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Two Tractor trailers have crashed on Interstate 40 in Cumberland County. The crash reported around 1:15 p.m. between mile marker 304 and 305. According to Tennessee Highway Patrol Sergeant Greg Tramel, one of the tractors lost its trailer during the crash. The loose trailer is reportedly upside down in the median. Authorities have closed both west bound lanes. Tramel said ... Read More »

Reports indicate Wendy Gentry attempted to file for bankruptcy protection. An attorney for Gentry filed earlier this month in federal bankruptcy courts. The petition was denied a week later citing the best interest of the creditors. Gentry and her husband have been under federal investigation since December. Civil lawsuits related to the criminal case accuse the pair of conducting a ... Read More »

The Fentress County Commission will conduct interviews tonight for a permanent sheriff. Former sheriff Chucky Cravens resigned earlier this year after pleading guilty to federal charges. Gary Ledbetter has served as interim sheriff since Craven’s departure. Tonight five candidates will be interviewed. They include Ledbetter, James Conatser, Rodney Insco, Michael Reagan, and Tommy Rosecrants. The work session starts tonight at ... Read More »

A White County man faces several charges after using his head to break the back glass of a sheriff’s patrol car. White County Sheriff’s Detective Chris Isom said Robert Joseph Schill became combative and struggled with officers, then used his head to break through the back glass of the police cruiser. “Officers immediately tried to render aid, which he refused, ... Read More »

Starting July 1st all Cumberland County employees will be required to have their paychecks directly deposited into their bank accounts. The new policy was adopted by the County Commission this week. Officials say the new policy will save the county both time and money as the cost for labor, printing, and distributing physical check continues to grow. 91-percent of all ... Read More »

A DeKalb County judge has sentenced a man to serve six years in prison for his role in a 2013 officer involved shooting. 58-year-old Randy Gerald Petty entered a plea this week to two counts of attempted aggravated assault. His charges stem from a May 2013 incident in which he allegedly pointed a scoped rifle at two deputies responding to ... Read More »

The Fentress County Sheriff’s Department responded to a stabbing in Clarkrange yesterday. The incident happened at a home on Page Road around 3:45 p.m. Officers have determined that an argument began over drugs between 28-year-old Josh Fry and 38-year-old Michael Elam. Authorities say Fry threatened Elam with a handgun and fired two rounds before a physical altercation broke out. During ... Read More »

Confidentiality is an important part of negotiations between businesses and government. Overton County Executive Ben Danner said a breach of confidentiality is what gave his county a shot at a new business for the Rickman area. They were set to go into another county and the county brought up some stuff about it, told their name in a meeting, and ... Read More »

Overton County Executive Ben Danner said an announcement on a new business at the old Volunteer Foam building may come this summer. “We come up with an opportunity to purchase the old Volunteer Foam building, it’s been empty, I guess five years now, Volunteer Foam moved out, went to East Tennessee, we’re always looking at bringing jobs into Overton County,” ... Read More »

The Pickett County Commission passed their fiscal year budget this week. The budget totals about $4.5 million and the tax rate remains unchanged at $1.87. County Executive Richard Daniel said for the second year in a row the county has passed the budget before the start of the new fiscal year. “We are proud of that because it enables us ... Read More »