Author Archives: Ronni Chase

One person is dead after a dump truck crashed into a semi hauling logs on Highway 70 North in Cumberland County. It happened Tuesday around 1:15pm near the Cumberland/Putnam County line. According to ...

Officials are warning about a text message claiming to be from the Tennessee Department of Motor Vehicles. The message claims you have an outstanding traffic ticket and then threatens various actions ...

A Memphis high school football player has died after collapsing during summer practice in extreme heat. Sixteen-year-old Joshua Henderson, a student at Bolton High in Shelby County, passed away last S...

Longtime Crossville businessman Edward "Ed" Jones has passed away. He was 75. According to Oak Lawn Funeral Home in Sparta, Mr. Jones died Saturday, July 23, 2025. Ed Jones Texaco on West Avenue, whic...

Cherry W. Daugherty, who served nearly 40 years in local government, has passed away at 70. According to her obituary, she began working at the Cumberland County Clerk's Office when she was 16 and wou...

Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster reports that Wednesday's Open House at the Lake Tansi Fire Station was a success and "a great opportunity to see the upgrades firsthand and thank the men and women...

If you still need to register for fall classed the Roane State Cumberland Campus will have a Walk-In Registration Day on Wednesday, August 6th . Walk-In Advising will be from 9am to 11am and 2 to 4:30...

Motorists are reminded that school has already started in some of our neighboring counties. Thursday, July 31st is the first full day of school in Fentress County. Thursday is a half-day for Roane Cou...

The Dyer County Sheriff's Office has given an update after an infant was dropped off in a car seat and abandoned in someone's yard Tuesday afternoon (7/29/25) in Northwest Tennessee. Witnesses called ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Public Assistance Needed in Identifying Abandoned Infant and Suspect DYER COUNTY, TN [July 29, 2025]- At approximately 3:11 PM today, the Dyer County Sheriff's Office received a ...