TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 37,588 (up 206 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 149,179 total cases (up 1,826 cases sin ...
ANOTHER STUDENT AT COALFIELD SCHOOL IN MORGAN COUNTY TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
Morgan County school officials says another student at Coalfield School tested positive for COVID-19 and all students that have been in close contact have been sent home for quarantine until September ...
DISTURBANCE AT EXECUTIVE INN IN CROSSVILLE RESULTS IN ARREST OF HAYES
Crossville police responded to the Executive Inn yesterday for a disturbance. Officers arrived to see 38-year-old Sherod Maurice Hayes, listed as homeless, outside of a room shouting and disrupting se ...
SHEFFIELD INDICTED BY CUMBERLAND COUNTY GRAND JURY FOR CHILD SEX CRIME
A Cumberland County individual has been indicted by a grand jury for a child sex crime. Court documents state 47-year-old Aaron Lavern Sheffield of Crossville faces sexual exploitation of a minor afte ...
MULTIPLE INJURIES REPORTED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A single vehicle accident in Cumberland County just before 3 a.m. this morning left seven injured. Troopers say a 2000 Toyota Sienna driven by 48-year-old Dorthy J. Clark of Clinton, Tennessee was tra ...
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM WHAT WILL BE TROPICAL DEPRESSION LAURA ON THE PLATEAU AND IN THE VALLEY
Hurricane Laura made landfall early this morning near Cameron, Louisiana. The storm will diminish in intensity as it heads towards Arkansas and turns east toward Tennessee and Kentucky tomorrow mornin ...
WATTS BAR, CENTER HILL AND DALE HOLLOW FISHING REPORT – AUGUST 27, 2020
WATTS BAR Reservoir Conditions: The lake is at normal level. The water temperature is 84 degrees. Crappie: Most crappie are being caught at night while fishing around lights. Minnows are the better ...
WORK BEGINS ON NEW RUNWAY AT JAMESTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN FENTRESS COUNTY
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently bid out a multimillion-dollar project for improving the Jamestown Municipal Airport. The work includes redoing the runway and making the taxiways lon ...
LULA MAE FRANKLIN ADCOX, AGE 72
Lula Mae Franklin Adcox, age 72, of Rockwood, passed away August 26, 2020. She was a member of the Gateway Baptist Church in Rockwood and former member of the Order of Easter Star. Mae was a retired h ...
RAY CALVIN CANTER, AGE 80
Ray Calvin Canter, age 80, of Rockwood, passed away August 24, 2020. Survivors include wife: Mildred Canter; daughters: Eugenia Vance and Debby Fritz; grandchildren: Billy Canter, Robin Canter, Misty ...
HURRICANE LAURA BRINGS TORNADO THREAT AFTER LOUISIANA LANDFALL, LAKE CHARLES ‘SEVERELY DAMAGED’
Heavy rains and winds battered Louisiana this morning as a weakening Hurricane Laura roared northward, threatening to spread further damage well inland after slamming the Lake Charles area. The histo ...
LAWSUIT FILED ACCUSES CORPORATION IN ROANE COUNTY OF MISHANDLING HAZARDOUS WASTE
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed a lawsuit against American Zinc Recycling Corporation in Rockwood over reported mishandling of hazardous waste. Court documents state the corporatio ...
