PROPOSED BILL IN TENNESSEE WOULD MAKE THREATS AGAINST SCHOOLS A FELONY
A proposed bill in Tennessee would increase the penalty for those who make threats against schools. Introduced by State Representative Bo Mitchell (D-Nashville) and Senator Jon Lundberg (R-Bristol) ...
CHICK-FIL-A TO CHANGE THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE TYPE OF CHICKEN IT SERVES
Company officials say Chick-fil-A plans to change the requirements for the type of chicken it serves. It will shift its chicken from No Antibiotics Ever (NAE) to No Antibiotics Important To Human M ...
TIPOFF TIME ANNNOUNCED FOR SWEET 16 GAME BETWEEN TENNESSEE AND CREIGHTON
The tipoff time for the Sweet 16 basketball match in the NCAA tournament between Tennessee and Creighton was announced today. The game will take place this Friday (March 29, 2024) in Detroit at 10: ...
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES DAY DECLARED IN ROANE COUNTY
Roane County Executive Wade Creswell signed a proclamation today for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) in Roane County. It designates April 10, 2024, as “Fellowship of Christian Athletes D ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY CHILD NEEDING KIDNEY TRANSPLANT – PLEASE SHARE!
A Cumberland County child needs a kidney transplant. The parents of Huxley Morris say they met Friday with a kidney transplant team at Vanderbilt University. Johnathan and Kayla Morris have work ...
TODDLER IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER NEARLY DROWNING IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s office says a toddler is in critical condition after being found in a swimming pool. Deputies were dispatched Friday afternoon to a reported drowning on Mountain Mead ...
PART OF EAST FIRST STREET CLOSED IN CROSSVILLE MARCH 25, 2024
The City of Crossville utility maintenance department will have East First Street closed from Cook Road to Phillips Drive for a sewer tap installation. The road closure will take place on Monday, Marc ...
IDENTITY RELEASED OF MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN CRASH IN OAK RIDGE
Oak Ridge authorities released the identity of a man killed in a crash Saturday on South Illinois Avenue. Officers say a motorcycle operated by 54-year-old Eric M. Barnes of Knoxville was traveling ...
BRITISH RUNNER BECOMES FIRST WOMAN TO FINISH BARKLEY MARATHON RACE IN MORGAN COUNTY
British runner 40-year-old Jasmine Paris became the first woman to finish one of the most challenging ultramarathons in the world, the Barkley Marathons in Morgan County. Officials say the course a ...
AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING FATAL MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN OAK RIDGE
Authorities are looking into a fatal motorcycle accident last night in Oak Ridge. Initial reports indicate the motorcyclist was traveling southbound on South Illinois Avenue at the Bethel Valley Ro ...
PLAN ON SECURING LOOSE ITEMS OUTSIDE AS A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR OUR AREA
The National Weather Service has issued a WIND ADVISORY for parts of the Cumberland Plateau including the counties of Cumberland, Fentress, Pickett, Overton, Clay, Putnam, White, and Van Buren. The ...
STATE LAW SAYS POSTERS AND SIGNS PROHIBITED ON UTILITY POLES
Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) wishes to remind citizens you cannot place posters or signs on utility poles. Tennessee Code § 2-19-144 is a state law that prohibits anyone from attaching a "sho ...
