UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 24,969 active cases (UP 408 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 777,935 total cases. •752,966 recove ...
150 CHILDREN MISSING IN TENNESSEE RECOVERED
Authorities announced today 150 children missing in Tennessee have been recovered in a joint operation by multiple law enforcement agencies spanning months. They range in age from 3 to 17 years old an ...
STATE SENATE ADVANCES BILL GIVING D.C.S. MORE OVERSIGHT FOLLOWING ROANE COUNTY ABUSE CASE
A Tennessee Senate Committee voted unanimously yesterday to advance a bill preventing abuse related to a state adoption program. The legislation was proposed after details of a Roane County child abus ...
BURN PERMITS REQUIRED THROUGH MAY 15, 2021
With the snow and ice behind us, warmer weather is springing up across the state. That’s a sign it’s time for yard and farm clean-up. With debris burning a useful tool to get rid of yard waste, the Te ...
WEATHER SERVICE CONFIRMS TORNADO IN WAYNE AND CLINTON COUNTY, KENTUCKY
The National Weather Service now confirms a tornado touched down in Wayne and Clinton County, Kentucky Sunday night. Preliminary results from their damage survey team indicates a EF-1 tornado with win ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 24,561 active cases (down 377 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 776,337 total cases. •751,776 r ...
POSSIBLE ANIMAL CRUELTY CASE UNDER INVESTIGATION
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office recently responded to the report of several deceased cattle near 785 Lake Hill Road in Monterey. Authorities said today this is now an active investigation involving ...
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF DEADLY PUTNAM COUNTY TORNADO
Citizens will come together to remember the lives lost and the devastation left behind one year ago tomorrow (March 3, 2021) from a deadly tornado outbreak. In the early morning hours of March 3, 202 ...
FLOODING IN KENTUCKY AND TENNESSEE LEADS TO WATER RESCUES
Dozens of counties throughout the eastern U.S. remained under flood warnings yesterday following heavy rainfall over the weekend that resulted in the water rescues of toddlers in Kentucky and Tennesse ...
LAWMAKERS CONSIDER MAKING DOLLY PARTON’S VERSION OF ‘AMAZING GRACE’ OFFICIAL STATE HYMN
A bill introduced into the Tennessee General Assembly has proposed making Dolly Parton’s rendition of “Amazing Grace” an official state song. The bill introduced by State Representative Mike Sparks an ...
PROPOSED BILL WOULD GIVE CRIMINAL IMMUNITY TO DRIVERS HITTING PROTESTERS IN STREET
A bill is being considered by Tennessee lawmakers that would bring criminal immunity to drivers who hit protesters illegally blocking the road. It states motorists won’t face prosecution if they hurt ...
FIRE CONTAINED AT SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT
Firefighters responded to a small blaze at the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department last night. Officers detected smoke in an upstairs office and called for assistance. Sheriff Wayne Potter requested ...
