A two-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Crossville woman and injured two other people Wednesday. The Crossville Police Department released an accident report Thursday that identified the deceased as 66-year-old Brenda Norris. The crash happened at the intersection of Dunbar Road and Lantana Road. Officials said 56-year-old Jeffrey David Newsome of Crossville was turning left when his PT Cruiser ... Read More »

An ordinance for mobile food vendors may soon be coming to the City of Crossville. City Manager Greg Wood said he began studying the idea after an issue arose over the 4th of July. “We have Nick’s Italian Ice that provides concession services for our parks,” Wood said. “On Fourth of July, vendors showed up and started selling their wares ... Read More »

The Crossville City Council will discuss the employment contract for City Manager Greg Wood during next week’s meeting. Wood said council needs to take action because his current contract expires in the the near future. “March 5 is just around the corner,” Wood said. “If you decide that you do not want to renew my contract you need to start ... Read More »

Authorities have secured indictments against two additional men in an ongoing Smith County homicide. The indictments charge 35-year-old James Murray and 38-year-old Tommy Grisham with Aggravated Robbery and Felony First-Degree murder in the April 23 death of Taylor Neusse. Authorities found Neusse’s body in an old warehouse on Hunter Avenue. A TBI investigation identified Murray and Grisham as two of ... Read More »

Every school inside Livingston city limits will soon have a School Resource Officer (SRO). The Overton County School System has received an $87,500 grant to add SRO’s at A.H. Roberts Elementary and REACH Academy. City Councilman Ronald Dishman said those officers will come from the Livingston Police Department. “I compliment Greg (Chief Etheredge) and the school system both because I ... Read More »

An Overton County judge has handed down a 37-year prison sentence to a child rapist. Earl Junior Pike, Jr. entered a guilty plea Wednesday to the offense of Rape of a Child and Aggravated Sexual Battery. The investigation began October of 2018 when authorities received allegations that Pike committed sexual offenses against a seven-year-old female. A press release said the ... Read More »

A Putnam County inmate faces a new charge for allegedly possessing drugs inside the jail. Authorities charged Harley Rene Brown on Sunday with introduction of contraband into a penal facility. Arrest warrants indicate that officers conducted a strip search of Brown and found 14-grams of a crystal like substance. Brown remains behind bars on $2,000 bond. She arrived at the ... Read More »

A high-speed pursuit landed a Cookeville man behind bars Tuesday. The Tennessee Highway Patrol charged Noah Douglas Hall with reckless endangerment and evading arrest. Warrants indicate that the pursuit began when State Troopers clocked Hall’s vehicle going 99 mph on Interstate 40. The defendant allegedly drove between two vehicles before taking the Old Baxter Road exit and pulling into a ... Read More »

The Putnam County Regional Planning Commission continued discussions Tuesday about possibly creating a set of county zoning regulations. Commissioner Phil Wilbourn said it’s something he wants to pursue, despite the negative feedback he’s receiving. “I think we oughta have something in our hands, whether it’s one or two pages, so be it,” Wilbourn said. “I just think it’s a matter ... Read More »

Smithville authorities have arrested a man for allegedly stealing a truck from the city garage. 38-year-old David Nathan Conaway faces three counts of burglary and one count of theft of property over $1,000. Arrest warrants accuse Conaway of entering the gated area of the city garage at 3 a.m. September 14. He managed to get inside the facility after entering ... Read More »