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Crossville - Tenth Street/West Ave. Intersection Closed Through Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Crossville, TN - Tenth Street will be closed at the intersection of West Avenue and 10th Street today through Wednesday, June 14, 2023. West Avenue will allow through traffic. Please use extreme cauti...
Jun 12, 2023
Hwy 70N Home Heavily Damaged After Funnel Cloud Spotted In Crossville
A home on Highway 70 North was heavily damaged Sunday evening after a funnel cloud was spotted in Crossville. Debris was strewn across the road to the Baisley Farm which also appeared to have sustaine...
Jun 11, 2023
Hartsville, TN - Trousdale Turner Correctional Center Put On Lockdown After Inmate Death, Two Officers Assaulted
The Trousdale Turner Correctional Center in Hartsville, Tennessee was put on lockdown over the weekend following the death of an inmate and an unrelated attack on two correctional officers. WKRN repor...
Jun 11, 2023
Former Food Bank Director Indicted On Theft And Prostitution Charges
The former director of the Sumner County Food Bank has been indicted on theft and prostitution charges. According to a TBI press release, authorities began investigating 82-year-old James Gill in May ...
Jun 10, 2023
Truck Destroyed In Fire At Green Acres Cemetery Saturday Morning
The Cumberland County Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire around 6:50am Saturday at the entrance of Green Acres Cemetery. It appears a truck caught fire while traveling on Highway 127 North an...
Jun 10, 2023
Fire Destroys Semi At 307 Mile Marker On I-40 In Cumberland County
Early Saturday morning Cumberland County Firefighters were called to a tractor-trailer fire on I-40 at mile maker 307. The call went out around 3am. The semi was destroyed with minor damage to the tra...
Jun 10, 2023
Retired CCFD Assistant Chief Joe Wood Passes Away, 80
Retired Cumberland County Fire Department Assistant Chief Joe Wood has passed away. He was 80. Mr. Wood retired after more than 26 years of service with the Cumberland County Fire Department. He is su...
Jun 10, 2023
Former Warren County Investigator Charged With Official Misconduct
TBI Press Release June 9, 2023 WARREN COUNTY - An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into actions of a now-former investigator with the Warren County Sheriff's ...
Jun 09, 2023
Tennessee Moves Closer To Bringing Passenger Rail Trains Back
Tennessee is looking into bringing passenger rail trains back to the state for the first time since the 1970's. The state has submitted an identification application to the Federal Rail Administration...
Jun 08, 2023
TOSHA: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Worker Killed In January Not Wearing Proper Fall Protection Equipment
The Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration (TOSHA) says a museum worker in Chattanooga who died in a fall last January was not wearing proper protection equipment. George Walker was r...
Jun 08, 2023