April 1903
The members of the Rebecca Lodge here are preparing a play which will be given in the near future in Cline’s Hall. It is styled, “Aunt Jerusha’s Quilting Party.”
J.C.Carter and H.C. Hamby have opened a stock of groceries etc. at Millstone. They are both well and favorably known and will doubtless receive a very credited amount of business.
The night trains on the T.C. are now provided with Pullman sleepers which render travel to Nashville and Knoxville as comfortable as any road in the South.
April 1929
For more than 30 years a group of Crossville ladies known as the Art Circle have maintained the library. That this splendid little library has been of much benefit to Crossville and the county the ladies are determined that small beginning shall result in something much larger. The Art Circle is starting a drive for a $10,000 building fund for a new library. Just how long it will take these ladies will not cease until their efforts are assured.
Crossville City Council says it will be necessary in the near future to build a second disposal plant. They are investigating fire fighting equipment to place our town in a more favorable class with fire insurance companies in the state.
Woody – People in this community have been busy for the past few days planting potatoes.
April 1993
Two Pleasant Hill area men were arrested and charged with operating a still in the Browntown section. The still which was operational and still “warm” had a 35 gallon capacity. It was hidden in a wooded hollow on a small creek. The officers destroyed it.
The city now owns the Palace Theatre and the task force appointed to guide progress is asking for guidelines from the city commission.
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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