A scheduled October 29 trip to tour the Wilson County Expo Center has been pushed back a little over an hour, to accommodate new commissioners’ schedules. Originally set for 10 a.m. in front of the old courthouse on Main Street, the departure time is now 11:15. Cumberland County Building & Grounds Committee Chair Wendell Wilson announced the change at the ... Read More »

The Cumberland County Commission heard budget updates on income figures for several categories at its meeting last night. Finance Director Nathan Brock prefaced his report by saying new budget figures will be released around the 20th of this month, and he would present the numbers he presently has for county income. EMS collections have been an issue, Brock said. They’re ... Read More »

At the Cumberland County Commission meeting last night, the commission approved eleven budget-amendment resolutions. All resolutions had previously received unanimous approval when they were brought before the County Budget Committee for consideration. In turn, all eleven resolutions passed unanimously on roll-call votes. The resolution numbers, titles and dollar amounts are listed below: 10-2018-3 – General-Purpose School Fund – Memorial Donations ... Read More »

Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster announced the appointment of new County Attorney Philip Burnett at the regular monthly  meeting of the Cumberland County Commission tonight. Burnett, a partner in Crossville-based Bean, Smith & Burnett, was appointed to a two-year term, to expire October 31, 2020. His appointment was approved unanimously on voice vote. Foster expressed enthusiasm at the appointment and ... Read More »

The Cumberland County Commission will conduct its regular monthly meeting this evening at 6 p.m. On the agenda will be appointment of a new county attorney for a two-year term, several budget amendments, standing committee and county official reports. The meeting will be held in the large meeting room on the third floor of the old courthouse on Main Street. ... Read More »

Late Friday morning, the general manager of the Dollar General store on Highway 127 in Rinnie reported that during business hours between October 6 and 7, multiple persons stole in excess of $10,000 in merchandise from the store. According to the incident report filed with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, an employee provided a written statement in which she admitted ... Read More »

Sunday afternoon, sheriff’s deputies responded to the Vandever Corner Market in Cumberland County, to a report of a disoriented naked woman wearing one flip flop. The woman, 29-year-old Brittany McCarty of Crossville, was in the back of an ambulance, crying, when deputies arrived. She had scratches on her feet and claimed no knowledge of how she got to the market. ... Read More »

Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies responded late last night to reports of a driver attempting to hit a pedestrian on Sullivan Drive in Crossville. Deputies stopped the subject vehicle at Central Baptist Church and spoke with the driver, 20-year-old Avery Lee Conley of Crossville, who reportedly smelled of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet. Conley, who admitted to drinking two ... Read More »

Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies responded to a residence on the 100 block of Fawn Loop Saturday evening for suspected drug activity. There they found 48-year-old Troy Alan Noll, who had in his possession five and a half Hydrocodone pills and a bag of marijuana. On the hood of a car in the garage were a dozen zip-top bags of pot ... Read More »

The Fentress County Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a blood drive Saturday, October 13, from noon to 7 p.m. at the True West Campground, Stables & Mercantile, 3341 Leatherwood Ford Road in Jamestown. American Red Cross regulations generally permit healthy persons at least 16 years old and weighing at least 110 pounds to donate blood every six weeks (56 days). ... Read More »