
GRAINGER COUNTY LATEST TO ISSUE MASK MANDATE FOR COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Grainger County is the latest to implement a mask mandate during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Grainger County Mayor’s executive order is as follows: "WHEREAS, a global pandemic of COVID-19 has reached ...

CLEARING AND COOL MONDAY
Well let's check out this weather situation day by day for the week ahead. Monday is going to be a day of clearing but chilly with a high temperature of only 50 degrees and a north wind at 10 miles an ...

DEATH TOLL RISES IN CUMBERLAND, ROANE, RHEA, OVERTON, PUTNAM AND MCMINN COUNTIES
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2020 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 46,245 (UP from y ...

HODGES ARRESTED FOR SOLICITATION FOR MURDER IN PUTNAM COUNTY
Last Friday (November 20, 2020), the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office arrested Brian Allen Hodges for solicitation of first-degree murder. On November 18, 2020, investigators learned Hodges was allegedl ...

FORMER CHURCH IN RHEA COUNTY TO BE ADDED TO NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES
A former house of worship in Rhea County will be added to the National Register of Historic Places. The First Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church in Dayton was built in 1887, with additions of a cupola ...

JAMES CLEVELAND ELWOOD, AGE 83
No services are scheduled at this time for James Cleveland Elwood, age 83, of Fairfield Glade, who passed away November 20, 2020. Survivors include wife: Janiene Elwood; stepdaughters: Maureen Newlan ...

WILLIAM C. HOLLAND, SR., AGE 85
A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date for William C. Holland, Sr., age 85, of Crossville, who passed away November 20, 2020. Survivors include wife: Nancy Holland; daughter: Penny Gregory ...

ANNA MAE HOWARD, AGE 89
Anna Mae Howard, age 89, was born August 15, 1931 to Lyle W. Moon and Nellie Baughey Moon in Toledo, Ohio. She passed away on November 17, 2020 in Chattanooga. She is survived by her children: Joanne ...

JIM COOK, AGE 83
Jim Cook, age 83, of Harriman, passed away November 21, 2020 at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville. He was a member of Trenton Street Baptist Church. Jim was the owner of Sexton Buck Olds for many y ...

H. RUTH LAWSON, AGE 99
H. Ruth Lawson, age 99, of Crossville, passed away November 21, 2020. She was born August 17, 1921 in Cumberland County, the daughter of Daniel and Sarah Willis Lawson. She served many years as a mini ...

JULIA F. “MAMMY” MCCOIN, AGE 78
Julia F. McCoin, also known as “Mammy” to many who loved her dearly, age 78, of Rockwood, passed away November 19, 2020. She was born March 27, 1942 in Rockwood. She graduated from Rockwood High Schoo ...

CARLA MAE GREENE, AGE 47
Carla Mae Greene, age 47, of Harriman, passed away November 20, 2020 at Roane Medical Center. She was born August 24, 1973 in Whitesburg, Kentucky. She was a loving mother who loved to spend time with ...