SUNSHINE RETURNS FRIDAY
Friday is going to be a day of clearing and a high temperature near 68 degrees with a North Wind at 10 to 15 miles an hour. Saturday starts out your weekend with a fine day with sunshine and 72 degree ...
WORK PROGRESSING ON OLD AIRPORT ROAD
Roane County Road Superintendent Dennis Ferguson said crews are scheduled to continue work on Old Airport Road this Monday or Tuesday (May 3-4, 2021). They are scheduled to replace guardrails at the s ...
TDOE SELECTS 176 SCHOOLS FOR NEW TRAUMA-INFORMED SCHOOLS COHORT
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) announced today 176 schools were selected for the second cohort of trauma-informed schools in the state. This new cohort more than doubles the original 73 ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 24,783 active cases (down 156) in Tennessee out of 846,472 total cases (UP 1,092) •821,689 recovered ...
GENERAL ASSEMBLY SENDS RIGHT TO WORK CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO THE BALLOT FOR FINAL APPROVAL
Tennessee’s Right to Work law is one step closer to being added to the state constitution. The House of Representatives today gave final approval to a resolution to add the law protecting Tennessee wo ...
MOTORIST IN PICKUP STRIKES ROCK EMBANKMENT NEXT TO INTERSTATE 40
A single vehicle accident late this morning on I-40 in Putnam County resulted in a citizen from Monterey being transported to the hospital. Troopers say a 1997 Ford Ranger driven by 63-year-old Randel ...
HIGHWAY PATROL RESPONDS TO TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT ON I-40
Traffic westbound on I-40 in Roane County was heavy this morning after a tractor-trailer accident near the 355 mile marker. The driver was reportedly attempting to avoid a collision with another large ...
VANDALISM REPORTED TO CHURCH ON PEAVINE ROAD
Just before 6 p.m. last night, Crossville police went to Abundant Life Church on the 1,600 block of Peavine Road for a vandalism. The pastor told officers someone threw an object through a window of t ...
VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON WEST CRESTON ROAD RESULTS IN ARREST OF DRIVER
Cumberland County law enforcement responded to a single vehicle crash on the 1,900 block of West Creston Road last night. The report states a 2021 Nissan Sentra driven by 23-year-old Joshua Hunter Col ...
NORTH CAROLINA DEPUTIES KILLED, 3 OTHERS FOUND DEAD AFTER STANDOFF
Two deputies in North Carolina have died from their injuries suffered during a more than 13-hour-long standoff at a home near Boone. Three civilians -- including the suspected shooter -- also died, b ...
LEGISLATION TO INCREASE PENALTIES FOR ASSAULTING NURSES HEADED TO STATE HOUSE
Legislation calling to increase punishment for assaulting nurses has passed the Tennessee House Criminal Justice Committee. House Bill 0864 would give nurses the same protection as a first responder ...
BETTY SUE HILL, AGE 81
Betty Sue Hill, age 81 of Kingston, passed away April 27, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband: James G. Hill; parents: James & Elsie Howard; daughter: Phyllis Lynn; and several brothers ...
