UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 39,260 active cases (down 249 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 736,370 total cases. •697,110 reco ...
ACCIDENT REPORTED ON 8,700 BLOCK OF HIGHWAY 127 NORTH
There is a vehicle accident on the 8,700 block of Highway 127 North in Cumberland County as of 4:15 p.m. central, Thursday, February 4, 2021. Use caution in this area.
TVA ASKING FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS FOR PROPOSED REACTORS AT CLINCH RIVER SITE
TVA is asking for public comment on a proposal to build one or more small or advanced reactors on the Clinch River Nuclear Site in extreme northern Roane County. The reactors would have a maximum tota ...
MORE THAN 11,000 NEW UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS FILED IN TENNESSEE
More than 11,000 new unemployment claims were filed in Tennessee last week, according to data released today by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce. The number of new claims for the week ...
2,000 GRAMS OF METH SEIZED DURING TRAFFIC STOP
Bradley County deputies say they recovered 2,000 grams of meth yesterday during a traffic stop on Lead Mine Valley Road. Officers pulled over 53-year-old Anita Charlene Campbell of Ringgold, Georgia a ...
ACCIDENT REPORTED ON I-40 AT 306 EASTBOUND MILE MARKER
(2 p.m. central, Thursday, February 4, 2021) - There is an accident at the 306 eastbound mile marker of I-40 in Cumberland County. Use caution in this area.
$4.8 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING APPROVED FOR BROADBAND EXPANSION
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, State Senator Paul Bailey and County Mayor Allen Foster today announced $4.8 million in federal funding for broadband expansion in Cumberland County. These fed ...
ARREST MADE IN FATAL SHOOTING OF HUNTING DOGS
(This is a follow-up to a story first seen here Monday, February 1, 2021) Fentress County authorities made an arrest yesterday in connection with the fatal shooting of five hunting dogs back on Janua ...
MOTHER OF INFANT PLEADS GUILTY TO ABUSE
Court officials say 31-year-old Kayla Lynn Crowe of Monterey pled guilty yesterday to aggravated assault. She is to serve five years and pay up to $8,000 in medical bills. The plea comes after an inv ...
ACCIDENT REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 68 WEST OF GRANDVIEW
(as of 8:55 a.m. central, Thursday, February 4, 2020) - There is a vehicle accident reported on Highway State 68 in Rhea County just west of Grandview. The eastbound lane is currently closed. Westboun ...
FATALITY REPORTED IN ACCIDENT ON BUTTERMILK ROAD
The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a fatal vehicle accident in eastern Roane County early this morning. A 2007 Ford Mustang driven by 21-year-old Gexzer Benitez of Knoxville was traveling west ...
TBI IDENTIFIES DECEASED IN OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
At the request of 9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading up to an officer-involved shooting that occurred yesterday morning in Lenoir Cit ...
