June 1903
J.A. DeRossett of Crab Orchard is worse again at this time. He has been chilling again.
There will be a train excursion from Nashville to Harriman over the Tennessee Central. The train will leave Nashville at 11 p.m. Saturday, June 20, and return June 21, leaving Harriman Sunday night at 10 p.m. It is for both white and colored passengers, a baggage car being placed between the cars.
Big Lick — Cattle are dying in this section by the wholesale, old and young. What is the remedy for the poison?
June 1929
A hookworm clinic will be held in Crossville to investigate the situation. Fred N. Johnson, county sanitary officer, has been trying to arrange such a clinic for some time. Dr. Kelley from Vanderbilt University will be in charge. There is no doubt many children in this county are affected.
Indications are bright for the development of a marble works at Crab Orchard provided specimens now being worked and other conditions prove satisfactory to the Knoxville man who is interested. The marble belongs to what is known as Missouri Limestone and it takes a most admirable polish. It is of the bird’s eye variety of a slight yellowish cast and had found a strong market in many parts of the country.
June 1993
The Cumberland County School Board was advised by their attorney to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s answer to the question of religious activities during school, you cannot do it.
The U.S. Postal Service expects to distribute mail by automated equipment by late this year. The mail will go directly to the carriers and not be distributed by local clerks. Many POB customers use only their street address and when the change occurs mail will be delivered to the address listed and if there is no mail receptacle it will be returned to the post office. Both the street and box address should be used.
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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Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
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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
