Carol Ann Irvin, a beloved and longtime actress at the Cumberland County Playhouse, passed away in Crossville on October 2, 2025. She was 79. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Irvin spent more than 50 years on the Playhouse stage, appearing in hundreds of productions. Bilbrey Funeral ...

After three straight road games the Cumberland County High School Jets played host to the East Ridge High School Pioneers Thursday night. The Jets picked up the win as they posted a 3-2 victory. Next up for the Jets is the homecoming game against the Rockwood Tigers on Friday, October 10th. Catch th...

Sheriff Casey Cox and the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office recently conducted the first of many Teen Driver Safety Courses designed to prepare young drivers for the road. This course is open to teens ages 14 to 18 and the next Teen Driver Safety Course will be October 20th and 21st from 5pm to 8p...

Christa Pike, the only woman currently serving a sentence on Tennessee's death row, has been scheduled to be executed on September 30, 2026. In 1996, Pike was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death for the 1995 murder of Collen Slemmer, a fellow Jobs Corps worker from Knoxville, Ten...

Press Release: THREAT MADE AGAINST LOCAL SCHOOL PUTNAM COUNTY, TN-Today, October 2, 2025, PCSO SRO Deputies were notified of a message containing threats of mass violence towards students and faculty at Cookeville High School. SRO Deputies and immediately followed protocol and took the suspect into ...