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A Smithville woman faces DUI and Child abuse charges after passing out in her vehicle with a 2-year-old child inside. Stacey Lee Woods has a bond of $7,500 and appears in court June 8th. According to DeKalb County Sheriff Patrick Ray, deputies found Woods asleep in her vehicle on Short Mountain Highway. Officers managed to wake Woods up and according ... Read More »

Pickett County will host its annual Spring Clean Up Day this Saturday. Pickett County Executive Richard Daniel said the event encourages residents to pickup trash alongside county roadways and in front of their homes. “There will be no charge for anything that you bring in to the transfer station that day,” Daniel said. “It’s an opportunity to get rid of ... Read More »

Crossville Police recently arrested a man allegedly impersonating an officer. George Matthew Leeds was arrested on narcotics charges and a probation violation, as well. When officers questioned him, Leeds reportedly gave a different name and insisted the vehicle belonged to his brother. Leeds reportedly had red, white and blue lights on his vehicle, an FBI badge and shirts from several federal ... Read More »

DeKalb County authorities have arrested a man who allegedly fired shots at his sister and assaulted his girlfriend. 33-year-old Nathan Joe Trapp is under a $10,000 bond at the county jail. Sheriff Patrick Ray said deputies responded to a Magness Road residence last week for a reported domestic dispute with shots fired. When they arrived on scene Trapp’s sister informed ... Read More »

The White County Sheriff’s Department announced an endangered child has been located. 17-year-old Sarah Key was found in Watertown Tuesday. Two White County deputies will escort her home. The TBI released an endangered child alert for Key over the weekend. Key’s family said she went to bed Thursday night, but was gone Friday morning. She was reportedly with a 30-year-old ... Read More »

Ransomware called Wannacry attacked banks, hospitals and businesses in dozens of countries last week. Eric Brown serves as assistant director of Tennessee Tech’s Cybersecurity Education Research and Outreach Center. He said ransomware is software that lets a hacker take over your computer system and hide your data. The only way to get it back is to pay the ransom, usually ... Read More »

Volunteer Energy Cooperative has scheduled a planned power outage for Cumberland County’s Fairfield Glade and Hebbertsburg areas. VEC Communications and Public Relations Coordinator Julie Jones said the outage will begin Friday night at 11:00 p.m.   “We are doing this because we have to install two poles at the junction of Peavine Road and Snead,” Jones said. “We can’t leave ... Read More »

Cumberland County has a new director for its’ Emergency Management Agency. Monday night the County Commission voted to appoint Rick Williams to the position. He’s replacing Keith Garrison who has announced his retirement. Williams previously headed up the White County EMA. Read More »

Algood will likely need a new police cruiser after an officer crashed in Smithville Monday evening. Algood City Administrator Keith Morrison said officer Christopher Ferguson did not suffer any injuries in the crash that occurred on Broad Street in front of Tractor Supply. “He was driving home from training in Murfreesboro when a car pulled out in front of him,” ... Read More »

An early spring has brought ticks out early. Putnam County Extension Agent Wayne Key said it’s easy for you or your pets to pick up ticks in your lawn or the woods. “Where they exist, where they like to be in cool grasses in the lawn, or woody areas, or along areas like tall grasses where it’s cool towards the ... Read More »