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One Killed In Middle TN During Wednesday's Storms
At least one person was killed in Middle Tennessee during Wednesday's severe storms. The THP says Belmont University law student Laurel Flaherty, age 22, of Massachusetts, died after a tree fell on he...
Oct 13, 2022
Cumberland County's COVID-19 Cases Up 45 In One Week
Cumberland County's COVID-19 cases increased by 45 in a week's time for a total of 18,432 on Saturday, October 8, 2022. (The total reflects all positive cases since pandemic reporting began.) Deaths r...
Oct 13, 2022
TN Secretary of State Tre Hargett Enters "Best Interest" Plea In DUI Charge
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, who was arrested in June on a DUI charge, has entered a "best interest" plea, also known as an Alford plea, where the defendant pleads guilty while maintainin...
Oct 13, 2022
Season 19 "American Idol" Runner-up Willie Spence Dies In Jasper, TN Crash At 23
Season 19 "American Idol" runner up Willie Spence died in a traffic accident in Jasper, Tennessee Tuesday afternoon. He was only 23. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Spence rear ended a trac...
Oct 12, 2022
Cumberland County Commission To Hold October 17 Regular Meeting At The Art Circle Public Library
The Cumberland County Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 17, 2022 at the Art Circle Public Library in the Cumberland Room. The meeting starts at 6pm and the library is...
Oct 12, 2022
The Crossville Police Department to get body cams
The Crossville City Council, in regular session on Tuesday, voted to move forward with the purchase of body cams for the Crossville Police Department. The bid from Axon in the amount of $365,000 was a...
Oct 12, 2022
Sales tax revenue tops $1 million for the city of Crossville for the second month
Crossville's portion of the sales tax was over a million dollars again, according to Crossville City Manager Greg Wood. In Wood's report to council on Tuesday, he told council that sales tax collectio...
Oct 12, 2022
Nicole Yang named Student of the Month for October
The Crossville City Council honored Nicole Yang as the October Student of the Month during their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday. Nicole's teacher said, "Nicole is a very responsible student. She o...
Oct 12, 2022
Man Hit By Train In Murfreesboro Manages To Call 911 For Himself
A man who was hit by a double locomotive Tuesday morning in Murfreesboro still managed to call 911 for himself. It happened on South Church Street. Police say the train engineer sounded his horn and t...
Oct 11, 2022
25 TN Promise Mentors Needed in Cumberland County by October 21
With less than two weeks remaining until the October 21 tnAchieves mentor application deadline, Cumberland County still needs 25 mentors to meet local student demand. Mentors must be 21 years of age a...
Oct 10, 2022