TENNESSEE TO INCREASE PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICER PAY
The Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) announced it will soon implement pay raises for probation and parole officers after the salary increases were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Th ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS ALARMED BY REPORTS WHITE HOUSE SECRETLY FLYING MIGRANT CHILDREN INTO STATE
Lawmakers from Tennessee are sounding the alarm after reports the Biden administration has been flying unaccompanied minors into the state in the middle of the night without their knowledge. The Whit ...
TINCH AND COOPER SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR DRUG OFFENSES
Fentress County Criminal Court Judge E. Shayne Sexton sentenced 29-year-old Justin Paul Tinch of Jamestown, Tennessee to serve 8 years in prison for possession of meth with intent to sell, possession ...
ARRESTS MADE IN ARMED ROBBERY AT SUPER 8 HOTEL
Cookeville police responded late yesterday to the Super 8 Motel at 440 Neal Street for an armed robbery. It was determined three males held a guest at gunpoint taking the victims drugs and money befor ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: INFORMATION IN BOLD INDICATES RISES IN NUMBERS FROM DAY BEFORE. BLEDSOE – 23 active remaining cases (same) out of 2,168 ...
ACCUSED MURDERERS INDICTED FOR NEW CHILD RAPE CHARGES
Following an investigation by the Oak Ridge Police Department and indictments by the Anderson County Grand Jury, 53-year-old Sean S. Finnegan and 23-year-old Rebecca E. Dishman have each been charged ...
SNAKE REPORTS INCREASING AS TEMPERATURES WARMING UP
As high temperatures rise each day, snakes are starting to appear in driveways, residential lawns and garages. Two types of venomous snakes are common on the northern Cumberland Plateau: copperheads ...
I-40 BRIDGE INSPECTOR FIRED FOR NOT FLAGGING CRACK IN SPAN
An unidentified inspector who failed to discover a crack in the Interstate 40 Hernando de Soto Bridge linking Arkansas and Tennessee that prompted the span’s closure has been fired and may face charge ...
TENNESSEE FAMILIES CAN APPLY FOR FREE BOOKS FOR K-2ND GRADE STUDENTS
The Tennessee Department of Education is giving away free Decodable books to families with K-2nd grade students. Each packet has 7 decodable booklets containing more than 20 fun and engaging stories ...
TENNESSEE TO MANDATE BATHROOM SIGNS REGARDING TRANSGENDER USE
Starting July 1, 2021, Tennessee will require businesses and government facilities open to the public to post a sign if they let transgender people use multi-person bathrooms, locker rooms or changing ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: INFORMATION IN BOLD INDICATES RISES IN NUMBERS FROM DAY BEFORE. BLEDSOE – 23 active remaining cases (down 5) out of 2,16 ...
CEREMONY HELD TO HONOR RETIRING K-9 OFFICER
A special ceremony was held yesterday at the 8th Judicial District Attorney General’s Office in Jamestown to recognize the retirement of a Fentress County K-9. A small crowd gathered to witness Sheri ...
