
MICHAEL MCDOWELL TAKES CHECKERED FLAG IN 2021 DAYTONA 500
Michael McDowell was glued to Brad Keselowski's bumper, watching and waiting for his chance to win the Daytona 500. Joey Logano was the leader, the laps were winding down and yet no one had the nerve ...

12-YEAR-OLD KILLS HOME INTRUDER AFTER 73-YEAR-OLD WOMAN SHOT DURING ROBBERY
Law enforcement says a 12-year-old boy fatally shot a man Saturday to protect his grandmother when two intruders broke into her North Carolina home. The incident occurred when two masked men entered ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 34,820 active cases (down 274 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 757,418 total cases. •722,598 reco ...

BLAYLOCK: “STAY OFF ROADWAYS IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY THIS MORNING”
(Feb. 15, 2021 at 6:30 a.m. central) - Cumberland County Road Superintendent Scott Blaylock is asking everyone to stay off the roads this morning. The road department is not able to get out with their ...

ROAD CONDITIONS ON PLATEAU AS OF 5 A.M. CENTRAL, MONDAY, FEB. 15, 2021
One sentence to describe the road conditions as of 5 a.m. central Monday, February 15, 2021 on the plateau. It's horrible in about 80 percent of the roadways on the Cumberland plateau. NUMEROUS roa ...

SCHOOL CLOSINGS OR DELAYS – FEBRUARY 15, 2021
(Last updated 4:55 a.m. Monday, February 15, 2021) TENNESSEE ALL Tennessee public elementary, middle and high schools in the area are CLOSED today (Monday, February 15, 2021) for President’s Day and ...

ICE AFTER MIDNIGHT
We expect freezing rain to increase after midnight and continue through Monday morning, very hazardous travel is expected to develop. I think the plateau could benefit from some warmer air and we coul ...

WINTER STORM STARTS TONIGHT
A winter storm warning goes into effect at 6 p.m. and will continue till 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning for all of the Cumberland plateau and Middle Tennessee. The heavier freezing rain is expected to star ...

FAMILY DISPLACED AFTER RESIDENTIAL FIRE
Firefighters in Oak Ridge responded to a structure blaze on the 100 block of Jellico Lane yesterday afternoon. Before their arrival, a neighbor attempted to put the fire out using water coming from a ...

ANDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS TO STOP CHECKING STUDENTS’ TEMPERATURES
The Anderson County Schools system will stop checking students’ temperatures upon their arrival starting Tuesday, February 16, 2021. The decision was made after the Tennessee Department of Health upda ...

VOLS MENS BASKETBALL TEAM DEFEATED BY LSU
The Tennessee Vols men’s basketball team lost to LSU yesterday by the score of 78-64. Tennessee falls a game behind LSU for second place in the SEC. The Vols entered the game tied with the Tigers and ...

JAMES ELLIS LOWERY, AGE 62
James ‘Jimmy’ Ellis Lowery, age 62, of Harriman, passed away February 12, 2021 at his home. He was of Baptist faith. Jimmy worked construction for many years. He loved fishing. He was predeceased by h ...