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 credible threat or devices at the property. The building was cleared for operation and Cumberland County Schools have had th...

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 Wildcats. Next up for the Jets will be a road trip to Monterey to play the Wildcats on Friday, August 29th. Live coverage wil...

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 believe the remains to be that of Monty Ritter, a man in his mid-60s who was originally from Virginia but had lived in Me...

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 been sentenced to serve six (6) years in the custody of the Tennessee Department of Corrections at 100%. According to DAG...

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 County Criminal Court and has been sentenced serve an effective fourteen (14) year sentence in the custody of the Tenne...

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 and was transported to the Cumberland County Jail for Theft of Merchandise. The fire pit was valued at $350.

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 Tennesseans can report threats directly to the Office of Homeland Security Threat Assessment Center. The SafeTN App is a quick...

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 Development said the school break and other seasonal changes in employment contributed to an increase in unemployment rates in m...