October 1903
+Ozone — The number of pupils in the public schools has increased to such an extent that the Presbyterian Home Mission Board deemed it wise to provide an assistant teacher.
+There was a bad wreck on the Tennessee Central between Ozone and Renfro. A work train headed for Crab Orchard and a train made up of empty slag cars headed for Rockwood collided on a curve running about 25 miles an hour. There were 20 men on the work train and 13 were injured. Newton Clower, assistant foreman at Waldensia, was killed outright.
+The beef market has been glutted by peddlers this past week.
October 1929
+The exploration work for marble at Crab Orchard promises to be of great importance to the town and of no small benefit to the county. Southern States Lime works at Crab Orchard has been in operation over 20 years and is a big industry. Thirty men are employed turning out 250 tons of lime a day.
+The Ladies Art Circle served meals at the Fair each day. They will also serve meals at the court house during court week. The entire proceeds are intended to go for the Art Circle Library fund.
+A representative of the Pan American Oil Co. was in town and took an option on an acre of ground belonging to James Smith for a wholesale plant site.
October 1993
+A milestone was reached at Crossville’s Vocational Technical School as David Gay of Crossville became the first student to earn certification as a Master Automotive Technician from the National Association for Automotive Service.
+The CCHS Handbook includes new rules. One is use or possession of radios, tape players, Walkman, portable phones, beepers, etc. on campus is prohibited.
+Saturday a storm reached its peak over Crab Orchard with 70 to 90 mile per hour winds. It peeled off the gym roof of Crab Orchard Elementary School. The school was closed for several days during the repair. There was also damage in the Tansi area, Homestead, Big Lick and Linary communities.
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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