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Ryan King, of Franklin, has been appointed as Deputy Commissioner for the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) beginning October 31. As Deputy Commissioner, King will oversee day-to-day operation...

Club Wyndham Resort at Fairfield Glade has filed an official WARN Notice with the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development, notifying the agency of a permanent closure effective Decembe...

The Crossville Police Department is proud to recognize several outstanding students from Cumberland County High School as part of their SRO Student of the Month program. Chief of Police Jesse Brooks, ...

A Cookeville man was arrested following a wreck on the Peavine Road overpass. Deputy Kemmer learned it began as a road rage incident on I-40. Crossville Police say the driver of the Jeep, 28-year-old ...

Arson is suspected as the cause of a fire at an abandoned residence at 803 Cook Road. City units arrived to find it completely engulfed in flames. According to Crossville Police, the owner stated he h...

The cities of Dayton and Sparta have each received a $48,000 Parks and Recreation Planning Grant. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) said $968,000 was awarded to 18 commun...

McMinn County Director of Schools, Dr. Julie Goodin, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday (October 23, 2025). She was 43. Dr. Goodin became DOS in July after preiously serving in numerous other roles....

Roane State Cumberland Campus recently welcomed MEDIC Regional Blood Center during their Jake Copeland Memorial Blood Drive. There were 23 donors from Cumberland students and people in the community, ...

The Cookeville Police Department received a call around 10 o'clock Friday night (10/24/2025) reporting a possible bomb threat near the old courthouse on the Square in Cookeville. Putnam County Sheriff...

The Stone Memorial High School Panthers improved to 8 and 1 this season, 3 and 1 in Region play, with a 28-7 road win at DeKalb County High School Friday night. SMHS will close out the regular season ...