PRICE AND BRANSTETTER HONORED BY COUNTY COMMISSION
The Morgan County Commission last night presented awards to sheriff’s deputies Rodney Price Jr and Jake Branstetter. It was in recognition of going above and beyond their duties to provide outstanding ...
TDOE ANNOUNCES DISTRICTS SELECTED FOR PRE-K–12 LITERACY IMPLEMENTATION NETWORKS
Today (March 8, 2021), the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) announced the 48 districts selected to participate in the optional, Pre-K–12 Literacy Implementation Networks, part of the state’s R ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 24,879 active cases (down 566) in Tennessee out of 783,904 total cases (UP 420) •759,025 recovered ( ...
NEXT ROUND OF P-EBT HEADED TO QUALIFYING TENNESSEE CHILDREN
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) announced the next round of the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program which supports children who receive free or reduced school meals. ...
MORE THAN 350 TENNESSEE NATIONAL GUARD SOLDIERS HEADING TO MIDDLE EAST
More than 350 soldiers with the Tennessee National Guard 1-181st Field Artillery Regiment left from the volunteer training site in Smyrna yesterday. They are eventually heading to the Middle East in ...
TENNESSEE MOVES INTO PHASE 1C OF COVID-19 VACCINATIONS
Health officials say more than 1 million Tennesseans are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine as the phase 1c process begins statewide today (March 8, 2021) Tennessee is expected to receive 54,000 d ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – SATURDAY/SUNDAY, MARCH 6-7, 2021
The following is from the COVID-19 report covering Saturday and Sunday (March 6-7, 2021) from the Tennessee Department of Health: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 25,445 active cases (UP 25) in Tennessee out of ...
BAR SHOOTING RESULTS IN A FATALITY; SUSPECT ARRESTED
Bradley County authorities say Charles Garrett is charged with first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder following a shooting at a TBOW’s Tavern and Spring Place Road early this morning. W ...
RHEA COUNTY DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS PASSES AWAY
Jerry Levengood, the director of schools for Rhea County, has passed away at the age of 67. The school system released the following statement: “It is with great sorrow we share our leader and frien ...
BOLES CHARGED WITH FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION OF A VULNERABLE ADULT
Late last year, the Cookeville Police Department began investigating allegations that 59-year-old Kennith Orbit Boles, Jr. may have financially exploited his father (Kennith O. Boles, Sr.) during a pe ...
MOTORISTS REMINDED OF TENNESSEE HANDS FREE LAW
Law enforcement reminds motorists the Tennessee Hands Free Law. Below are the specifics of Public Chapter No. 412. It makes it illegal for a driver to: (a) Hold a cell phone or mobile device with any ...
TBI LOOKING INTO OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTING
Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong said the sheriff’s office is cooperating with the TBI regarding an officer-involved shooting that occurred earlier today on Topside Road in Louisville. The TBI ...
