ETHAN LIVELY MAKING HIS MARK ON “THE VOICE”
We have a lot of talented citizens in our area who appeared on national television showcasing their abilities. Ethan Lively, age 17, of Morgan County is the latest. The Coalfield, Tennessee native an ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 24,133 active cases (down 199) in Tennessee out of 786,597 total cases (UP 1,355) •762,464 recovered ...
FIREFIGHTERS CONTINUE TO BATTLE 1,200 ACRE BLAZE IN FENTRESS COUNTY
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture said that 10 percent of the 1,200 acre fire has been contained in Fentress County as of noon today (March 10, 2021). It is in a rugged area a few miles southwes ...
BREAKING NEWS – 1,000 ACRE WILDFIRE IN FENTRESS COUNTY
BREAKING NEWS - Crews are battling a 1,000-acre wildfire in Fentress County. As of 8 p.m. central it is 10 percent contained. Officials say it’s in rugged terrain in a remote area four miles southwest ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 24,332 active cases (down 547) in Tennessee out of 785,242 total cases (UP 1,338) •760,910 recovered ...
CASKET SEEN BY CITIZEN FLOATING DOWN RIVER
A citizen called law enforcement Monday after observing a casket floating along the Cumberland River in Wilson County. Officials with the Wilson County Sheriff’s Boat Patrol and Wilson County Emergenc ...
PROPOSED BILL WOULD EXEMPT FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCTS FROM SALES TAX
A Tennessee lawmaker is proposing State Bill 0024 to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales tax on the annual sales tax holiday. Senator Sara Kyle sponsored the proposed legislation including tam ...
BURNED BODY RECOVERED ON POW ROAD
Putnam County sheriff’s deputies responded last night to the end of POW Road south of Baxter. Upon arrival, authorities discovered a burned GMC Sonoma along with the burned body of an unidentified Ca ...
NUGENT CHARGED WITH 16 COUNTS OF SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A MINOR
Blount County authorities says 64-year-old Jeffrey Lynn Nugent, Sr. of Maryville was arrested last night for 16 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He was taken to jail and initially placed unde ...
FATALITY ACCIDENT REPORTED ON RUSSELL ROAD
Blount County deputies and medics went to the scene of a vehicle accident late yesterday on the 300 block of Russell Road. Preliminary details indicate a 2011 Nissan Sentra operated by 32-year-old Aly ...
13-YEAR-OLD DRIVER CHARGED IN FATAL VEHICLE CRASH
A 13-year-old male who was behind the wheel of a car when it crashed into another vehicle killing a man has been charged with vehicular homicide. The boy was charged in juvenile court after being rele ...
BILL WOULD ALLOW TEACHERS TO PERMANENTLY REMOVE DISRUPTIVE STUDENTS FROM CLASS
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would give teachers authority to permanently remove disruptive students from the classroom. The six-step process would include parent teacher meetings a ...
