
PIKEVILLE MAN INDICTED FOLLOWING TBI RAPE INVESTIGATION
BLEDSOE COUNTY – A Pikeville man faces a felony charge, accused of having a sexual relationship with a minor. In late October, at the request of 12th District Attorney General Mike Taylor, TBI spec ...

AS OCTOBER CRUISES TOWARD THE FINISH LINE, GAS PRICES LOOK LESS SCARY
Gas prices across Tennessee fell for the second week in a row, dropping six cents, on average, over last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.31 which is nearly 13 cents more expensive than ...

ALBA HEALTH TO CLOSE ROCKWOOD PLANT
Alba Health Facility announced Monday that they will be closing their Rockwood facility early next year affecting nearly 175 local jobs. Sources indicate operations are expected to be moving to Mex ...

WARREN COUNTY WILDFIRE CONTAINED AFTER GROWING TO OVER 200 ACRES
The Isha wildfire in Warren County grew to over 200 acres after winds whipped up from 40 to 50 mph Tuesday Afternoon. Officials reported that the fire appears to be under control after water drops fr ...

TRAIN ENGINE FIRE REPORTED AT HORSEHEAD CORP IN ROCKWOOD
Around 1:15 Monday afternoon Rockwood fire department personnel were sent to the Horsehead Corporation (American Zinc Recycling) where a train engine allegedly caught fire sending sparks over to an ab ...

TENNESSEE BUSINESS OWNER SENTENCED TO 4 YEARS IN PRISON FOR JANUARY 6TH ACTIONS
Matthew Bledsoe, a 38-year-old Memphis-area business owner, will spend four years in prison. Bledsoe was found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding and four misdemeanor offenses. The charg ...

NASHVILLE MAYOR SIGNS SMOKING BAN LEGISLATION FOR BARS AND EVENT VENUES
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Nashville Mayor John Cooper signed legislation prohibiting smoking inside 21+ venues that was recently passed by Metro Council. The law aims to protect musicians, employees ...

TENNGREEN WINS $25K AWARD FOR HIKE-A-THON SUCCESSES
Thanks to the outstanding participation and support of this year’s Hike-a-Thon, the Center for Nonprofit Management (CNM) has awarded $25,000 to TennGreen Land Conservancy! TennGreen was honore ...

MISSING FAIRFIELD GLADE ADULT FOUND AND AIRLIFTED TO MEDICAL CENTER
Gary Howard Cumberland County Sheriffs Department - On October 19, 2022, at approximately 0850 am, Fairfield Glade Police were dispatched to a residence in Fairfield Glade for a missing adult. Offic ...

POWERBALL JACKPOT GROWS TO $610 MILLION, NASHVILLE TICKET WINS $50,000
A Powerball player who purchased a ticket in Nashville won $50,000 from the drawing held on Saturday night. The winner matched four out of five white balls plus the red Powerball to win the $50,000 ...

INTERSTATE 40 CLOSED FOR HOURS AFTER SUNDAY AFTERNOON WRECK
Interstate 40 at the 398 MM was closed in both directions after a significant wreck Sunday Afternoon. Two people were injured after the crash near Strawberry Plains around 3:30 pm. The Tennessee De ...

Dorothy Jean Richards, 92
Dorothy Jean Richards, age 92, of Crossville, Tennessee, passed away at her home on October 14, 2022 in Crossville, TN. Mrs. Richards was born on September 2, 1930, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the ...