
FRIDAY’S 5 DAY FORECAST
Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Friday Night: Showers and thunde ...

Chiquita Jacqueline “Jackie” Melton, age 72
Funeral Services for Chiquita Jacqueline “Jackie” Melton, age 72, of Monterey, Tennessee, will be conducted on Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 3:00 PM from The Chapel of Goff Funeral Home. Rev. David Har ...

UNEMPLOYMENT ACROSS TENNESSEE DECREASES IN MARCH
After Five Months of Steady, Low Unemployment, the State's Jobless Rate Goes Even Lower NASHVILLE – New data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed the statewide prelim ...

Paul Wayne “Pete” Stinnett, age 75
Mr. Paul Wayne “Pete” Stinnett, age 75 passed Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at his home in Harriman, Tennessee. He was born on December 16, 1947, to Clint and Elizabeth Stinnett in Kingston, Tennessee. H ...

Clina Goodman Bowling, age 93
Mrs. Clina Goodman Bowling, age 93, of Rockwood, passed away Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the home of her niece in Acworth, Georgia. She was a member of Pilot Mountain Missionary Baptist Church. Among ...

TENNESSEE ASKING SOME FAMILIES TO PAYBACK COVID SNAP BENEFITS AFTER MISTAKE
According to the Tennessee Justice Center, an error the state made at the height of the pandemic is now costing some families thousands of dollars. An advocate with TJC, Anna Luttrell, told News Chan ...

SPARTA MAN CHARGED IN JACKSON COUNTY MOTEL FIRE
JACKSON COUNTY – An investigation by special agent fire investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into a motel fire last year in Bloomington Springs has resulted in the arrest of a Spar ...

DOJ: EX-DOE CONTRACTOR SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS ON CHILD PORN CHARGES
The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that a former Department of Energy contractor was sentenced to just over 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of possessing and distributi ...

“STAMP OUT HUNGER” FOOD DRIVE FOR MAY 2023
Saturday, May 13th, 2023 is the "Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive. What to do: Place non-perishable food items at the mailbox for food pantry volunteers or mailmen to collect OR take the food donations ...

‘TENNESSEE THREE’ SET TO MEET WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN AT WHITE HOUSE MONDAY
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced in a Wednesday briefing that Representatives Justin Jones (D-Nashville), Justin Pearson (D-Memphis), and Gloria Johnson (D-Knoxville) will meet ...

OFFICER WITNESSED DRIVER TRYING TO GET ON INTERSTATE IN WRONG DIRECTION
On Tuesday, a Crossville city police officer observed a silver Honda Accord traveling down the off-ramp for westbound lanes for Interstate 40 at exit 317. The vehicle started going eastbound in the we ...