100,000 FORESTED ACRES BEING PRESERVED ALONG THE TN/KY STATE LINE
The Nature Conservancy announced today 100,000 acres of working forestland on the Tennessee/Kentucky state line will now be preserved, thanks to an acquisition made by the two states’ Nature Conservan ...
ROAD WORK CONTINUES ALONG TENTH STREET
The City of Crossville Street Department will have Tenth Street down to one lane of traffic today. Please use caution when traveling in this area; use alternate routes if possible.
S&P: ROANE COUNTY ECONOMY WEAK, RELIES TOO MUCH ON GOVERNMENT JOBS
Roane County’s financial management continues to earn rave reviews from Standard & Poor’s. The economy is a different story, however. The credit rating agency calls Roane County’s economy weak an ...
PROPOSED BILL BANNING CHILD-LIKE SEX DOLLS HEADS TO TENNESSEE GOVERNOR’S DESK
Tennessee is poised to become the latest state to ban possessing, selling or distributing a child-like sex doll. The legislation outlawing child-like sex dolls won unanimous support from House lawmak ...
12-YEAR-OLD GIRL RESCUED AFTER FALL ON SIGNAL MT. TRAIL
A child who was the victim of a high fall was rescued from a Signal Mountain trail on Easter Sunday. It happened around 5:30 p.m. at Signal Point Trail. Hamilton County EMS spokeswoman A ...
WARM AND SUNNY
Portions of the Cumberland Plateau have already gone over six and a half inches of rain for the month of April, average for the month would be just over 5 inches. Most areas have probably had the last ...
BREAKING NEWS: BODY OF MISSING COOKEVILLE DOCTOR FOUND
BREAKING NEWS: Officials in Overton County have announced that they have found the body of a missing Cookeville man. 83-year-old Dr. James L. Smith had been missing since Wed. April 17. His body was ...
BELOVED LONG-TIME SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND HOMESTEADER SYLVIA LEWIS PASSES AWAY
One of Cumberland County’s most beloved school bus drivers has passed away. Sylvia Lewis (Pelfrey) suffered a stroke last week while she was driving her bus. Fortunately she was able to pull the bus ...
207 KILLED IN EXPLOSIONS IN SRI LANKA
An Easter Sunday tragedy occurred in Sri Lanka's capital when explosions killed 207 people and injured hundreds more. Reports are coming in that there were eight blasts that rocked churches and hotels ...
FORMER UT PLAYER REGGIE COBBS DEAD AT AGE 50
Former UT running back and San Francisco 49'ers scout Reggie Cobb has died. According to reports, Cobb died from a heart attack. He was 50 years old. Cobb entered into the NFL in 1990 and spent most o ...
GREAT WEATHER FOR EASTER
Easter Sunday continues to look great with Sunshine returning and the high temperature near 70° after morning lows in the 30s. Monday and Tuesday will be partly sunny with high temperatures in the mid ...
RUTHERFORD COUNTY DEPUTY STRUCK BY CAR WHILE DIRECTING TRAFFIC AT ACCIDENT
A Rutherford County Deputy was hit by a car while directing traffic Friday night. The crash involved a tractor-trailer rig and a car on South Church Street at Savannah Ridge around 9 PM. While the dep ...
