UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 24,332 active cases (down 547) in Tennessee out of 785,242 total cases (UP 1,338) •760,910 recovered ...
CASKET SEEN BY CITIZEN FLOATING DOWN RIVER
A citizen called law enforcement Monday after observing a casket floating along the Cumberland River in Wilson County. Officials with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Boat Patrol and Wilson County Emergenc ...
PROPOSED BILL WOULD EXEMPT FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS FROM SALES TAX
A Tennessee lawmaker is proposing State Bill 0024 to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax on the annual sales tax holiday. Senator Sara Kyle sponsored the proposed legislation including tam ...
BURNED BODY RECOVERED ON POW ROAD
Putnam County sheriff’s deputies responded last night to the end of POW Road south of Baxter. Upon arrival, authorities discovered a burned GMC Sonoma along with the burned body of an unidentified Ca ...
NUGENT CHARGED WITH 16 COUNTS OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR
Blount County authorities says 64-year-old Jeffrey Lynn Nugent, Sr. of Maryville was arrested last night for 16 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He was taken to jail and initially placed unde ...
FATALITY ACCIDENT REPORTED ON RUSSELL ROAD
Blount County deputies and medics went to the scene of a vehicle accident late yesterday on the 300 block of Russell Road. Preliminary details indicate a 2011 Nissan Sentra operated by 32-year-old Aly ...
STORE VANDALIZED ON WESTEL ROAD
Cumberland County deputies went to Teri’s Market on Westel Road yesterday morning for a vandalism. An employee arrived to see a window and door with glass shattered. A rock was used in the incident bu ...
PLATEAU PEDIATRICS TO HOLD COVID-19 VACCINE CLINIC
Plateau Pediatrics in Crossville will hold its first COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic this Saturday, March 13, 2021 from noon until 4 p.m. central at the Cumberland County Playhouse. There is no charge at the ...
OBED RIVER PARK CLOSED MARCH 9, 2021 FOR CONTROLLED BURN
Cumberland County firefighters along with emergency management conducted a controlled burn starting at 9 a.m. this morning of natural oak/pine grasslands in Obed River Park. Tennessee was primarily c ...
13-YEAR-OLD DRIVER CHARGED IN FATAL VEHICLE CRASH
A 13-year-old male who was behind the wheel of a car when it crashed into another vehicle killing a man has been charged with vehicular homicide. The boy was charged in juvenile court after being rele ...
BILL WOULD ALLOW TEACHERS TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE DISRUPTIVE STUDENTS FROM CLASS
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would give teachers authority to permanently remove disruptive students from the classroom. The six-step process would include parent teacher meetings a ...
DISNEY+ REMOVES ‘PETER PAN,’ ‘DUMBO’ FROM CHILDREN’S PROFILES BECAUSE OF NEGATIVE STEREOTYPES
Disney+ has removed several movies from children's profiles on its service because of negative stereotypes. The Walt Disney Company previously showed content warnings on the films for “negative depic ...
