TBI: ARSON AWARENESS WEEK FOCUSES ON PLACES OF WORSHIP
In recent years, an estimated average of 1,300 fires in places of worship were reported to fire departments in the U.S., resulting in an estimated annual average of $74.6 million in property loss. ...
TENNESSEE CELEBRATES TEACHER APPRECIATION MONTH IN MAY
Throughout the month of May, the Tennessee Department of Education invites all Tennesseans to celebrate Teacher Appreciation Month, Week, and Day, proclaimed by Governor Bill Lee. Additionally, the de ...
TDOT RAMPING UP REPAVING EFFORTS STATEWIDE
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is ramping up its pavement repair efforts to address those lingering potholes from January’s record winter storm. The department is investing an addit ...
BREAKING NEWS – BRYAN COLLEGE IN RHEA COUNTY EVACUATED
(BREAKING NEWS) - Bryan College in Rhea County has been evacuated because of an “unverified threat” according to text messages students received this morning. “Due to an unverified threat that we h ...
FORD RECALLING NEARLY QUARTER MILLION MAVERICK PICKUP TRUCKS
Ford is recalling nearly a quarter million Maverick small pickup trucks because the tail lights may not illuminate. A computer in the truck can falsely detect too much current on one or both of the ...
ANDERSON COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM BEING INVESTIGATED BY DCS AFTER INCIDENT INVOLVING AUTISTIC CHILD
The Anderson County School System is reportedly being investigated by the Department of Child Services after a recent incident at Lake City Elementary School. Officials say a Pre-K / Kindergartner- ...
BILL MAKING DRAG RACING A FELONY IN TENNESSEE CLOSE TO BECOMING LAW
A bill making drag racing a felony is headed to Tennessee Governor Bill Lee’s desk for his signature to become law. House Bill 2814 enhances the penalty for illegal drag racing from a Class A misde ...
KENTUCKY MAN SENTENCED TO 8 YEARS IN PRISON AFTER CHILD’S DEATH ON NORRIS LAKE
A Kentucky resident pleaded guilty to one count of vehicular homicide by intoxication and twelve counts of reckless endangerment with a deadly weapon in connection with a boating collision on Norris L ...
FAULTY SMOKE DETECTORS FOUND IN DEADLY BRADLEY COUNTY HOUSE FIRE
Bradley County fire officials completed an investigation into a recently deadly house blaze. The fire took place at a home on the 100 block of North Brook Drive NE. Crews found the bodies of 93- ...
TENNESSEE CROP AND FIELD REPORT – APRIL 29, 2024
Tennessee experienced warm temperatures and dry weather last week. Producers have been hard at work getting corn, soybeans, and cotton in the ground. In some areas, the first cutting of cool season ha ...
PEDESTRIAN WALKS INTO PATH OF TRACTOR-TRAILER ON I-75 IN MCMINN COUNTY
The Tennessee Highway Patrol and medics recently responded to the 59-mile marker of I-75 in McMinn County after a pedestrian walked into the path of a tractor-trailer. Troopers say a 2012 Freightli ...
GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS SYNCHRONOUS FIREFLY LOTTERY OPENS FRIDAY APRIL 26, 2024
The Great Smoky Mountains synchronous firefly lottery will open on Friday, April 26, 2024, at 9 a.m. Central time and close on Monday, April 29, 2024 at 10:59 p.m. Anyone wishing to enter can do so ...
