TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 38,548 (DOWN 634 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 114,098 total cases (up 1,657 cases s ...
SEVERAL INDICTED BY BLEDSOE COUNTY GRAND JURY STEMMING FROM TDOC INVESTIGATION
Six people have been arrested after a special operation by the Tennessee Department of Correction’s (TDOC) Office of Investigations & Conduct (OIC). TDOC special agents began apprehending individu ...
(DEVELOPING STORY) – FATAL VEHICLE ACCIDENT REPORTED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to a fatal vehicle accident in Cumberland County this morning. The crash happened on Genesis Road at the 15 mile marker near Old Genesis Road. This is a developi ...
FIREFIGHTERS RESPOND TO TRUCK BLAZE ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A truck fire on I-40 in Cumberland County this morning before sunrise left traffic down to one lane westbound for a few hours. Trooper William Morgan says a 2019 Freightliner operated by 38-year-old A ...
THREE VEHICLE CRASH ON PEAVINE ROAD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY SENDS ONE TO HOSPITAL
A three vehicle accident Monday on Peavine Road near Fence Lane in Cumberland County hurt one. The accident report released today states a 2013 Ford driven by 73-year-old Phyllis A. Lee of Columbus, O ...
GEORGIA WOMAN ESCAPES INJURY IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
A Georgia woman escaped injury in a vehicle accident in Cumberland County this week. A 2018 Hyundai driven by 21-year-old Olivia Johanna Ritcey of Woodstock, Georgia was traveling east on Fredonia Roa ...
BUTLER CHARGED WITH THEFT BY A HOME IMPROVEMENT PROVIDER IN FAIRFIELD GLADE
A Bledsoe County individual was arrested in Cumberland County for theft by a home improvement service provider. A resident reported to Fairfield Glade police he paid Isaac Houston Butler, Jr. of Pikev ...
TSSAA RELEASES GUIDELINES FOR HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL, GIRLS SOCCER AND VOLLEYBALL
TSSAA released their guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic for fall sports attendance (high school football, girls soccer and volleyball): Temperature checks are required for all coaches, play ...
JONATHAN LOUIS NAPIER, AGE 28
Jonathan Louis Napier, age 28, of Kingston, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 in Morgan County. He was born June 26, 1992 in Indianapolis, Indiana. He is survived by his mother: Angela Sanders (Sel ...
CITY OF CROSSVILLE LOOKING AT NEW MASTER WATER METERING SYSTEM
The Crossville City Council is looking at a new master water metering system. Members learned in their work session yesterday the city has a 31 percent loss this year and the state requires it to be b ...
THREE SENT TO TRAUMA CENTER FOLLOWING MULTI-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
Medics and law enforcement in Jefferson County responded to a multi-vehicle accident on I-40 in Jefferson County last night. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said a bus driver, 73-year-old Maurice Saleeb ...
JOE CLAYTON, CO-FOUNDER OF CLAYTON HOMES, KILLED IN HELICOPTER CRASH IN KNOXVILLE
A helicopter crash in the Tennessee River Monday claimed the life of Joe Clayton, the co-founder of Clayton Automobiles and Clayton Homes. Officers say Joe and Jim Clayton, along with John McBride and ...
