UNEMPLOYMENT ACROSS TENNESSEE DECREASES IN MARCH
After Five Months of Steady, Low Unemployment, the State's Jobless Rate Goes Even Lower NASHVILLE – New data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) showed the statewide prelim ...
TENNESSEE ASKING SOME FAMILIES TO PAYBACK COVID SNAP BENEFITS AFTER MISTAKE
According to the Tennessee Justice Center, an error the state made at the height of the pandemic is now costing some families thousands of dollars. An advocate with TJC, Anna Luttrell, told News Chan ...
SPARTA MAN CHARGED IN JACKSON COUNTY MOTEL FIRE
JACKSON COUNTY – An investigation by special agent fire investigators with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into a motel fire last year in Bloomington Springs has resulted in the arrest of a Spar ...
DOJ: EX-DOE CONTRACTOR SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS ON CHILD PORN CHARGES
The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that a former Department of Energy contractor was sentenced to just over 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of possessing and distributi ...
“STAMP OUT HUNGER” FOOD DRIVE FOR MAY 2023
Saturday, May 13th, 2023 is the "Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive. What to do: Place non-perishable food items at the mailbox for food pantry volunteers or mailmen to collect OR take the food donations ...
MCMINN COUNTY COUPLE WINS ONE MILLION DOLLAR LOTTERY JACKPOT
MCMINN COUNTY – According to the Tennessee Lottery, a McMinn County couple won big last week. How does it feel to win a million dollars? “We’re tickled to death!” said Barbara K. of McMinn County, s ...
SUBJECT WAS TRAPPED IN CAB AFTER CRASH ON I40 ON-RAMP YESTERDAY IN ROANE COUNTY
The eastbound on-ramp to I-40 at the Harriman/Rockwood exit remained closed much of yesterday afternoon due to an overturned tractor-trailer. According to our Roane County news correspondent, Dudley ...
ONE ARRESTED AFTER HARRIMAN DRUG BUST
On April 13, 2023, officers with the Harriman Police Department, Roane County Sheriff’s Office, and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation executed a search warrant on a garage located at 109 Baumgartner R ...
KINGSTON MAN BREAKS STATE RECORD WITH MASSIVE FISH
According to the TWRA, Tennessee angler Henry Dyer of Kingston broke the Tennessee state record for paddlefish from Cherokee Lake. The fish weighed 149 lbs., 79 5/8” in length, and 44 3/8” in girth! ...
COOKEVILLE HOTEL FIRE ON EASTER SUNDAY
On April 9th around 6:30 PM, Cookeville officials were dispatched to the Best Western Thunderbird Hotel for reports of a room on fire and a female victim still inside the room. Cookeville Fire Fighte ...
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN DRUG BUST REMOVES MORE THAN A POUND OF METH AND FENTANYL
Narcotics Agents from the Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Office, with the assistance of the 12th Judicial District Drug Task Force and the Dunlap Police Department, concluded a drug investigation with a ...
GOV. LEE SIGNS LANDMARK TRANSPORTATION MODERNIZATION ACT INTO LAW
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed the Transportation Modernization Act, historic legislation that will create a new strategy and invest $3.3 billion to accommodate Tennessee ...
