LAWMAKERS CONSIDERING BILL THAT WOULD CUT UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IN HALF
Lawmakers in Tennessee are considering a bill that calls for slashing unemployment benefits by more than half from 26 to 12 weeks. The state already has the fourth lowest payout in the nation for unem ...
BILL GIVING SCHOOLS OPTION TO USE BLEEDING CONTROL KITS PASSES IN STATE HOUSE
A proposed bill that would allow schools in Tennessee the option to put into place a "Stop the Bleed" program passed the state House of Representatives yesterday. House Bill 0212 now goes to the state ...
BREAKING NEWS – JUVENILE HIT BY VEHICLE IN ANDERSON COUNTY
BREAKING NEWS - The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department and medics responded to Edgemoor Road in front of the Breadbox where a 7-year-old girl was hit by a vehicle. She was transported to U.T. Medica ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 24,789 active cases (down 147) in Tennessee out of 819,505 total cases (UP 1,497) •794,716 recovered ...
TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT RESULTS IN FATALITY ON I-40
A tractor-trailer accident yesterday afternoon on I-40 in Putnam County resulted in the driver passing away. A Freightliner operated by 53 year-old Richard Powell Jr from Baltimore, Maryland was trave ...
DRIVER INJURED AFTER TRACTOR-TRAILER OVERTURNS ON HIGHWAY 321
The Tennessee Highway Patrol released their report today of a tractor-trailer accident yesterday in Loudon County. It states a 2003 Kenworth operated by 28-year-old Marcus R. Wright of Sparta, Tenness ...
FORMER PARAMEDIC INDICTED AND CHARGED WITH SEXUAL BATTERY
An investigation by the TBI has resulted in the indictment of a former Scott County paramedic accused of sexual misconduct. In October 2020, at the request of 8th District Attorney General Jared Effl ...
JUDGE DENIES BOND REDUCTION FOR JOSEPH DANIELS, SHOCKING PHONE CONVERSATION PLAYED IN COURT
In a hearing held yesterday, a judge denied a motion to reduce the bond of Joseph Daniels. Attorneys for the state and defense teams also announced that Krystal Daniels' statements after her arrest wo ...
VOLS’ AARON BEASLEY CITED, NOT ARRESTED, FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY AFTER BEATING KITTEN
FOLLOW-UP STORY – Tennessee Vols football linebacker Aaron Beasley was issued an animal cruelty citation yesterday instead of being taken into custody. Beasley has been suspended from all team activi ...
PROPOSED MOTORSPORTS PARK FOR OAK RIDGE WILL NOT HAPPEN
The developer of a proposed motorsports park for Oak Ridge announced yesterday it will not happen after learning an environmental impact statement would be required costing several million dollars and ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 24,936 active cases (down 416) in Tennessee out of 818,008 total cases (UP 986) •793,488 recovered ( ...
TENNESSEE GOVERNOR OPPOSES COVID-19 VACCINE PASSPORTS
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said today he is opposed to COVID-19 vaccine passports. The statement comes a day after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order banning businesses from requ ...
