ELEVEN REPUBLICANS, ONE FROM KINGSTON, ASKING FOR VETO ON BIRTH CONTROL BILL
Eleven Tennessee House Republicans sent a letter to Governor Bill Lee on April 16, urging him to veto HB 533, the "Fertility Treatment and Contraceptive Protection Act," which passed the House 54-37 o ...
BILL TO INCREASE RECESS TIME FOR STUDENTS HEADS TO GOV. LEE’S DESK
The Tennessee legislature passed a bill (HB 0085/SB 0158) requiring elementary schools to provide at least 40 minutes of daily physical activity, amending the original 60-minute proposal. WSMV repo ...
CLEVELAND’S OK MAGUEY GETS A HEALTH SCORE THAT’S LESS THAN OKAY
Today, the Tennessee Health Department inspected Ok Maguey at 210 Paul Huff Parkway, Cleveland, TN, assigning a score of 61 due to significant food safety violations. Any score lower than 70 is consid ...
STOLEN FORD FOCUS RECOVERED ON SPARTA HIGHWAY; SUSPECT APPREHENDED
On April 12, 2025, Officer Matt Charlock, while patrolling Sparta Highway, identified a silver Ford Focus reported stolen by the Gallatin Police Department. The vehicle was located on Sparta Highway, ...
OAK RIDGE WOMAN CRASHES CAR AT SUTHERLIN SUBARU PARKING LOT IN KINGSTON
On Saturday afternoon, an unusual incident occurred at Sutherlin Subaru on Galliher Road in Kingston. Miriam Griffin from Oak Ridge, while entering the dealership’s parking lot, reportedly confused th ...
HARRIMAN FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDS TO TWO INJURED PEOPLE
Harriman Fire Department responded to two injuries yesterday. At approximately 2:00 p.m. yesterday, a 38-year-old individual fell approximately 25 feet from a tree at 158 Pine Ridge Road in Harrima ...
SMART PHONES STOLEN FROM CAR IN HIGHWAY 127 DOLLAR GENERAL PARKING LOT
On Sunday, Crossville Police responded to a burglary report at the Dollar General located on Highway 127. The victim reported that sometime after 6 p.m., two cell phones, one of which belonged to his ...
ROANE FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO DUNN STREET HOUSE FIRE
On Saturday night around 11:00 PM, Rockwood and Harriman Fire Departments responded to a structure fire at a home on East Dunn Street near Joyner Hollow Road, just outside the city limits. The home ...
INCREDIBLY INVASIVE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY FOUND IN TENNESSEE
The Tennessee Division of Natural Areas reported a sighting of the invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF), first detected in the U.S. in 2014 and now in 14 states, including Davidson and Wilson Counties, T ...
MONROE DEPUTIES EXECUTE NARCOTICS SEARCH WARRANT IN TELLICO PLAINS
From Sheriff Tommy Jones: On Monday, April 21st the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Detectives along with assistance from the 10th Judicial District Drug Task Force executed a Narcotic ...
FORMER THP TROOPER TO SUE CORECIVIC AFTER INMATE ATTACK
According to a report by the Tennessean, Nicholas Collins, a former Tennessee state trooper, is suing CoreCivic, the operator of Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, after being brutally attacked by ...
DUI ARREST ON LANTANA
On April 18, 2025, Crossville Police Officer Jeremy Beard observed a dark-colored SUV speeding at 66 MPH in a 45 MPH zone on Lantana Road. After initiating a traffic stop, the driver, Joshua Alan Kemm ...
