LOCAL AND AREA CITIES AND COUNTIES TO SEE GRANTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Governor Bill Lee announced today the state will be issuing $200 million in grants to county and city governments to be put to use for various infrastructure and public safety projects. The grant mon ...
ROANE STATE STUDENT SEWING FACE MASKS FOR COVID-19 PROTECTION
(Story submitted by Roane State Community College) Roane State respiratory therapy student Isabella Escolar had never used a sewing machine before March 27. She didn’t even know how to thread a machi ...
3,802 CASES OF COVID 19 IN TENNESSEE, CUMBERLAND HOLDS AT 26 CASES, MORGAN RISES TO 5 – APRIL 6, 2020
The Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) said in their report released this afternoon there are 3,802 total confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state. Officials say as of today, 65 died in the state ...
CRAB ORCHARD CARE CENTER TEMPORARILY CLOSED BECAUSE OF COVID-19
Because of the coronavirus, the Crab Orchard Care Center will be temporarily closed (as of April 6, 2020) for food distribution until further notice. Crab Orchard Care Center anticipates reviewing th ...
POLICE REPORT: CAUSE OF EMPTY BUSINESS BUILDING FIRE IN CROSSVILLE “PROBABLE ARSON”
A Crossville police report released late this morning shows an empty business fire Saturday next to Big John’s BBQ on Highway 70 East is suspicious in nature and “possibly arson.” Crossville Fire Depu ...
MCMINN COUNTY MAN ARRESTED FOR FIRST-DEGREE MURDER
A McMinn County man has been charged with first-degree murder of a woman. Officers say 38-year-old Christopher Reece Young stands accused of the death of 61-year-old Donna Riggins. Investigators say a ...
DEPUTIES: EDMONDS ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY PULLING SHOTGUN ON THREE IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A Cumberland County man was taken into custody yesterday afternoon after allegedly pulling a shotgun on three individuals. The arrest report states the three went to a home on Oak Street to pick up a ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY DEPUTY TASERS WANTED INDIVIDUAL AFTER SUSPECT ATTEMPTS TO RUN AWAY
Deputies in Cumberland County responded Saturday to a home on Critter Creek Road for a disturbance. A check of one at the scene, 27-year-old Emory Ellen Hill of Crossville, revealed two active warrant ...
TWO HOMES BURGLARIZED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County deputies responded Saturday to a home on West Lake Road for a burglary. Officers noted $1,600 in items taken. No suspects were named in the incident. Deputies also went to a home on ...
UCDD NEW HOST OF UPPER CUMBERLAND SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER
The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) will assume management of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) — an organization tasked with assisting local businesses access funds through th ...
TENNESSEE SETS UP HOTLINE FOR APPLICANTS APPLYING FOR EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE DURING COVID-19 OUTBREAK
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) launched a special hotline this month to help make it easier for families with children to check on their application for emergency cash assistance du ...
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES $10 MILLION IN SMALL AND RURAL HOSPITAL READINESS GRANTS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced today the state will allocate $10 million in Small and Rural Hospital Readiness Grants to support hospitals that are facing financial strain due to the ongoing re ...
