor and Speaker of the Senate
The State Senate on Tuesday re-elected Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge) for a fourth term as Speaker of the Senate. McNally has served as Speaker of the Senate and Lieutenant Governor since Ja...
Jan 10, 2023