UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: INFORMATION IN BOLD INDICATES RISES IN NUMBERS FROM DAY BEFORE. BLEDSOE – 7 active remaining cases (down 4) out of 2,192 ...
(DEVELOPING STORY) – RESIDENTIAL FIRE REPORTED ON ALPINE DRIVE
Loudon County firefighters are on the scene of a structure blaze off of Alpine Drive. Authorities say all occupants of the residence have been accounted for, are safe and uninjured. The cause of this ...
ROBERTS CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE COUNTS OF INDECENT EXPOSURE
Kole Austin Roberts, age 23, of Knoxville, was arrested in Knox County and transported to the Cumberland County jail yesterday to face sex crime charges. The warrants state Roberts was at a home south ...
BOGUS PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE CALL COSTS VICTIM IN EXCESS OF $4,000
A resident of Pomona Road in Cumberland County fell victim to a scam. He informed deputies he got a call yesterday from an individual claiming to be with Publishers Clearing House saying the homeowner ...
BREAKING NEWS – FBI SERVES SEARCH WARRANT AT DRUG STORE IN OLIVER SPRINGS
(BREAKING NEWS) - The FBI served a search warrant on Riddle Drugs in Oliver Springs today. Police Chief David Laxton confirmed federal agents were on the scene. No further information was initially re ...
ACCIDENT REPORT RELEASED OF VEHICLE CRASH ON I-75 RESULTING IN 6 HURT
The Tennessee Highway Patrol released their preliminary report of a multi-vehicle crash on I-75 in Loudon County yesterday afternoon. It states a 1997 Freightliner tractor-trailer operated by 75-year ...
ROANE COUNTY SCHOOLS TO GET FUNDS FOR HIGH LEVEL MACHINING COURSE
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) announced over $2 million in Perkins Reserve Grant awards today to nearly 40 school districts for the 2021-22 school year to support career and technical e ...
VIDEO OF EOD TEAM DETONATING MILITARY PROJECTILE FOUND IN CROSSVILLE
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Ft. Campbell, Kentucky came to a home at 26 Vaughn Street in Crossville last night to safely remove a military projectile. The homeowner was cleaning out ...
CROSSVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT ISSUES STATEMENT ON REVERSE 911 CALL SENT OUT TO COUNTY BY ACCIDENT
Crossville Fire Chief Chris South issued a statement this morning regarding a reverse emergency call sent out by the 911 Communications Center. It was regarding a military projectile found by a resid ...
OVERNIGHT LANE CLOSURES PLANNED FOR ROAD WORK ON I-40
A contract crew for TDOT will perform road work on I-40 in both directions from the 291 mile marker east to Monterey in eastern Putnam County. The roadway from the 281 to the 287 mile marker will also ...
DRIVER HURT IN VEHICLE CRASH ON INTERSTATE 40
The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle accident late Monday afternoon on I-40 in Roane County. Troopers say a 2017 Nissan Versa driven by 19-year-old Joshua Steve Ross Key of Harriman, a ...
MULTIPLE PATIENTS TRANSPORTED FOR INJURIES FOLLOWING I-75 ACCIDENT
Tennessee Highway Patrol officials released initial information regarding a multi-vehicle accident yesterday afternoon on I-75 in Loudon County. Six people were transported for injuries following the ...
