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Factory blaze injures firefighter
Tuesday morning Cumberland County and Crossville City firefighters responded to a call at the Durable Products plant, on Highland Street off West Ave. Crossville Fire Chief Mike Turner said that according to witnesses, the fire began in a paint booth when the heaters caught fire. The fire grew large very rapidly. Durable employees evacuated immediately as several crews, both county and city, came in to tend to the fire. During the incident, Crossville firefighter Junior Cooper was injured, possibly breaking an ankle, when something fell on top of him, according to Turner. Firefighters had the situation under control shortly after 11 a.m.
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Vacant trailer destroyed in Saturday fire
No one lived in the trailer on Running Creek Dr. that caught fire Saturday evening.
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Historical museums to have displays at archives facility
The new archives building will not only hold priceless, historical county records, the facility will also give other local historical museums a display area to represent a sampling of what their facility has to offer.
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Man charged with holding girlfriend against her will; sexual assault
A Crossville man has been arrested by city police on three charges — including two felonies — after a domestic dispute escalated into violence and sexual assault, according to police reports.
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Felony charges filed in domestic assault
A Monterey man made his first appearance in Cumberland County General Sessions Court last Monday to answer a felony charge relating to a domestic assault that took place Aug. 15 during which a car was allegedly used as a weapon, a knife was pulled by the victim and both sides accused the other of being the aggressor.
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Home destroyed in blaze
Fire raced through a large home that the owner was putting finishing touches on around 9 a.m. Tuesday.
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Visit the Cumberland County Fair [Slideshow]
The Cumberland County Fair is under way at the Cumberland County Community Complex.
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BOE approves air conditioning for CCHS gym
The Cumberland County Board of Education is hoping to use a windfall in additional Basic Education Program funds to move forward with installing air conditioning at Cumberland County High School.
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Loggins is the Fairest
Lacy Loggins was crowned the 2010 Fairest of the Fair Saturday night at Stone Memorial High School.
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Walmart reports thousands in thefts of computers, electronics
Crossville Police at the request of officials at the local Walmart store are investigating the theft of thousands of dollars worth of computers and other items from the store's electronics section, according to reports.
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One killed in single-vehicle crash Friday night
One Cumberland County resident lost his life when the vehicle he was driving slammed into a tree at a high rate of speed on a rural county road, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
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