BRISK FRIDAY, MILDER DAYS AHEAD
A cold and windy Friday eases into a sunnier, warmer weekend, with springlike highs returning by early next week. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph decreas ...
ROADWAY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR LOWER EAST AND UPPER CUMBERLAND (DEC. 18 – 24)
BRADLEY COUNTY I-75 [15.35-19.309] from MM 31 to MM 35 (McMinn County Line) resurfacing: The contractor will continue paving operations. This work will require temporary lane closures in both directio ...
CROSSVILLE, ROCKWOOD, AND MORE AMONG DOWNTOWN IMPROVEMENT GRANT RECIPIENTS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Deputy Gov. and Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter announced today the 16 Tennessee Main Street an ...
ROANE SCHOOLS OFFERS METHODS OF COMMUNICATION AHEAD OF POSSIBLE WINTER CLOSINGS
Posted by Roane County Schools: As we move into the winter months, the decision of school closings, delays, and early dismissals are always a possibility. We send notifications in a variety of meth ...
TN TECH ALUM DIANA WOOD NAMED SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR
Tennessee Tech University alumna Diana Wood, Ed.D., has been named the 2025–2026 Supervisor of the Year by the Tennessee Department of Education, an honor recognizing outstanding leadership and impact ...
HIDDEN VALLEY RANCH AMONG RECALLED DRESSINGS; PLASTIC CONTAMINATION
Ventura Foods LLC, based in Irvine, California, has voluntarily initiated a Class II recall of 3,556 cases of various salad dressings due to potential contamination with black plastic planting materia ...
RHEA SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO RAMP UP IMPAIRED-DRIVING ENFORCEMENT FOR NEW YEAR’S
The Rhea County Sheriff’s Department in Tennessee is ramping up impaired-driving enforcement over the New Year’s holiday to promote public safety. Deputies will conduct highly visible saturation patro ...
CROSSVILLE WOMAN REPORTS MYSTERIOUS UNAUTHORIZED CASH APP TRANSACTIONS
On December 12, 2025, at approximately 2:00 PM, a woman visited the Crossville Police Department to report fraudulent activity on their debit card. They explained that multiple unauthorized transactio ...
MASSIVE DATA BREACH EXPOSES OVER 10 MILLION RECORDS; BLUECROSS BLUESHIELD MEMBERS
A massive data breach at Conduent Business Services, a third-party provider handling back-office services for insurers including BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and Illinois, exposed the personal in ...
FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN MCMINN COUNTY KILLS TWO; ARSON INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY
Two people were killed in a house fire in McMinn County, Tennessee, on Tuesday evening, December 16, 2025. Emergency responders arrived at the home along Highway 163 (also known as State Route 163) ne ...
STEVE STONE EARNS STARS OF THE UPPER CUMBERLAND AWARD
Posted last night by Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster: Today I attended the Annual Meeting of the Upper Cumberland Development District, where I am honored to serve as Vice Chairman of the Bo ...
STRONG WINDS PROMPT ADVISORY ACROSS EAST TENNESSEE
A Wind Advisory is in effect for parts of East Tennessee from 7 a.m. Thursday until 4 a.m. Friday, with strong south winds expected to impact both mountain and nearby counties. According to the Nation ...
