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Thousands Without Power In Crossville

Thousands of Volunteer Energy Cooperative customers lost power after a transformer tripped at the Crossville substation Saturday. VEC crews have begun the process of re-routing circuits to other supplies in an effort to restore power. A statement from VEC said the work could take 3 to 4 hours to complete. The VEC outage map shows a total of 19,669 customers ... Read More »

Crossville Man Accused Of Masturbating In Public

A 26-year-old Crossville man faces charges for allegedly masturbating in public earlier this week. Crossville Police responded to the Miller Avenue Dollar General after a woman reported a male subject masturbating inside a car. Officers located the vehicle and identified the subject inside as Jacob Allen Niznick. An arrest report said officers observed Niznick with his pants unzipped and down ... Read More »

Contract for Cumberland School Director Sent Back To Committee

The Cumberland County Board of Education has voted against a three-year contract extension for Director of Schools Janet Graham. Board member Jim Inman said he couldn’t support the contract until the board surveyed faculty and staff. “Since the information about this has been out in the public, I’ve been receiving phone calls, emails, and texts, asking me to vote no ... Read More »

No Injuries After Vehicle Hydroplanes On I-40

A Smithville driver escaped injuries when her vehicle crashed on Interstate 40 in Putnam County Friday afternoon. The accident happened at the 294 westbound mile marker just before 4:40 p.m. A crash report said 24-year-old Samantha Boner was driving a 2015 Ford Explorer when rainy weather cause the vehicle to hydroplane. Boner overcorrected, causing the vehicle to crash into a ... Read More »

Fire Damages HRS Housing Unit In Baxter, No Injuries

A Highlands Residential Services (HRS) housing unit suffered damage during a Friday afternoon fire in Baxter. The Baxter Fire Department responded to the Maxwell Street structure at 4 p.m. Chief Matthew White said crews managed to contain the blaze to the living room area of the unit. No injuries occurred during the fire and a cause remains under investigation. White ... Read More »

No Injuries Reported In I-40 Crash Friday

The Tennessee Highway Patrol reported no injuries after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 40 eastbound in Putnam County Friday. Officials said the accident occurred when 23-year-old Bryce Paul Conway’s 2002 Saturn rear-ended a 2014 Subaru Forester. A THP crash report said the Subaru came to a stop when traffic began to slow at the 295 mile marker. Conway, of Clevelan, ... Read More »

Store Clerk Charged With Stealing Lottery Tickets, Money

A Crossville convenience store clerk allegedly scratched lottery tickets without paying for them and stole more than $3,500 cash earlier this month. 25-year-old Nathaniel Greenberg lost his job after admitting to the alleged crime. He also earned a theft charge after Crossville Police investigated the incident. The store owner contacted law enforcement after surveillance video captured Greenberg stealing the tickets ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Arrest Man For Aggravated Burglary

Cookeville Police have arrested a man after he broke into an enclosed porch Thursday. Wade G. Yankee faces charges of aggravated burglary, burglary, theft, evading arrest, resisting arrest and public intoxication. Officers came in contact with the defendant after responding to a burglary in progress at a Carolina Avenue apartment complex. An arrest warrant said three juveniles observed Yankee removing ... Read More »

BonDeCroft Utility District Officials Received Extra Pay

The BonDeCroft Utility District Manager has lost his job following a State Comptroller investigation. Investigators accuse the district manager of receiving extra pay after not reporting and recording used vacation leave. Officials said this created inflated leave balances, causing the manager to receive compensation that wasn’t due when cashing in vacation days. Investigators also found that the district supervisor cashed ... Read More »

Expenditure Approved For Fentress AG Pavilion Design

Fentress County Commissioners approved a small expenditure this week for its future agriculture pavilion. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said Upland Design Group received the green light to begin drawing up plans for the facility. “We have a gentleman that is going to do some preliminary drawings of what we need. The commission allowed us to pay him $1,200 to get ... Read More »