LOWE’S STORE FLOODED THIS MORNING, FORK LIFT STRIKES OVERHEAD WATER PIPES
Lowe’s Home Improvement had a shower of their very own this morning when a forklift struck the overhead water main – possibly the indoor sprinkler system. Water poured into the store for some time as ...
LONGTIME BUSINESSMAN, AGRICULTURE & CIVIC LEADER MARLIN HASTON PASSES
Marlin Haston, 93, passed away on January 1, 2022. He was born September 5, 1928, Spencer (Van Buren County) of the late R.C. Haston Sr. and Etta (Smith) Haston. In 1956 Marlin and his wife Imogene m ...
INVESTIGATION: BODY FOUND IN EAST ROANE COUNTY
Dudley Evans Roane County Authorities are investigating a body that was found by a property owner at 2722 Paw Paw Plains Road in East Roane County Sunday afternoon. Roane Sheriff Jack Stockton said ...
SEVEN YEAR OLD DIES WHEN TREE FALLS ON BLOUNT COUNTY HOME
A seven-year-old girl has died after a tree fell onto a home in Townsend early Monday morning, according to the Blount County Sheriff’s Office. Officials responded around 8:00 a.m. to a 911 call of a ...
HANG ON, WEATHER ROLLER COASTER RIDE AIN’T OVER YET
It’s been quite the roller coaster ride with the weather in just the past four days. Mild weather changing to severe storms with winds up to 60 miles per hour turning to severe winter weather overnig ...
KNOXVILLE PLANNED PARENTHOOD BUILDING DESTROYED BY FIRE THIS MORNING
KNOXVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT: This morning at 639 am the Knox County 911 Emergency Communications Center received a call for a building on fire at 710 N. Cherry (Planned Parenthood). On arrival compan ...
PROPOSED LAW MAY REVERT TENNESSEE TO PAPER BALLOTS FOR ELECTIONS
A Tennessee lawmaker is proposing legislation that would have the state revert to paper ballots for elections. State Representative Bruce Griffey (R-Paris-D75) submitted HB1662 on Wednesday. Under th ...
FOUR UPPER CUMBERLAND WALMARTS CHOSEN TO DISTRIBUTE ANTI-COVID-19 PILL
Four Upper Cumberland Walmarts will be stocking the newly-approved oral treatments for COVID-19. The Tennessee Department of Health announced shipments of the new Merck and Pfizer treatments will be ...
FIRE REPORTED AT NEWLY REOPENED COOKEVILLE RESTAURANT CLOSED FOR A YEAR DUE TO FIRE
Cookeville Fire Department responded to a fire at Crawdaddy’s Wednesday morning just one day after its grand reopening. Also, the fire call came in just days after the one-year anniversary that Cra ...
TENNESSEE GETS SHIPMENT OF ORAL ANTI-VIRAL COVID-19 PILLS
The Tennessee Department of Health announced that the state has received shipments of the Merck and Pfizer oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19. The FDA issued an emergency use authorization fo ...
FIRST DOSES OF DRUG THAT PREVENTS COVID-19 ARRIVE AT VANDERBILT
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received the first doses of a new shot that will prevent COVID-19. Dr. Robert Carnahan with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center says the shot, called Evu ...
WOMAN FROM DUNLAP LEADS POLICE ON CHASE, CRASHES INTO SEVEN VEHICLES
A 41-year-old woman from Dunlap faces almost 20 charges in connection with a chase and several crashes. The driver, Rachel Lynn Hicks, struck 5 civilian vehicles and 2 law enforcement vehicles before ...
