Author Archives: Ronni Chase
Pedestrian Killed by Train in Dayton, TN
A Madisonville woman died after she was struck by a freight train Saturday night (8/23/2025) in Dayton, Tennessee. It happened around 10:39 p.m. near the 1300 block of Railroad Street. The Dayton Poli...
Ronni Chase Aug 25, 2025
TDOT Announces No Lane Closures for Labor Day Holiday
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state routes for the Labor Day holiday travel period. Construction crews will stop all lane clo...
Ronni Chase Aug 25, 2025
UPDATE! Crossville Shooting Victim Passes Away, Identified as 63-Year-Old Albert Sturgill, Jr.
Update 8/24/2024: The TBI said Sunday that the man fatally shot on Main Street in front of the Cumberland County Courthouse Friday evening has died and has been identified as 63-year-old Albert Sturgi...
Ronni Chase Aug 23, 2025
Crossville PD Says No Threat to Public After Friday Night Shooting on Main Street, Witnesses Asked to Contact Police
Press Release: On August 22, 2025, at approximately 5:42 p.m. CST, Crossville Police Officers responded to the area of North Main Street and Fourth Street after multiple 911 calls reported a fight in ...
Ronni Chase Aug 23, 2025
Shooting Shuts Down Main Street in Crossville
At least one person was injured in a shooting on Main Street in Crossville Friday evening (Aug. 22, 2025). It reportedly happened around 5:30pm in the area of the Veterans Memorial and involved a man ...
Ronni Chase Aug 22, 2025
Student at Cumberland County High School Charged With Threats Made Against School
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Sheriff Casey Cox CROSSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT Chief Jessie Brooks CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS Director Rebecca Farley JOINT PRESS RELEASE August 22, 2025 STUDENT CHAR...
Ronni Chase Aug 22, 2025
Update! School Lockdowns Lifted After Bomb Threat at Dollar General on Miller Ave. in Crossville
8/22/2025 10:26am Friday, August 22, 2025 Press Release Update..... As of 0940 hours, 8/22/2025, a complete sweep of the Dollar General Market by multiple Bomb Detection Canine's have revealed no cred...
Ronni Chase Aug 22, 2025
Humans Remains Discovered in Meigs County, Tennessee During Welfare Check, Foul Play Not Suspected
Ninth Judicial District Attorney General Russell Johnson reports that human remains were found during a welfare check in a remote area of Bowerman Lane in the south end of Meigs County. Authorities be...
Ronni Chase Aug 21, 2025
Wade Ellis Williams, 52, Sentenced to 6 Years for Sexual Exploitation of a Minor
Thirteenth Judicial District Attorney General Bryant C. Dunaway reports that 52-year-old Wade Ellis Williams pleaded guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor in Pickett County Criminal Court and has b...
Ronni Chase Aug 21, 2025
Rodney Griffin, 29, to Serve 14 Years for Sexual Battery and Exploitation of a Child in Pickett County
Thirteenth Judicial District Attorney General Bryant C. Dunaway reports that 29-year-old Rodney Griffin entered a guilty plea to Aggravated Sexual Battery and Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Pickett...
Ronni Chase Aug 21, 2025