POWER OUTAGE TAKES PLACE IN CROSSVILLE
A power outage took place in Crossville just before 8 a.m. this morning. It affected nearly 700 VEC customers. The outage caused several traffic lights on Main Street to go out turning the intersectio ...
POLICE ADDRESS ALLEGED STUDENT HIT LIST FOR LENOIR CITY HIGH SCHOOL
Lenoir City High School was made aware of a reported hit list late Friday which officers say proved untrue. The school released a statement indicating their administration was made aware of a rumor re ...
PEDESTRIAN STRUCK AND KILLED BY VEHICLE IN PIGEON FORGE
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Pigeon Forge Friday night. Police were called to the Parkway at Jake Thomas Road and found a male in the roadway deceased. Officers say the man atte ...
THIRD GRADE CLASS IN LOUDON CO. HELPS ONE OF THEIR OWN AFTER HOUSE FIRE
A third grade class at Philadelphia Elementary School in Loudon County came to the aid of a fellow classmate after he lost all of his possessions in a fire. The class held a secret toy drive for Danie ...
CUMBERLAND CO. ANIMAL SHELTER CLOSES SEPT. 30 TO OCT. 6
The Cumberland County Animal Shelter will be closed to the public starting tomorrow (Monday, September 30, 2019) through Sunday (October 6, 2019). This is to allow the transfer of animals, equipment a ...
11-MONTH-OLD IN ALABAMA DIES AFTER BEING LEFT IN A HOT CAR
Police say an 11-month-old boy died after he and his twin sister were left in a hot car for hours while their father was at work. The incident happened at Sunny King Honda in Oxford, Alabama, about 6 ...
TWO BLOUNT COUNTY MEN DIE AS A RESULT OF A MOTORCYCLE CRASH
Two Blount County men died in a motorcycle crash last night. Officers say 22-year-old Chase Edward Eden of Greenback, and 22-year-old Nicholas R. Wilson of Tallassee were both pronounced dead at the s ...
PEDESTRIAN DIES AFTER BEING HIT BY ALLEGED DUI DRIVER IN PUTNAM CO.
A Cookeville, Tennessee man was arrested for DUI and reckless endangerment after reportedly striking and killing a pedestrian with a vehicle Saturday. Authorities identified the deceased as 49-year-ol ...
NRC NAMES NEW SENIOR INSPECTOR AT WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officials in Atlanta have named Wesley Deschaine as the new NRC Senior Resident Inspector at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant near Spring City. Each U.S. commercial nuc ...
SEVERAL COUNTIES IMPLEMENTING BURN BANS
With dry conditions persistent in the listening area, several counties implemented burn bans in an effort to prevent forest fires. The state of Tennessee is requiring all residents to acquire a permi ...
NEAR OR ABOVE 90 DEGREE WEATHER…..IN OCTOBER?
Apparently Mother Nature did not get the memo that it is about to be October in the area. Hot air continues its grip on the Cumberland Plateau and in the valley. The National Weather Service is call ...
EUNICE L. HENDERSON, AGE 87
Eunice L. Henderson, age 87, of Kingston, passed away September 26, 2019. Survivors include daughters: Pat Cooley, Pam Henderson, and Debbie Maden; son: David Henderson; and brothers: Sammy Price, Jer ...
