One arrested following deadly Coalfield crash
A 45-year-old man, Scotty Tinker, is facing criminal charges following an accident that left two people dead and Highway 62 closed for much of the evening Tuesday in the Coalfield community of Morgan County. According to reports, Tinker was allegedly driving a minivan when he crossed the center line of traffic, striking a motorcycle and […]
Yager re-elected chairman of Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) was recently re-elected Chairman of the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR), while Cleveland City Mayor Kevin Brooks was re-elected vice-chair. The 25-member group is made up of public officials from state, county and municipal governments as well as two private citizens and two members of the executive branch. “I […]
Highway 27 accident leaves one dead
A 76-year-old man, James Campbell, died Tuesday afternoon following a one-vehicle accident on Highway 27 just south of Wartburg. According to a Tennessee Highway Patrol preliminary report, Campbell was driving south in a 2009 Buick LaCross when the vehicle left the roadway before coming to a stop nearby. A passenger, 76-year-old Carolyn Campbell, was injured […]
