CDC ADVISES UNIVERSAL MASKING FOR SCHOOLS IN RESURGENCE OF COVID-19 ACTIVE CASES
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today fully vaccinated individuals should wear masks in certain indoor areas and advised universal masking for schools regardless of individua ...
NEXT COURT DATE SET FOR ANDERSON CHARGED WITH STABBING IN FAIRFIELD GLADE
The next court date has been set in Cumberland County for a suspect charged in a bloody altercation. Officers arrested 56-year-old Louis Thompson Anderson after he reportedly had stabbed 53-year-old T ...
REPORT FINDS TVA NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECTING COAL PLANT WORKERS’ HEALTH
A report released on the TVA's industrial hygiene program found the utility is not adequately looking out for the health of its workers. Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations David P ...
SEVERAL COUNTIES, INCLUDING CUMBERLAND AND ROANE, AWARDED THREESTAR GRANTS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and the Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today several counties will be awarded ThreeStar grants. The funding will be used ...
STOLEN MOTORCYCLE RECOVERED FOLLOWING HIGH SPEED CHASE
Cumberland County deputies engaged a motorcyclist in a high-speed pursuit this week in the area of Hillendale Road south of Lake Tansi. The chase went onto Highway 127 and ended on Wild Plum Lane wher ...
MENENDEZ CHARGED WITH FELONY DRUG OFFENSE
A traffic stop conducted by a Cumberland County deputy for a wrong tag displayed turned into a drug arrest. The report states dispatch advised the driver, 32-year-old Melissa Renee Menendez, had an ac ...
REPORT: BOHANNON CLAIMED TO HAVE COVID AFTER ARREST FOR CRIMINAL TRESPASSING
Crossville police responded to Walmart yesterday to take 28-year-old Jessica Marie Bohannon into custody. The suspect reportedly was banned not once but twice since January 2020 from being in the esta ...
CHUCK NORRIS AWARDS 83-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER KARATE BLACK BELT
Martial artist and actor Chuck Norris awarded an 83-year-old Utah grandmother a fifth-degree black belt in karate. "I was so excited. I was able to bow to him, turn around, he put the black belt on m ...
OKLAHOMA AND TEXAS OFFICIALLY REQUEST TO JOIN SEC
The University of Oklahoma and the University of Texas submitted formal requests to become members of the Southeastern Conference in 2025. The Presidents and Chancellors of the SEC schools will consid ...
DEWEY R. WARD, AGE 82
Dewey R. Ward, age 82, was born March 11, 1939 to Thomas Jackson and Clara Luticia Brunson Ward in Century, Florida and passed away July 19, 2021 in Overton County, Tennessee. He retired from the Navy ...
HORSES TEST POSITIVE FOR POTOMAC HORSE FEVER IN VOLUNTEER STATE
Tennessee's state veterinarian confirms four horses in Tennessee have now tested positive for Potomac Horse Fever (PHF). Cases in Hawkins, Robertson, and Sullivan counties are in addition to the Wilso ...
ACTIVE CASES TAKES LARGE JUMP UP IN CUMBERLAND AND ROANE COUNTY
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2021 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: INFORMATION IN BOLD INDICATES RISES IN NU ...
