UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 25,287 active cases (UP 763) in Tennessee out of 839,841 total cases (UP 2,008) •813,791 recovered ( ...
BEATY FROM CRAB ORCHARD, MILLSAPS FROM KINGSTON NAMED SEMI-FINALIST FOR PRINCIPAL OF YEAR
The Tennessee Department of Education today released their semi-finalists by region for state Principal of the Year. In the east, they include Kent Millsaps at Roane County High School, Ashley Baessle ...
BILL TO AID VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ADVANCES IN TENNESSEE
Legislation being co-sponsored by Senator Ken Yager of Kingston to aid volunteer firefighters is headed for a final vote in the Tennessee Senate after it was approved by the Finance, Ways and Means Co ...
ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF FIREARM RESULTS IN INJURY ON STANLEY STREET
Crossville police and medics responded late yesterday to a home on Stanley Street for a male subject with an accidental gunshot wound. The report indicates a male in his early to mid 20’s was cleaning ...
GODSEY ARRESTED AFTER FOOT CHASE OFF OF OZONE ROAD
A deputy in Cumberland County on patrol yesterday stopped a motorist on Ozone Road for the driver being wanted. The report states 23-year-old Daniel Tyler Godsey of Kingston immediately exited the aut ...
CUMBERLAND AND ROANE COUNTY SITES FOR 2021 “NATIONAL PRESCRIPTION TAKE-BACK” ANNOUNCED
Law enforcement agencies will take part in the National Prescription Take-Back Initiative this Saturday (April 24, 2021). It is done annually to properly dispose of unused or expired medication. In C ...
DISTRICT ATTORNEY: OFFICER ACTED IN SELF-DEFENSE IN AUSTIN-EAST SCHOOL SHOOTING
Knox County District Attorney General Charme Allen said in a news conference yesterday a police officer acted in self-defense when he shot a teenager inside of a restroom at Austin-East last week. All ...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES FROST ADVISORY
The National Weather Service has issued a FROST ADVISORY for the following counties: ANDERSON, BLEDSOE, CUMBERLAND, KNOX, LOUDON, MCMINN, MEIGS, OVERTON, MONROE, MORGAN, PICKETT, PUTNAM, RHEA, ROANE, ...
LEBRON JAMES ACCUSED OF INCITING VIOLENCE WITH ‘YOU’RE NEXT’ TWEET TARGETING POLICE OFFICER
Los Angeles Lakers basketball player LeBron James is facing intense backlash over a now-deleted tweet targeting a Columbus, Ohio police officer involved in the shooting of 16-year-old Ma'Khia Bryant. ...
EARL DEAN HAZELWOOD, AGE 60
Earl Dean Hazelwood, age 60, of Kingston passed away April 19, 2021 at U.T. Medical Center. He was a loving husband and father, and he was known for his caring heart, his great sense of humor, and his ...
