Ronni Chase
Cumberland County’s June unemployment was 4.4%, up 0.6% from May and down 0.5% for the same period in 2025. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development said the annual summer break, which temporarily sidelines many school employees such as bus drivers, cafeteria workers, and custodial
by Ronni Chase
Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster reports that sales tax for the July accrual came in at $1,519,928. Mayor Foster says that is $11,876 above the projected $1,508,052. The final total for sales tax collections for Fiscal Year 25-26 was $17,615,545. That will
by Ronni Chase
Former Assistant District Attorney (ADA) Jessie Mayberry, who served the 13th Judicial District, has entered a plea of No Contest by way of Criminal Information to a Class A Misdemeanor Theft in Overton County Circuit Court. Mayberry waived venue and agreed to enter the plea in DeKalb County. Mayberry was
by Ronni Chase
Two people have been arrested in Putnam County for allegedly stealing from victims while performing handyman work. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has identified the suspects as 40-year-old David Hampton, of Jackson County, and 40-year-old Cortnie Hill, of Cookeville. Authorities believe that while Hampton and
by Ronni Chase