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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
High School Football
The High School Football season got underway Thursday night as the Cumberland County High School Jets played host to the Livingston Academy Wildcats. The home team dropped a 47-9 decision to the Wildc...
Randel Trevena Aug 21, 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
Stolen Fire Pit Recovered, Suspect Arrested
Crossville Police recovered a custom built fire pit that was stolen from Mountain Barn Builders and arrested the suspect. Fifty-four-year-old Sean Christopher Vanleuven provided an admission of guilt ...
Ronni Chase Aug 21, 2025
Department of Safety and Homeland Security's SafeTN App and Suspicious Activity Reporting Tools Enhance School Safety
As another school year gets underway, the Department of Safety and Homeland Security is reminding students, faculty, parents and the public about their SafeTN app and announcing additional ways Tennes...
Ronni Chase Aug 21, 2025
Cumberland County's July 2025 Unemployment Rate Up Slightly from June
Cumberland County's July unemployment rate rose 0.2 percent from June to 5.2 percent. It was also up 0.2 percent from the same time last year. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Developme...
Ronni Chase Aug 21, 2025