August 1903
+H.S. Marble has purchased the pine tree lot south of the Bartlett property on Main St. of L.D. Smith for $500 and expects to build a residence there.
+Editorial — The large wheat crop of the west has brought forcibly before the people a very beneficial condition that has existed for several years but has not been generally known. That is the disposition and willingness of college students and professors to do the hardest kind of manual labor, that of the harvest field. When the intellectual class is willing to labor by the side of his less informed brother it bodes well for the nation.
+The Bon Air Coal and Iron Company is actively engaged at work building 200 coke ovens at the Green Place, a mile and a half from the Scarbrough Mill place at the edge of White County.
August 1929
+Fifteen Boy Scouts who risked their lives to save others were awarded gold medals during a Court of Honor. This is the highest award possible for a Boy Scout of America. Last spring a group of Boy Scouts were camped at White’s Creek when a cloudburst hit. The water rose rapidly and seven scouts and their Scoutmaster drowned.
+Ad — Dr. S. Golden is an experienced Masseur and is a member of National Association of Drugless Physicians. Electro Massage and Swedish Movement. Been in practice 35 years. Massage is recommended for many ailments. Dr. Golden is in Crossville for a limited time. Call him at the Hotel Taylor.
+Tom Mix in Son of the Golden West at the Mecca Friday and Saturday. 15 and 35 cents.
August 1993
+The Cumberland County Playhouse announced early registration for fall semester dance classes. The Dance Education Program is entering its fifth year and is made possible by a collaboration with Ballet Tennessee of Chattanooga.
+The Stork Resort is a midwife agency located at the Women's Clinic. Midwifery is new to Crossville and involves total care of the mother and child from conception to birth and check-ups and physicals afterward. A picture showed two couples with their new babies who were born at Cumberland Medical Center assisted by a nurse midwife.
Area News
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Plane has rough landing
No one was injured when a pilot veered off a runway to avoid a deer that was in the path of his light airplane as he landed the craft.
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Lemert grave site rededication set Monday
The restoration of the gravesite of 1st Sgt. Milo Lemert, Cumberland County's only WWI Medal of Honor recipient, is finally complete after months of repair and rebuilding. A special dedication will be held May 28 at the City Cemetery at Sgt. Lemert's gravesite. The dedication will immediately follow the 11 a.m. annual Memorial Day Ceremony for Cumberland County in downtown Crossville. The public is invited to both events.
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County to use new district boundaries to fill vacancy
The Cumberland County Commission approved a resolution to use new district boundary lines in the August County General Election in order to fill the vacancy created by the death of 9th District Commissioner Clyde Cramer.
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THP to enforce seat belt usage this Memorial Day weekend
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is planning to step up efforts to enforce seat belt usage over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. State Troopers along with other state and local law enforcement agencies are participating in the national seat belt enforcement campaign, Click it or Ticket, May 21 through June 3.
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Shooting victim identified; accomplice jailed
A burglar who fled from a home invasion after his partner was shot by a resident may be held responsible for his friend's death, sources close to the investigation of Tuesday's fatal shooting have told the Chronicle.
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Healthy eating, activity earn CO honors
Students at Crab Orchard Elementary have been eating better and getting more activity during the past school year. Those efforts have been recognized with prestigious awards for school health.
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Defendant pleads guilty to avoid jail
A Crossville area man told a Criminal Court judge earlier this month he was entering a plea of guilty to fraud to keep from going to jail.
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Man sentenced in sexual battery, statutory rape cases
A Crossville man charged with raping one woman and with having sexual relations with an underaged teen in a separate incident has pleaded guilty to related charges and was sentenced to jail.
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County to build, operate Big South Fork Visitor's Center
The Big South Fork Visitor's Center may become a reality after the county commission narrowly approved building and operating the facility once the project is completed.
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One dead in shooting near PH
One person is dead, a homeowner slightly injured, and at least a third person is in custody following a fatal shooting that may have been sparked by a home invasion near the Pleasant Hill community. And a fourth person might be connected with the incident.
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Plane has rough landing
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Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
Raw Video: Fight Erupts in Ukrainian Parliament
Texan Ranchers Remain Wary of Drought
Raw Video: Soldiers Plant Flags at Arlington
Police: Man Arrested in Etan Patz Disappearance
NYC Protests: the Revolution Will Be Scripted
Chicago U.S. Attorney Fitzgerald Resigns
Neighbors of Etan Patz's Suspect: It's Shocking
Gulf Fishermen Reel From Seafood Troubles
Stuntman Makes Skydive Without Parachute in UK
Raw Video: Bride Who Faked Cancer Released
