
TDOT HALTS ALL LANE CLOSURES FOR LABOR DAY TRAVEL
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will halt all lane closure activity on interstates and state highways for the Labor Day holiday travel period. Construction crews will stop all lane closure ...

TEACHER REMOVES AMERICAN FLAG; TELLS STUDENTS THEY CAN PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO PRIDE FLAG
WASHINGTON (SBG) - A Costa Mesa, Calif. school teacher is under investigation by the school district after posting a TikTok video saying she told students in her classroom they could pledge allegiance ...

TENNESSEE REPORTS MORE COVID-19 CASES IN THE LAST 7 DAYS THAN ANY OTHER STATE
Tennessee once again broke records for hospitalizations due to COVID statewide Thursday. According to data from the state, 3,501 people are in the hospital with COVID-19, an increase of 163 people. St ...

MARION JOE WARD, 77
Funeral Services for Marion Joe Ward, age 77, of Crossville, TN, who passed away on September 1, 2021, are scheduled for Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 3:00 PM at the First Freewill Baptist Church. Th ...

WALTER “SETH” SMITH, 36
Funeral Services for Walter "Seth" Smith, age 36, of Crossville, will be held on Saturday September 4th at 7:00 PM at Hood Funeral Home. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 4:00 ...

20 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA CONFISCASTED FROM DEFIANT FARMER
A Middle Tennessee woman told investigators there was "maybe an ounce" of marijuana on her farm before officers found dozens of pot plants and 20 pounds of the drug. The 15th Judicial Drug Task Force ...

TONY P. SMITH, 92
Memorial Services are scheduled for Tony P. Smith, age 92, of Fairfield Glade, TN, who passed away on August 31, 2021, for Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 2:00 PM in the Chapel at Bilbrey Funeral Home. ...

SHIRLEY ANN “NAN” PAGE, 75
Mrs. Shirley Ann "Nan" Page, 75, formerly of 208 Page Road, Sparta Tennessee, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia. Mrs. Page was born on July 28, ...

CHRISTOPHER “CHRIS” DEAN VAN SLYKE, AGE 80
No Services are scheduled for Christopher “Chris” Dean Van Slyke, age 80, of Crossville, TN, who passed away on August 29, 2021. Survivors: Wife – Glenda Doris Van Slyke; Daughter – Glynis Van Slyke; ...

RUSSELL LEE LAUBHAM, 58
A Memorial Service for Russell Lee Laubham, age 58, of Crossville, TN, who passed away on August 31, 2021, will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 2:00 PM at the Cumberland Homestead Baptist C ...

AREA COVID REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 2021
Across the State of Tennessee, deaths rose by 32 to 13,518. Tennessee’s total positive cases increased by 9,419 to 1,061,228. Please note that all of this data is taken from the State of Tennessee H ...

AREA HOSPITALS ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT URGING VACINATIONS
Joint Statement from Blount Memorial Hospital, Covenant Health, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Sweetwater Hospital Association, Tennova Healthcare and The University of Tennessee Medical Center ...