RARE PARASITIC ILLNESS LINKED TO FRESH PRODUCE ON THE RISE NATIONWIDE
As summer temperatures rise, health officials nationwide are tracking a significant surge in cyclosporiasis, a rare parasitic illness linked to contaminated fresh produce. The infection is caused by ...
DESTRUCTIVE HOUSE FIRE RAZES HOME IN LAKE TANSI AREA
A devastating structure fire completely destroyed a home in the Lake Tansi area of Cumberland County on Thursday afternoon. Emergency dispatch logs indicate that the call came in at approximately 3:5 ...
MORGAN AND ROANE COUNTY ROAD CONSTRUCTION REPORTS JULY 9 – 15
MORGAN COUNTY, SR 52 between Clear Fork Creek and Scott County Line: Motorists should be alert for possible lane closures at various times through this resurfacing project. Motorists should be alert f ...
TRAFFIC BLOCKED ON ROANE STATE HIGHWAY FOLLOWING TWO-VEHICLE CRASH
A two-vehicle collision on Roane State Highway has shut down both lanes of traffic near Mike’s Body Shop, triggering delays and emergency diversions. According to initial emergency radio traffic, r ...
THREE KILLED IN HEAD-ON CRASH ON BRICEVILLE HIGHWAY
Three people were killed Wednesday afternoon following a violent two-vehicle, head-on collision on State Route 116, according to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. The crash occu ...
Sue Ann (Alexander) Parrish, 86
Mrs. Sue Ann (Alexander) Parrish of Burkesville, Kentucky passed away on Friday, July 3, 2026, at the Cumberland Valley Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Burkesville, Kentucky, having attained the ...
NO BOATING FATALITIES REPORTED IN TENNESSEE OVER JULY 4TH HOLIDAY WEEKEND
Tennessee waterways saw a safe holiday weekend with zero boating-related fatalities reported during the annual Operation Dry Water (ODW) July 4th enforcement initiative, according to the Tennessee Wil ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND COMMUNITIES HONOR AMERICA’S 250TH ANNIVERSARY WITH HISTORIC READINGS AND REENACTMENTS
Communities across the Upper Cumberland region gathered on Wednesday, July 8, to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence with historic reenactm ...
GOVERNOR BILL LEE SWEARS IN CROSSVILLE NATIVE KYLE A. HIXSON TO TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT
Justice Kyle A. Hixson has officially taken his seat on the Tennessee Supreme Court following his appointment by Governor Bill Lee and confirmation by the Tennessee General Assembly. Justice Hixson f ...
TENNESSEE AG LEADS 49-STATE COALITION URGING FCC TO CRACK DOWN ON PHONE SCAMS
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti has joined a bipartisan coalition of 49 attorneys general calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to implement stricter rules preventing sca ...
LEGENDARY SINGER BONNIE TYLER DIES AT 75
Bonnie Tyler, the iconic, raspy-voiced singer known for global power ballads like “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died at age 75. Her family announced the news on Thursday, confirming she passed awa ...
Rebecca “Becky” Douglas, 69
Rebecca "Becky" Douglas Jan 19, 1957 — Jul 8, 2026 Obituary for Rebecca “Becky” Douglas Rebecca Lynn Douglas, known lovingly as Becky, age 69, of Morgan County, Tennessee, passed ...
