TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE TO CONSIDER EXTENDING STAY AT HOME ORDER
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has a decision to make by tomorrow night if he will extend his "Stay-at-Home" order because of the coronavirus. The order is in effect until 11:59 p.m. tomorrow night (Tue ...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: CROSSVILLE SETS RECORD DAILY RAINFALL AMOUNT
The National Weather Service says Crossville set a record daily rainfall of 4.17" yesterday (Sunday. April 12, 2020), breaking the previous record of 1.60" set on April 12, 1979. This was almost as mu ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD RESPONDS TO HELP WOMAN TRAPPED IN VEHICLE DURING FLOODING
The Cumberland County Rescue Squad responded to Cumberland Mountain Retreat last night after several residents reported flooding to their houses. The rescue squad also went to Highland Lane after a fe ...
TORNADOES IN SOUTHEAST TENNESSEE AND NORTHWEST GEORGIA LEAVES DESTRUCTION, INJURIES AND FATALITIES
Severe thunderstorms and a couple of tornadoes in Southeast Tennessee and Northwest Georgia caused damage and widespread power outages last night. In Bradley County, widespread damage took place and ...
FLOOD ADVISORY ISSUED FOR EMORY RIVER INVOLVING MORGAN AND ROANE COUNTIES
The National Weather Service has issued a FLOOD ADVISORY for the Emory River at Oakdale affecting Morgan and Roane counties. Heavy rain by this evening will produce sharp rises on area rivers and stre ...
5,308 CASES OF COVID 19 IN TENNESSEE, CUMBERLAND COUNTY CONTINUES RISE TO 42 CASES – APRIL 12, 2020
The Tennessee Department of Health said in their report released this afternoon there are 5,308 total confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state. Officials say as of today (April 12, 2020), 101 died ...
WHITE COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD AND MEDICS HELP MAN AFTER ROCK FALLS ON HIM ON MOUNTAIN
The Sparta/White County Volunteer Rescue Squad responded to an area off of Long Hollow Road yesterday afternoon after a rock fell on a male subject on a mountain. Upon arrival the rescue team and medi ...
IRS TO LAUNCH “GET MY PAYMENT” APP FOR PEOPLE TO GET STIMULUS MONEY FASTER AND FIND OUT STATUS OF CHECKS MAILED
According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Treasury and the IRS, they plan to launch the "Get My Payment" web application sometime this week (April 13-18, 2020). The web application is f ...
DIMPLE MARIE KELLEY, AGE 89
Dimple Marie Kelley, age 89, of Daysville, passed away April 10, 2020 at the Life Care Center in Crossville. She was an owner of two restaurants and worked in the restaurant business for a number of y ...
TWO ROUNDS OF SEVERE WEATHER LIKELY EASTER DAY FOR COVERAGE AREA
(This is an update to the severe weather story featured yesterday) The National Weather Service says severe thunderstorms with damaging winds of 60-75 m.p.h., large hail and a few tornadoes can be ex ...
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR PART OF COVERAGE AREA
The National Weather Service has issued a WIND ADVISORY from 10 a.m. central time Sunday, April 12, 2020 until 7 a.m. Monday, April 13, 2020 for the following counties in the coverage area: CUMBERLAN ...
FLASH FLOOD WATCH ISSUED FOR UPPER CUMBERLAND REGION
Along with a wind advisory, the National Weather Service has issued a FLASH FLOOD WATCH from noon central today (Sunday, April 12, 2020) until tomorrow morning (Monday April 13, 2020) for the followin ...
