
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD POLICY COMMITTEE MEETS
The Cumberland County School Board Policy Committee met yesterday for a short session. Members approved an edited policies pertaining to tobacco free schools. The committee took out a sentence that st ...

LOCAL STUDENTS HONORED IN DRAWING CONTEST
Covenant Diabetes Center, Healthier Tennessee, and Coordinated School Health joined together to have a 4th-grade drawing contest where students participated in illustrating and writing about ways they ...

BREAKING NEWS – CUMBERLAND COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS BATTLING MOBILE HOME BLAZE
BREAKING NEWS - Cumberland County firefighters are on the scene of a mobile home fire at 25 Whitaker Lane off of Highway 70 North. Crews arrived to find the structure fully engulfed in flames. No init ...

“GREASE” STAR EDD BYRNES PASSES AWAY AT 87
"Grease" and "77 Sunset Strip" star Edd Byrnes died unexpectedly at the age of 87 of natural causes at his Santa Monica, California home. His is the story of an ambitious young kid who, in his 20s dr ...

RUTH C. POWELL, AGE 96
Ruth C. Powell, age 96, of Rockwood passed away January 8, 2020 at Signature Health Care Center in Rockwood. She was born September 3, 1929 in Morgan County and a graduate of Rockwood High School. Rut ...

PLEASANT HILL TOWN COUNCIL VOTES NOT TO DE-ANNEX AREAS ON PETITION
Last night after nearly 2 hours of deliberation, the Pleasant Hill Town Council voted not to de-annex any portion of the presented areas on the petition received last November. According to Tennessee ...

LOUDON COUNTY DEPUTIES NOW EQUIPPED WITH LIFE-SAVING A.E.D.’S
Loudon County deputies now have a new item aimed at reducing the number of sudden cardiac arrest death’s by proving access to early defibrillation across the county. Priority EMS Director Travis Este ...

FENTRESS COUNTY COMMISSION REJECTS BIDS FOR NEW CLARKRANGE FIRE HALL
The Fentress County Commission this week rejected bids for the Clarkrange Fire Hall remodeling project. Officials said the bids came in higher than expected so commissioners will look at downsizing an ...

WIND ADVISORY ISSUED FOR PART OF LISTENING AREA
The National Weather Service has issued a WIND ADVISORY in effect from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2020 until 6 p.m. central Saturday, January 11, 2020. This includes the following counties in th ...

NEARLY HALF MILLION SUBARU VEHICLES BEING RECALLED
Subaru is recalling nearly 500,000 cars for faulty airbags that could explode and shoot metal projectiles throughout the vehicle. The recalls apply to a number of Subaru models released between 2003 ...

STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN AREA SATURDAY (JAN. 11, 2020)
Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected in the listening area Saturday (January 11, 2020). In the morning, a strong wind develops with rising temperatures towards the upper 60s and lower 70s. High ...

ENDANGERED CHILD ALERT ISSUED FOR MISSING GREENBRIER TEENAGER
The TBI is searching for 16-year-old Cole Fox who is missing from Greenbrier, Tennessee. Fox is described as a Caucasian male standing 5 feet 9 inches tall, weighing 125 pounds and has brown hair and ...