FORMER CROSSVILLE RADIO PERSONALITY SENTENCED TO 55 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CHILD PORN
Former Crossville radio personality Joseph “Josh”Brandon, age 50, of Knoxville, and Michael David Bledsoe, age 47, of Lansing, Michigan, were sentenced last week to a combined 984 months in federal pr ...
HOUSE PANEL VOTES OVERWHELMINGLY TO MAKE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME PERMANENT
Several outlets have reported that The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48-1 in favor of the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time the permanent standard time across ...
SEMI TRUCK SLAMS INTO BRIDGE SUPPORT ON I-40 IN PUTNAM COUNTY
On Saturday night at approximately 11:00 p.m., the Putnam County Fire Department responded to a single-vehicle crash involving a semi-truck on Interstate 40 near Exit 273. The truck collided with the ...
CLASSIC STYLE PIZZA HUT REMODEL COMING TO MONROE COUNTY AND ONEIDA
Pizza Hut is reviving its retro dining experience at select locations, including two in East Tennessee. On May 20, Yum! Brands announced that participating restaurants would be re-outfitted with cl ...
DETAILS ON PEAVINE HEAD-ON COLLISION IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
On May 19, 2026, at approximately 3:10 PM, a two-vehicle collision occurred on Peavine Road (Hwy 101) in Cumberland County, Tennessee. A 65-year-old Tennessee man, Mr. Lovra, driving a 2018 Honda Ridg ...
TORNADO WARNING ISSUED FOR CUMBERLAND, PUTNAM, AND WHITE COUNTIES
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for portions of Northwestern Cumberland, Central White, and Southeastern Putnam Counties in Tennessee. The warning, which went into effect ...
PATRICK MILLER APPOINTED AS NEW PRINCIPAL OF OLIVER SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL
Roane County Schools has appointed Patrick Miller as the new principal of Oliver Springs Middle School. With 19 years of experience in education and four years in administration, Miller has served as ...
FEAST BUFFET IN BRADLEY COUNTY EARNS CATASTROPHICALLY LOW FOOD SAFETY SCORE OF 40
The Tennessee Department of Health conducted a routine inspection of Feast Buffet at 350 Stuart Rd NE, Cleveland, TN, resulting in a critically low score of 40. The restaurant hadn't even been active ...
OLIVER SPRINGS COUNCIL DEBATES PROPERTY TAX HIKE IN PROPOSED BUDGET
The Oliver Springs Town Council held its second regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 21, with the primary focus on reviewing proposed budgets for the upcoming fiscal year. Corey Jenkins present ...
MEDIC REGIONAL BLOOD CENTER LAUNCHES MEMORIAL DAY WEEK DONATION DRIVE
MEDIC Regional Blood Center is running a special incentive campaign from May 25 through May 31 to boost blood donations during Memorial Day week, when supplies traditionally drop. Donors giving whole ...
WATTS BAR NUCLEAR UNIT 1 RETURNS TO FULL OPERATION AFTER MAINTENANCE OUTAGE
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 1 returned to operation after completing a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. During the outage, the team safely performed 11,000 ...
