SCHOOL DISTRICTS ATTEMPT TO RESIST GOVERNOR LEE’S MASK MANDATE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally responded to Tennessee school districts’ statements on Gov. Bill Lee’s masking executive order Tuesday. McNally said that Tennessee legislatu ...
BOBBY JOE PRICE, 55
Funeral Services for Bobby Joe Price, age 55, of Crossville, TN, who passed away on August 16, 2021, will be held on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at 1:00 PM at the Chapel at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Visita ...
OTIS “CALVIN” COMBS, 84
Funeral Services for Calvin Combs, age 84, of Crossville, TN, who passed away on August 15, 2021, will be held on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at 4:00 PM at the Chapel at Bilbrey Funeral Home. Visitatio ...
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
We have a report of a possible personal injury accident involving a motorcycle at Highway 127 and Legion Road, use caution if traveling in that area
HEAVY RAINS FROM FRED SLOW TRAFFIC INTO KNOXVILLE
The remnants of Tropical Storm Fred are passing over Knoxville now and causing heavy backups on Interstate 40. If you are travelling in that direction, please plan for numerous delays.
YAGER ANNOUNCES THREE STAR GRANTS FOR AREA COUNTIES
State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) congratulated county officials in Campbell, Morgan, Pickett, Rhea, Roane, Scott and Fentress Counties in Senate District 12 for receiving a combined $271,000 in Th ...
CHARLES T. HAWKINS, 84
CHARLES T. HAWKINS age 84 of Crossville, TN passed away August 15, 2021. He was born July 1, 1937 in Virginia the son of Burley R. and Della M. Mutter Hawkins. In earlier years he and his family worke ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY TO PURCHASE FORMER BANK FOR ARCHIVES
The Cumberland County Commission voted last night to purchase the former Progressive Savings bank on US Highway 127 South for use as the new county archives building. County Mayor Allen Foster negotia ...
FORMER FENTRESS COUNTY DEPUTY FINANCE DIRECTOR SENTENCED
On Monday, August 16, 2021, former Fentress County Deputy Finance Director Kellye Rhea Crabtree was sentenced by Fentress County Criminal Court Judge E. Shayne Sexton to serve twelve (12) years in Ten ...
ONLY IN THE 70S TUESDAY
The chance of showers and a few thunderstorms will continue on Tuesday but it will be cooler than normal for mid-august with a high only in the mid-70s for the plateau. The chance of rain goes down to ...
AREA COVID-19 REPORT FOR AUGUST 16, 2021
Please note, 1057News.com is not responsible for descrepancies in the totals shown below. These numbers are taken from the State of Tennessee web site at: https://covid19.tn.gov/data/dashboards/ Cum ...
LEE ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER ALLOWING PARENTS TO OPT OUT OF LOCAL MASK MANDATES
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order allowing parents to opt out of school mask mandates for their children. The Governor says Executive Order 84 gives parents the ability to opt the ...
