Pickett Co. EMS Investigated Over Informal Complaints
The The Upper Cumberland Regional Consultant Office has completed an informal investigation into Pickett County EMS. The investigation began after the State Office of Medical Service received multiple phones calls from citizens concerned about delays in dispatch time due to short staffing and unlicensed personnel being dispatched on emergency calls. The consultant office investigated the […]
Fire Destroys Vacant Home In Cumberland County
A fire destroyed a vacant Cumberland County home last night. Officials said the blaze broke out shortly before 3:00 a.m. on Highland Lane. Fire Chief John Hall said crews arrived on scene and found the dwelling fully involved. A cause of the fire remains unknown and Hall said none of the firefighters suffered any injuries.
DeKalb Sheriff: Rumors Of School Threat Unfounded
DeKalb County Sheriff Patrick Ray has placed extra officers at schools today following a rumor of a threat Thursday evening. According to a written release, Ray said he received a call from a school resource officer at DeKalb County High School, who informed him that a child had overheard a student make a threat towards […]
Celina Man Arrested, Accused In TBI Statutory Rape Case
Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested a Celina man on four counts of statutory rape. 27-year-old Scott Brown was arrested Thursday without incident and he remains behind bars under $80,000 bond. Investigators said Brown allegedly had several sexual encounters with a teenage girl over the period of more than a year. The […]
Crash Results In DUI For Crossville Man
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has charged a 23-year-old Crossville man with DUI following a single vehicle crash on Interstate 40 Thursday. Officials said the crash happened on westbound I-40 near mile marker 334 in Cumberland County. A report says Austin Hembree was driving a 2001 Ford Expedition when the vehicle left the roadway, struck a […]
World Memorial Flag Visits Cookeville Today
The World Memorial Patriot Flag made a stop in Cookeville Thursday. The 24 by 60 foot flag is in memory of 9/11 and is currently on a five year mission touring the United States. It took firemen and several city and county officials about 20 minutes to unfold the flag in front of the Putnam […]
Court Date Set For Man Who Allegedly Killed Police K-9
A Lebanon Judge has set a May 30th trial date for a Cumberland County man facing numerous charges including killing a Crossville Police K-9 back in August. The trial for 28-year-old Dustin Lee Dixon will take place in Lebanon because two Upper Cumberland judges recused themselves from the case. Dixon stands accused of leading police […]
Weather Causing Delays To Highway 52 Repair Project
Repairs to a slope failure are continuing on Highway 52 near the Moss Fire Department in Clay County. Part of the roadway washed away during a heavy rain event a day before Christmas. Crews have completed relocating a utility line, but additional work can’t begin until the weather changes and the site dries up. Tennessee […]
UC State Veterans Cemetery Association Meeting Friday
The Upper Cumberland State Veterans Cemetery Association will meet Friday to provide an update on efforts to bring a state veterans cemetery to the Upper Cumberland. Association representative Chuck Mateyka said the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services has not yet located land that’s suitable for the project. “We didn’t really know when we started this […]
More than 20 Grams Of Meth Found During Traffic Stop
A traffic stop for a tag light violation led to the discovery of more than 20 grams of methamphetamine in Cookeville Tuesday. Police have issued drug charges to 22-year-old Jessee Martin of Cookeville, 37-year-old Jeffery Davis of Cookeville and 34-year-old Amy Jenkins of Sparta. Police said they asked to search the vehicle after seeing paraphernalia […]
