Fairfield Glade Increases Patrols With Booze It Lose It Campaign
The Fairfield Glade Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office in the “Booze it and Lose It” campaign to reduce impaired-driving during the New Years week. Fairfield Glade Police Department Patrol Captain Fred Sherrill said the number of impaired drivers tends to go up during the holiday season, as people usually attend […]
Fairfield Glade Using Grant To Address Older Driver Safety
The Fairfield Glade Police Department will look to bolster its efforts in addressing safety for older drivers with a new grant from the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. Police Captain Fred Sherrill said 68 percent of Fairfield Glade’s population is 65 and older. Sherrill said the department is seeing an upward trend in older driver crashes. […]
Fairfield Glade Hosts Putt’n With The Police, Public Invited
The community can Putt with the Police of Fairfield Glade this week, a way to introduce officers to the public. Fairfield Glade Chief of Police Kate Self said the idea came from the national Coffee with a Cop program. Self said this is an opportunity for people to ask officers questions and voice their concerns […]
Cumberland E-911 Boosting Communications Across The County
Cumberland County E-911 is undertaking major changes to improve emergency services across the county. Director Eric Ritzman said that among those changes, is a new website. Ritzman said the site has launched and gives residents a survey to provide needed information before an emergency happens. “If they have someone living there that has dementia or […]
Fairfield Glade PD Receives Highway Safety Grant
Fairfield Glade Police Department will increase roadway enforcement and safety education thanks to a federal grant. The $20,000 grant will be used for new radar equipment and educational services for senior drivers. Lieutenant Katelyn Self said federal funding like this is crucial to creating safe roadways. “We are technically not a government entity, which does […]
