Tennessee Department of Correction Press Release Wednesday, February 25, 2026 The Tennessee Department of Correction continues to investigate the homicide of a correctional officer that occurred at the Morgan County Correctional Complex on Tuesday, February 24. The officer killed in the line of duty...

The District 7AAA High School Basketball Tournament at Cookeville High School came to a close Tuesday evening. The Cumberland County High School Jets finished as the tourney runner-up dropping the title game to the Upperman High School Bees 60-37. The SMHS Panthers won the consolation game with Whit...

A THP Cookeville Trooper, along with an Interdiction Plus Trooper, stopped a speeding vehicle on I-40 in Cumberland County. A probable cause search revealed 6 ounces of meth, 3 ounces crack cocaine, and 7 grams of marijuana. The THP says the driver was a violent felon and was arrested on multiple dr...

A Morgan County jury has found 25-year-old Montarius Douglas guilty of Sexual Battery of a Correctional Officer. According to District Attorney General Russell Johnson, the conviction stems from an incident on October 19, 2024, inside the Morgan County Correctional Complex. Institutional video repor...

The Tennessee Bureau of Workers' Compensation is warning the public about scams targeting workers. In these scams, workers are contacted by phone, email, text message, or video call and told they must pay money to receive workers' compensation benefits or to settle their claims. The scammers may fal...