SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION FAILS TO BAN WOMEN PREACHERS
61 percent of the Southern Baptist Convention members voted to ban women pastors Wednesday but that wasn’t enough. The SBC amendment required two-thirds, or 66 percent, to pass. The motion stated the ...
GIBSON COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF INDICTED
A Gibson County sheriff has been indicted on various counts after an investigation found he profited from the labor and care of Tennessee inmates. A report from the Tennessee Comptroller's Office ...
7TH GRADERS ACCUSED OF STEALING TEACHER’S CAR WILL FACE CHARGES
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Two middle schoolers accused of stealing a teacher's car Tuesday will face charges in juvenile court, Metro Police say. Police say the 12-year-old students from Two Rivers ...
I40 EAST BOUND CLOSED AT MM 336 ***UPDATE-I40 IS NOW CLEAR AND OPEN AGAIN***
Interstate 40 Eastbound in Cumberland - Multi-Vehicle Crash at MILE MARKER 336 reported at 8:17 PM 6/12/2024 (Central Time Zone). Eastbound Right Lane (of 2 Lanes) Blocked, Entry Ramp Closed, Right Sh ...
MICKEY FRANCIS HICKEY, 90
Mickey was born June 6, 1933 in Berea, OH the son of Francis and Pauline Hickey. After graduating from Ruggle-Troy High School in 1951, he enlisted in the US Navy. Mickey served three years aboard ...
Larry Wayne Vergon, Age 74
Larry Vergon, 74, passed away after a brief illness at Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, TN in the early morning of June 6, 2024. Born on June 28,1949 in Huntington, IN, Larry was a dedicated husb ...
TN/KY ATTORNEY GENERALS SEEK TO BLOCK BIDEN’S NEW TITLE IX RULE IMPLEMENTING GENDER IDEOLOGY
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti and Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman urged a federal judge in Lexington, Kentucky to block the Department of Education’s radical new Title IX rule ...
Robert Lee Petty, Age 89
Robert Lee Petty, 89, of [Crossville], passed away peacefully on May 20, 2024. He is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Edith Petty; his sister Anne Kessler; his children, Michael Lee Petty (Van ...
CREDIT CARD SKIMMERS FOUND AT COOKEVILLE BUSINESSES
At 8:01 PM on June 10, 2024, Cookeville Police Department officers responded to Walmart at 768 S Jefferson Avenue in reference to a credit card skimmer being located on one of their self-check out cre ...
LARGE WATER MAIN BREAK IN OAK RIDGE
Oak Ridge Public Works crews are working to repair a very large water main break along Oak Ridge Turnpike at Wisconsin Avenue near the Guard Shack. The repair is expected to take several hours. P ...
COMMENTS SOUGHT ON PROPOSED GAS PIPELINE TO SERVE KINGSTON TVA COMPLEX
A Tennessee natural gas company has proposed a 122-mile pipeline stretching across 8 Tennessee counties including five local Tennessee counties: Putnam, Overton, Fentress, Morgan and Roane counties. ...
TWO BLOUNT COUNTY DEPUTIES SHOT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
A suspect is in custody after two Blount County Sheriff’s Office deputies were shot responding to a domestic call in Rockford Tuesday afternoon, according to Marian O’Briant with the sheriff’s office. ...
