CUMBERLAND CO DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Cumberland County Director of Schools, Ina Maxwell, has announced she plans on retiring in June of this year. The following is an email she sent to the Board of Education and school personnel: ...
NEW TN LAW WOULD PROHIBIT BOYS FROM PLAYING IN GIRL SPECIFIC SCHOOL SPORTS
Two Tennessee lawmakers are sponsoring legislation which would prohibit biological males from participating in public higher education sports designated specifically for females. SB1862/HB1894 is spo ...
AREA NURSING HOME FACILITIES CHANGING VISITATION POLICIES DUE TO COVID-19
Community COVID numbers have some rest home facilities back to limited visitations. Cedar Hills Senior Living Cookeville Executive Director Jenene Jones said the facility has moved back to visitation ...
FORD RECALLS 200,000 CARS FOR BRAKE LIGHT MALFUNCTION
Ford is recalling about 200,000 cars in the U.S. to fix a problem that can stop the brake lights from turning off. The recall covers certain 2014 and 2015 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ midsize cars as ...
CROSSVILLE TREE BOARD’S ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION INCLUDES BIG CHANGES FOR 2022
Arbor Day 2022 is slated for Friday, March 4, 2022, with some big changes slated for this year. The most notable change is the location. This year’s event will take place at the Cumberland County Comm ...
ROANE COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD CAPTAIN EDDIE JONES REINSTATED
Press Release January 18, 2022 The Board of Directors for the Roane County Rescue Squad has reinstated Captain Eddie Jones effective February 1, 2022. Captain Jones was suspended from duty on Novembe ...
REPORT: DOG ATTACKS UNOCCUPIED CAR IN PRICELESS IGA PARKING LOT
CROSSVILLE POLICE REPORT: At approximately 0924 hours, city units were dispatched to Priceless IGA in reference to a dog jumping on a car in the parking lot. I arrived on the scene at approximately 0 ...
TRACTOR TRAILER GETS STUCK ON OLD AIRPORT ROAD ATTEMPTING TO DESCEND ROCKWOOD MOUNTAIN
A crash on Interstate 40 along Rockwood Mountain last Saturday left some motorists, including a tractor-trailer attempt to take Old Airport Road to get around the backup. The tractor-trailer wound up ...
CAR RUNS INTO LAKE WHILE TRAVELING ON SWAN POND CIRCLE ROAD
Around 3 pm Sunday, during snowy conditions, a woman lost control of her vehicle on Swan Pond Circle Road and plunged into the nearby lake. A passerby saw the car go into the water and alerted authori ...
TRACTOR TRAILER JACKKNIFES, HALTS TRAFFIC ON I-40 EAST BOUND IN CUMBERLAND CO SUNDAY NIGHT
Traffic was backed up for about two hours Sunday night on I-40 eastbound just past the Peavine Road exit. A tractor-trailer jackknifed which caused a ruptured fuel cell. Traffic was rerouted off the ...
SPARTA WOMAN (CORRECTIONAL OFFICER) FOUND DEAD, DAUGHTER IN CUSTODY
A Murfreesboro woman has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault in connection with her mother’s death in Sparta. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says on Thursday night, agents joined ...
PROPOSED LAW WOULD PAY PARENTS TO SEND CHILD TO PRIVATE SCHOOL
Tennessee lawmakers have proposed a bill that would allow parents who disagree with COVID-19 protocols in their school district to remove their child from the school and use a voucher to attend a diff ...
