UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – FRIDAY, MAY 7, 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 – 28 active remaining cases (down 6) out of 2,14 ...
JUVENILE SHOT NUMEROUS TIMES IN LOUDON COUNTY
Loudon County law enforcement responded late yesterday to an area on the 700 block of Clear Branch Road after a 17-year-old male was shot numerous times. Shortly after the incident took place, officer ...
OLIVER SPRINGS COUNCIL REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH FORMER POLICE CHIEF
The Oliver Springs Town Council last night approved a settlement with former police chief Kenneth Morgan. He was dismissed by Mayor Omer Cox in late March for misconduct allegations. The terms include ...
COOKEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAPTAINS INDICTED FOR THEFT
A Putnam County Grand Jury this week indicted former Cookeville Fire Department Captain Marvin Montgomery for theft over $10,000, and current Captain Shawn Roberson for theft over $2,500. According t ...
DAVID LAXTON NAMED NEW OLIVER SPRINGS POLICE CHIEF
The Oliver Springs Town Council last night unanimously approved the hiring of David Laxton as the new police chief. Laxton has 16 years’ experience serving in the department. Laxton had been interim c ...
LAWMAKERS PASS BILL SLASHING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PERIOD BY MORE THAN HALF
Tennessee lawmakers pushed forward a bill to slash unemployment benefits by more than half. If signed by Governor Bill Lee, State Bill 1402/House Bill 1039 would take the benefits down from 26 weeks t ...
TRAVEL ALERT – I-75 IN LOUDON COUNTY AT 83 MILE MARKER FOR MAY 7-10, 2021
Motorists traveling on I-75 in Loudon County should be aware of upcoming bridge repair work that will have an impact on traffic. Starting tonight (May 7, 2021) at 8 p.m. eastern, the outside lanes of ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS PASS BAN ON TEACHING CRITICAL RACE THEORY
Tennessee lawmakers advanced a proposed ban on the teaching of critical race theory. The bill was passed at the end of Wednesday's legislative session. It calls for withholding funding from public sc ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – THURSDAY, MAY 6, 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 – 34 active remaining cases (UP 6) out of 2,140 ...
U.S. POSTAL SERVICE WARNS OF FAKE TEXTS, EMAILS ABOUT DELIVERIES AND PACKAGES
If you receive a text message or an email that says it’s from the U.S. Postal Service (USPS), officials say don’t click on the link. In an alert send out, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service warned co ...
SUSPECTS ARRESTED ON I-24 AFTER STEALING ROLLS-ROYCE AND SPEEDING NEARLY 180 MPH
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says two suspects were arrested on I-24 after stealing a Rolls-Royce vehicle out of Georgia and speeding at nearly 180 miles per hour Troopers received a look out bulleti ...
GOV. LEE SIGNS BILL ALLOWING STUDENTS TO OPT OUT OF LGBTQ MATERIAL
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed a bill requiring schools districts to alert parents of any instruction on sexual orientation or gender identity and let them opt their students out. Senate Bill ...
