
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE IN “RED PHASE” AT LEAST UNTIL JANUARY 22, 2021
Cumberland County schools will continue in the red phase this week (Jan. 18-22, 2021) and officials will make a determination by the weekend if all students will return to class next week. Currently, ...

HIGHLIGHTS FROM CUMBERLAND COUNTY COMMISSION MEETING – JAN. 19, 2021
The Cumberland County Commission met last night. Highlights from the session included the following resolutions and budget amendments (all passed): ACCEPT THE 2021 VERSION OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY RO ...

JOHN INGLE SELECTED TEACHER OF YEAR AT BOWERS ELEMENTARY
Congratulations to John Ingle as he was selected as the Bowers Elementary School Teacher of the Year in Roane County. Officials say he excels in every aspect of teaching. Ingle makes learning meaningf ...

COVID-19 ACTIVE CASE NUMBERS DROP IN UPPER CUMBERLAND AND VALLEY
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 65,502 active cas ...

TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE ADDRESSES GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING EDUCATION
Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee addressed the General Assembly as part of the joint convention on education. His remarks are as follows in its entirety: “Thank you Lt. Governor McNally and Speaker ...

ARRESTS MADE IN PUTNAM COUNTY DRUG CASE
Putnam County authorities say Aaron Antes and Summer Stamps were in possession of approximately two kilograms of methamphetamine and seventy grams of heroin/fentanyl mixture, and subsequently were arr ...

STONE MEMORIAL LADY PANTHERS REMAIN RANKED 2ND IN CLASS 3A HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
In the latest Tennessee AP high school basketball rankings on the boys side, Oak Ridge is 7th in Class 3A. In Class 2A, Kingston drops from 2nd to 3rd and Loudon moves up to 6th. In the girls classifi ...

PREDATORS GAME AGAINST CAROLINA POSTPONED BECAUSE OF COVID CONCERNS
The Nashville Predators’ game tonight (Tuesday, January 19, 2021) against the Carolina Hurricanes has been postponed out of an abundance of caution of COVID-19 concerns to ensure the health and safety ...

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH IN CROSSVILLE TO HOLD DAY OF PRAYER
First Christian Church, located at 111 East First Street in Crossville, invites you to a Day of Prayer Friday, January 22, 2021 for our churches and community. The church will be open from 7 a.m. unti ...

ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF FIREARM LEAVES CUMBERLAND COUNTIAN INJURED
A Cumberland Countian was injured following an accidental shooting yesterday at a home on Pugh Road. The report states 66-year-old Albert J. Walker was checking his Smith and Wesson .38 caliber handgu ...

LEGISLATION WOULD CREATE ‘QUIET ZONES’ ON TENNESSEE WATERWAYS NEAR HOMES
A proposed bill under consideration by the Tennessee General Assembly would create "quiet zones" on state waterways when near a residential home. If passed, the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission ...

PENDERGRASS ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
While on recent patrol, a Cumberland County deputy noticed a driver coming up behind him at a high rate of speed on Airport Road near I-40. The motorist, 31-year-old Jeremy Lee Pendergrass of the Midt ...