INJURIES REPORTED IN VEHICLE CRASH ON KENTUCKY HIGHWAY 704
State police and medics responded yesterday to a vehicle accident in Cumberland County, Kentucky on Highway 704. The initial report indicates 30-year-old Jonathan Neathery of Columbia was driving a 20 ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, MARCH 22, 2021
(It is important to note two things in this report. First, this is a combined report for Saturday, Sunday and Monday, March 20-22. Second, the active cases in Cumberland County was down to 63 back on ...
POLARIS RZR BELONGING TO MISSING MORGAN COUNTIAN LOCATED
Morgan County Sheriff Wayne Potter says a Polaris RZR belonging to Kevin Hamby, who has been missing for over three years, was found late yesterday in a remote location in the county. Hamby was last ...
GRANT WOULD PROVIDE “SAFE SPACE FOR VICTIMS” IN COURTROOM SETTINGS
The Tennessee Senate Judiciary Committee has approved Senate Bill 513 called the “Safe Space for Victims: Grant Program.” The legislation is sponsored by Senator Ferrell Haile on behalf of the Tennes ...
FISHERMAN DROWNS AFTER FALL FROM TELLICO VILLAGE LAKE DOCK
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency said a fisherman died after falling into the water while trying to dock a pontoon boat in Tellico Village. Officials say 49-year-old Robert Brown and another ma ...
TENNESSEE TO EXPAND COVID-19 VACCINATIONS TO 16 AND OLDER ON APRIL 5, 2021
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced today (March 22, 2021) effective April 5, all citizens in the state over the age of 16 will be eligible to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Tennessee is currently in ...
POLICE DEPARTMENT WELCOMES NEW K-9
The Monterey Police Department welcomes K-9 Scout to their team. The canine is 3 years old and was just certified as a full patrol dog. His partner is Handler Officer Jeremy Beard. Scout is certified ...
TRAFFIC DOWN TO ONE LANE WESTBOUND ON I-40 IN PUTNAM FROM ACCIDENT
(5:10 a.m. central time, Monday, March 22, 2021) - There is a tractor-trailer accident at the 284 westbound mile marker on I-40 in Putnam County (just west of the Willow Avenue Exit in Cookeville). Th ...
DRIVER INJURED AFTER VEHICLE CATCHES ON FIRE
Knoxville Rural Metro Fire and medics responded late Friday to a car crash in the 7900 block of Conner Road. Authorities arrived and found the driver already free from the vehicle that was ablaze. The ...
NEARLY ALL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS IN TENNESSEE MOVING INTO 2A AND 2B VACCINATIONS
The 89 health departments operated by the State of Tennessee, including Cumberland and Roane County, has now moved into the 2a and 2b risk phases for vaccinations which includes critical infrastructur ...
VENNING CHARGED WITH ESPECIALLY AGGRAVATED SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR
Law enforcement took 42-year-old Sean Venning of Johnson City into custody yesterday for especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation said they looked in ...
BLEDSOE COUNTY COMMISSIONER RESIGNS
Bledsoe County Commissioner Brent Griffith has resigned his seat. The reason was placed on a new job opportunity he received and Griffith did not feel he would have adequate time to serve anymore. He ...
