After weather forced the beginning of the District 7AAA Basketball Tournament to be pushed back a couple of days, the four First Round Games were played Friday at Cumberland County High School. In girl's games the CCHS Lady Jets posted a 60-26 win over the DeKalb County Lady Tigers. The Lady Jets advance to the tourney...

The Tennessee Soil and Water Conservation Commission (TSWCC) has announced that the terms of David Beaty, Keith Cole and Terry Lowe, current board members of the Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), will expire on March 31, 2025. The SWCD election will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, ...

Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti this week led a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition requesting that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) take swift action against bad actors who are endangering consumers with counterfeit and unsafe forms of the weight loss and diabetes drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, Moun...

Local authorities are investigating a string of vehicle thefts that have occurred in the past couple of weeks. Crossville-Cumberland County Crimestoppers is seeking information on a white 2006 Chevy Suburban that was stolen sometime between January 31st and February 10th from a residence on Heather Glen Drive in Fairfi...

Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) is asking members to conserve energy during the Artic blast. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has initiated Step 20 of the Emergency Load Curtailment Plan (ELCP). With Step 20, VEC is asking members of the cooperative to participate in a voluntary reduction in electrical load. Yo...

Cumberland County General Sessions Court scheduled for February 20, 2025 at 8:30 am, before Judge Worley, has been canceled and rescheduled for Thursday, February 27, 2025, at 8:30 am. For questions call 931-484-5852. Juvenile and DCS court has been rescheduled for March 5, 2025.

The Cumberland County Commission, in regular session on Tuesday, approved a housekeeping measure to authorize capital outlay notes up to $195,011. The resolution was required for audit purposes after rebids for renovation of the archive building were higher than the original bid. County Mayor Allen Foster reports that ...