OMA LEE HILLIS, AGE 87
Oma Lee Hillis, age 87, of McMinnville, passed away March 14, 2020, at her home. She was born July 4, 1932, in Palmer, Tennessee, was a member of Oakland Church of Christ, and was the owner of Outpost ...
WALMART TEMPORARILY CHANGES STORE HOURS TO BETTER STOCK SHELVES
Walmart is temporarily changing their hours amid a rush of customers clearing shelves of toilet paper, cleaning products, and other groceries from fears of coronavirus. Starting today (Sunday, March ...
BOY SCOUT TROOPS IN PUTNAM COUNTY PLACES CROSSES ON COURTHOUSE LAWN TO HONOR TORNADO VICTIMS
Boy Scout Troops 20 and 2319 in Putnam County, along with assistance from Ella McGugin and Emeline Dubois of Venturing Crew, placed 19 crosses on the lawn of the courthouse to remember the lives lost ...
TENNESSEE DEPT. OF EDUCATION RELEASES K-12 SCHOOL CLOSURE GUIDELINES FOR COVID-19
How do schools in every county in Tennessee make decisions regarding closing because of the coronavirus? The answers come from guidance from the state department of education. The Tennessee Departme ...
32 CONFIRMED CASES OF CORONAVIRUS IN TENNESSEE – MARCH 14, 2020
The Tennessee Department of Health said in their daily report released today there are 32 confirmed cases of coronavirus in the state. The following counties report confirmed cases as of March 14, 20 ...
ROANE COUNTY EXECUTIVE RON WOODY GIVES UPDATE ON CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS
The following is from Roane County Executive Ron Woody issued yesterday (March 13, 2020): “This past week Roane County Commission Chairman Randy Ellis and I have talked on numerous occasions about th ...
FIRST CONFIRMED CASE OF CORONAVIRUS REPORTED IN CAMPBELL COUNTY, TENNESSEE
Early last night, the Campbell County Health Department advised Mayor E.L. Morton a person had been diagnosed with the COVID-19 coronavirus in Campbell County (the southern border of Campbell County r ...
FOUR ESCAPE INJURY IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Four individuals escaped injury in a single vehicle accident on I-40 in Cumberland County yesterday afternoon. Trooper David Jones says a 2019 Volkswagen Atlas driven by 45-year-old Lynnette E. Ring o ...
WOMAN SUSTAINS INJURIES IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Cumberland County deputies and medics responded to the convenience center at the corner of Peavine Road and Bean Pot Campground Road around noon today for an accident. First reports indicate an adult ...
LOUDON COUNTY GRAND JURY INDICTS WOMAN FOR MURDER OF HER 3-YEAR-OLD SON
A Loudon County grand jury today indicted a woman for the murder of her 3-year-old son. Court documents say 38-year-old Melani Sue Brown faces premeditated first-degree murder, felony murder by aggrav ...
TWO FROM FENTRESS COUNTY ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Authorities in Cumberland County went to a gas station on Peavine Road this week for a wanted subject inside a vehicle. Deputies located 29-year-old Jessica Leigh Adkins of Fentress County and took he ...
BAXTER MAN ARRESTED IN CRAB ORCHARD ON DRUG CHARGES
Cumberland County deputies observed a man in a vehicle yesterday at a location on Market Street in Crab Orchard known for drug offenders to congregate at. Officers approached the driver, 62-year-old J ...
