SPEAKER OF HOUSE CAMERON SEXTON GIVES STATEMENT ON GOVERNOR LEE’S COVID-19 SPEECH
After Tennessee Governor Bill Lee addressed the state last night on the COVID-19 surge, Speaker of the House of Representatives Cameron Sexton issued the following statement: “I greatly respect Gover ...
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE ISSUES ORDER LIMITING GATHERING SIZES DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said last night he is limiting holiday gatherings to no one outside of families’ immediate households and all public indoor gatherings will be limited to 10 people. His sta ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 19-20, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 84,710 (UP) active cases in Tennessee out of 519,687 (UP) total cases. •434,977 recovered •6,071 die ...
HEAD-ON VEHICLE CRASH IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY RESULTS IN FATALITY AND INJURIES
A vehicle accident on Highway 127 North in Cumberland County just north of the Woody community late yesterday claimed a life and left two seriously injured. Trooper Marty Brown says in his report a 19 ...
FAMILY REQUESTS PUBLIC’S ASSISTANCE AFTER CROSSVILLE MAN REPORTED MISSING
UPDATE - MR LEMONS HAS BEEN FOUND SAFE PREVIOUS STORY - The public’s assistance has been requested in locating a Crossville man missing since December 12, 2020. Tommy Joe Lemons was last seen ...
ACTIVE CASES OF COVID-19 GOES OVER 600 IN CUMBERLAND AND ROANE COUNTY
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 78,387 (UP 3,881 cases from yesterday) active cases in Tennessee out of 503,651 (UP from yesterday) ...
TEST SITE FOR COVID-19 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY TO TEMPORARILY SWITCH TO COMMUNITY COMPLEX
Beginning Monday, December 21, 2020, all COVID-19 testing is being moved from the Cumberland County Health Department to the Community Complex located at 1398 Livingston Road in Crossville. The testin ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS COVID-19 DATA – FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2020
The Cumberland County School System reported this afternoon 45 student (UP 6 from last week) and 37 staff (down 13 from last week) active cases of COVID-19. Officials added 562 students (UP 160 from l ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND COUNTIES RECOGNIZED AS ‘BEST VALUE’ BY SMARTASSET
Eight Upper Cumberland counties have been recognized as best values in several categories including home value growth, school value, and lowest average property tax. SmartAsset, a financial technolog ...
ROANE STATE IMPLEMENTS REMOTE WEEK FOLLOWING WINTER BREAK
Roane State Community College (RSCC) announced it will temporarily move to remote operations following winter break as part of the college’s efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Between January ...
COURTS IN 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED UNTIL MID-JANUARY 2021 WITH EXCEPTIONS
In a letter sent to the 13th judicial district, Judge Gary McKenzie said the positive cases of COVID-19 has increased dramatically over the last few weeks. Cases also increased among attorneys, judges ...
DEATH TOLL RISES 3 IN CUMBERLAND, 6 IN WHITE AND 9 IN PUTNAM COUNTY IN A DAY; 177 IN TENNESSEE IN A DAY
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2020 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 74,506 (UP from ...









