Cumberland County News

CUMBERLAND CO., Tenn. - A plea deal will keep the Kingston Springs man charged in the murders of a woman and her four-year-old daughter off death row and in prison for the rest of his life.

A man accused of murdering a mother and daughter in their church parking lot has pled guilty and will serve life in prison with no chance for parole.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Tenn. a ' Cumberland County deputies have arrested a pair of men from Sparta for homicide.

State and local investigators have been working overtime processing evidence and interviewing a host of potential suspects and potential witnesses in the slaying of a west Cumberland County man one week ago.

Stoney Lonesome was one of the bluegrass groups who performed at the the Depot. Others such as Lilly Lung, Cumberland Heart and Long Shot performed on the mainstage on Main St.

Cumberland County commissioners today agreed to donate $2,000 to help the Interstate 81 Corridor Coalition's efforts to support improvements for the 824-mile-long highway.

Authorities have released the identity of a man found dead Tuesday morning in Cumberland County.

Authorities are treating the death of a west Cumberland County man as a homicide but are not releasing much information about the incident.

Investigators are trying to find out what happened to a man found dead in his Cumberland County home.

Authorities suspect foul play in the death of a man at his home near the Cumberland-White County line, between Sparta and Pleasant Hill.

A Cumberland County man has been arrested and charged with assaulting a Crossville man during an alleged assault that took place last week, according to Crossville Police Department reports.

DSquared Productions welcomes you to its upcoming show at the Palace Theatre on Friday, June 26, and Saturday, June 27.

The Cumberland County Commission approved a resolution to allow the county to apply for a Community Facility Project loan through the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development for furnishing the new Art Circle Public Library.

A Cumberland County man in barely audible tones told a Criminal Court judge last week that if he could take back causing the traffic deaths of his friend and his friend's girlfriend, he would.

The Cumberland County Election Commission has selected Jeff Beemer to defend the commission members and Administrator of Elections Sharon York in a Chancery Court suit filed by former Administrator Suzanne Smith.

Anna Pickard, Cumberland County High School English teacher, was selected as the PDK/TTU Upper Cumberland Teacher of the Month for April for her outstanding dedication to her students and the profession.

The Cumberland County Commission approved a resolution for the county to operate on a continuing budget.

Students from Cumberland County, Stone Memorial and Phoenix High School were recognized as A honor roll students for the first semester at the awards program at Tennessee Technology Center at Crossville on May 19.

In a sardine-like packed courtroom, Cumberland County commissioners approved a proposed project that could bring fly ash into the county to reclaim a mine on Smith Mountain as well as at least $5 million in revenue into the county's general fund and highway department budget over the next three years.

Since its inception in 1978, the Art Guild at Fairfield Glade has become a well-known center for the visual arts on the Cumberland Plateau.