Tennessee Department of Correction Press Release Wednesday, February 25, 2026 The Tennessee Department of Correction continues to investigate the homicide of a correctional officer that occurred at the Morgan County Correctional Complex on Tuesday, February 24. The officer killed in the line of duty has been identified...

The District 7AAA High School Basketball Tournament at Cookeville High School came to a close Tuesday evening. The Cumberland County High School Jets finished as the tourney runner-up dropping the title game to the Upperman High School Bees 60-37. The SMHS Panthers won the consolation game with White County 65-49. Both...

A THP Cookeville Trooper, along with an Interdiction Plus Trooper, stopped a speeding vehicle on I-40 in Cumberland County. A probable cause search revealed 6 ounces of meth, 3 ounces crack cocaine, and 7 grams of marijuana. The THP says the driver was a violent felon and was arrested on multiple drug trafficking charg...

A Morgan County jury has found 25-year-old Montarius Douglas guilty of Sexual Battery of a Correctional Officer. According to District Attorney General Russell Johnson, the conviction stems from an incident on October 19, 2024, inside the Morgan County Correctional Complex. Institutional video reportedly showed that as...