UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, MAY 13, 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 – 29 active remaining cases (UP 2) out of 2,156 ...
(UPDATE) – MISSING HIKER’S DOG FOUND, SEARCH FOR WILLIAMS CONTINUES
Rhea County Sheriff's Department said this afternoon a missing hiker's dog has been found and the search for Curtis Dustin Williams continues in the Pocket Wilderness. This is an area just northwest o ...
ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING PARTNERSHIP LAUNCHED BY GOVERNOR BILL LEE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced today a new series of partnerships to fight human trafficking in Tennessee. According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, human trafficking is a demand-dri ...
REPAIRS TO I-40 BRIDGE OVER MISSISSIPPI RIVER COULD TAKE MONTHS
Transportation officials say repairs to the Interstate 40 bridge over the Mississippi River at the Tennessee/Arkansas state line could take months after a crack was found. It was shut down Tuesday aft ...
TENNESSEE INVESTIGATING PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS BUT REFUSING TO WORK
Officials in the state are investigating people who are claiming unemployment benefits but refuse to accept suitable job offers. The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development has a form ...
COLONIAL PIPELINE BACK ONLINE AMID GAS SHORTAGE FOLLOWING CYBERATTACK
The Colonial Pipeline has returned to operations following a cyberattack that snarled gas supply for the eastern U.S. for days, according to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. "Following this restar ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 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 – 27 active remaining cases (UP 2) out of 2,153 ...
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR 25-YEAR-OLD KAITLYNN LEDBETTER
Overton County authorities continue to look into the disappearance of 25-year-old Kaitlynn Abree Ledbetter. She went missing May 2, 2021 after she left her home on Turkey Town Road, went into a wooded ...
BLEDSOE COUNTY SCHOOLS TO END MASK MANDATE MAY 14, 2021
Bledsoe County school officials say the mask mandate there for students and teachers will stop Friday (May 14, 2021) after end of the year testing will be completed. This comes after the board of educ ...
I-40 BRIDGE OVER MISSISSIPPI RIVER IN MEMPHIS CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
If you are taking Interstate 40 westbound into Memphis crossing over the Mississippi River into Arkansas, expect to be re-routed. All lanes on the Hernando Desoto Bridge were closed yesterday until f ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, MAY 11, 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 – 25 active remaining cases (down 1) out of 2,14 ...
GOV. LEE TO END FEDERALLY FUNDED PANDEMIC UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PROGRAMS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced today the end of all federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs in Tennessee, effective July 3, 2021. “We will no longer participate in federal ...
