Crossville Woman Indicted For May 2017 Crash
A Cumberland County Grand Jury has indicted a Crossville woman for a May 2017 crash that injured a Crossville attorney. The indictments handed down Monday charge 28-year-old Nicole LouAnn O’Neal with aggravated assault, reckless endangerment, evading arrest, and DUI. Police said the crash happened on East First Street when an officer attempted to stop a […]
Sparta To Participate In National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Sparta will be holding their annual drug take back event this Saturday. Sparta Police Chief Jeff Guth said the event will take place at Walgreens from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. “This program really works and we just want to encourage everyone to bring them out and let us get rid of them for you,” […]
Grease Fire Damages DeKalb Co. Home, Leaves One Person With Minor Burns
A grease fire damaged a DeKalb County home Monday night and left one person with minor burns. According to county Fire Chief Donny Green, the blaze broke out at a residence on Highland Drive off Cookeville Highway. Green said the fire started when a skillet caught fire as a resident was cooking hamburgers. Officials said […]
DeKalb BOE Seeking High School Soccer Field
The DeKalb County High School Soccer program may have its own playing field in the near future. The County Commission cleared the way Monday night for the Board of Education to purchase five acres of property adjoining the north side of the high school campus. The owner of the property has offered to sell the […]
Search For Missing Man In Fentress Co. Will Resume Wednesday
A search for a missing man in Fentress County will resume Wednesday morning. Rain postponed Monday’s search for 57-year-old Danny Ray Hall and officials will spend Tuesday gathering rescue crews from across the region to assist with Wednesday’s search. Fentress County Emergency Management Agency Director James Bilbrey said Wednesday’s search will center around Glenoby […]
Bilbrey Responds To Backlash After Missing Second Council Meeting
A week after missing his second consecutive Algood City Council meeting, Mayor Scott Bilbrey is letting the public know why he missed the meeting. Bilbrey said he contacted Vice Mayor Kirk Dyer a few hours prior to the meeting. “Even from our conversation he had to have known that the stress level was high with […]
Search And Rescue Operation Conducted In Fentress Co.
Fentress County search and rescue crews helped bring two women to safety Monday after they became lost in Big South Fork National River and Recreation area. Fentress County Emergency Management Agency Director James Bilbrey said search crews responded to Honey Creek Loop trail around 7:00 p.m. Bilbrey said crews were on scene until about 3:00 […]
