Crossville residents gathered for a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss an upcoming November referendum that could allow the City Council to transfer municipal water assets to the Cumberland Plateau Water Authority. Council Member Dr. Mark Fox, who hosted the forum, explained that under the city charter, registered v...

DUNLAP MAN ARRESTED, CHARGED IN HOMICIDE TBI Press Release September 10, 2026 Sequatchie- Special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained a warrant for a Dunlap man accused of homicide. On September 9th, at the request of 12th Judicial District Attorney General Courtney Lynch, TBI special agents...

NASHVILLE --- The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is pleased to report no boating-related fatalities over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The TWRA Boating and Law Enforcement Division compiled the holiday statistics after receiving reports from the Agency's four regions. There were three injury incidents acro...

Crossville Police arrested a Florida fugitive who was found hiding in the kitchen cabinets of a Park Street residence. Twenty-five-year-old Kyle Anthony Smith, of Crossville, was taken into custody on Saturday (Sept. 5, 2026) and transported to the Cumberland County Jail for extradition to Osceola County, Florida wher...

The Crossville City Council opened its September session with a special presentation honoring Crossville Firefighter and Advanced EMT Jade Callister for turning a traumatic on-duty assault into statewide legislative reform. Callister's was assaulted while responding to an emergency call in 2025. She worked alongside Cr...

Crossville Mayor RJ Crawford issued an official proclamation designating Nellie Kerley as the Crossville Student of the Month for September 2026. The presentation highlighted September's character theme of "Cooperation," commending Nellie for working agreeably with others and consistently following direction...

Press Release: Tennessee's wild ginseng harvesting season began September 1, and with more people heading into the woods and remote areas of Fentress County, local emergency services are joining together to encourage everyone to make safety a priority. Fentress County's rugged terrain is part of what makes our area spe...