Author Archives: Ronni Chase

Westbound traffic on Interstate 40 in Cumberland County came to a standstill Saturday afternoon when a crane truck overturned near the 334 mile marker. The truck was rounding a curve around 2:30pm whe...

I-40 near the Tennessee/North Carolina border has reopened a week earlier than expected after floods and rockslides stranded motorists and washed out a section of interstate. TDOT originally planned t...

Crossville-Cumberland County Crimestoppers is seeking information on the person or persons who painted graffiti under the Holiday Lake bridge. Please call Crossville-Cumberland County Crimestoppers at...

Tennessee's tourism industry set a new record in 2024, generating $31.7 billion in direct visitor spending, according to newly released data from Tourism Economics and the Tennessee Department of Tour...

Cumberland County's May unemployment rate was 4.1%, up 0.5% from April's 3.6%, and 0.2% higher than May 2024. Across the state unemployment rates decreased from April to May in three counties, rates i...

During Independence Day weekend, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will join state and local law enforcement for "Safe on Seventy," a campaign to increase traffic enforcement across U.S. High...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will suspend all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state routes from noon on Thursday, July 3, through 6:00 a.m. on Monday, July 7...

A plane crash in Sequatchie County Tuesday (6/25/35) killed one person and seriously injured another. It happened around 6:25pm on Ridge Road in Dunlap. The owner of the Piper Cub, 79-year-old Wendall...

A broken pole on Miller Avenue near Martin Elementary and the Miller Mart knocked out power Wednesday afternoon in Crossville. Around 5pm over 1,400 customers were without electricity in the immediate...

On Tuesday (June 24, 2025) a DeKalb County jury found a Michigan man guilty of Sexual Battery by an Authority Figure. According to 13th Judicial District Attorney General Bryant C. Dunaway, it took th...