FREEZE WARNING ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
The National Weather Service has issued a FREEZE WARNING for the following counties: ANDERSON, CUMBERLAND, FENTRESS, KNOX, LOUDON, MORGAN, OVERTON, PICKETT, PUTNAM, ROANE, SCOTT, WHITE, VAN BUREN Th ...
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN MONTEREY IDENTIFIED
The human remains found last week on Anderson Road in Monterey have been positively identified as 57-year-old Arnold “Chigger” Vaughn Jr. He went missing back in July of 2020. Authorities say evidence ...
BILL CALLS FOR HARSHER PENALTIES FOR THOSE CONVICTED OF KILLING EMERGENCY WORKERS
A proposed bill considered by lawmakers in Tennessee aims to limit the punishment a jury can consider for a person convicted of first degree murder who killed an officer, emergency medical worker or f ...
ETHAN LIVELY ELIMINATED FROM “THE VOICE”
Ethan Lively of Morgan County was eliminated last night on NBC's “The Voice”. The 17-year-old from Coalfield performed Travis Tritt's “Help Me Hold On” in the Knockout Rounds against teammate Jordan ...
SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND STUDENT HONORED WITH MEMORIAL SERVICE
Citizens in Meigs County honored the lives yesterday of the school bus driver and child who died in a crash in October 2020. Driver Lisa Dillard and 7-year-old Addicyn Grace passed away after a servi ...
ORTIZ INDICTED ON 98 COUNTS OF CHILD SEX CRIME CHARGES
The Loudon County Grand Jury issued indictments this week against three men on child sex crime charges. They include: Emilio Ortiz, age 59, was indicted with 98 counts including sexual exploitation o ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 26,069 active cases (UP 86) in Tennessee out of 835,842 total cases (UP 470) •809,773 recovered (UP ...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ISSUES FREEZE WATCH
The National Weather Service has issued a FREEZE WATCH going into effect at 12:01 a.m. central Wednesday, April 21, 2021 and is scheduled to expire at 8 a.m. central, Wednesday, April 21, 2021. It inc ...
TENNESSEE BILL SEEKS TO PROMOTE ABSTINENCE, PROHIBIT CONTRACEPTION DISTRIBUTION IN SCHOOLS
A bill under consideration by the Tennessee senate would prohibit family life curriculums in the state which distribute contraception at public schools and focus on promoting abstinence. State Bill 1 ...
TBI INVESTIGATING OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN MORGAN COUNTY
At the request of 9th District Attorney General Russell Johnson, TBI agents are investigating the circumstances leading to an officer-involved shooting yesterday in Morgan County. Preliminary informa ...
INJURIES REPORTED ON I-81 AFTER TRACTOR-TRAILER FIRE
The Tennessee Highway Patrol says two tractor-trailers were traveling southbound on I-81 in Hamblen County yesterday when one struck the other in the rear. The impact caused them to catch fire and des ...
SHOTS FIRED DURING DOMESTIC ALTERCATION LANDS BARNETT IN JAIL
Wayne County, Kentucky deputies went to a home on Shoemaker Lane late last night for shots fired. The female victim stated her husband, 32-year-old Patrick J. Barnett of Monticello, came home intoxic ...
