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GREENVILLE CHURCH DESTROYED IN TUESDAY FIRE
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – A Greene County church was destroyed in a fire Tuesday. Sheriff Wesley Holt said the Riverview Community Seventh-day Adventist Church at 400
DR. PIERCEY: IF YOU DON’T HAVE A TRUE MEDICAL EMERGENCY, DONT GO TO THE ER
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Tennessee Department of Health says members of the Tennessee National Guard will deploy to hospitals to respond to the rising
HATE CRIMES RISING IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
117 hate crimes were committed in Tennessee during 2019, according to the United States Department of Justice. “There has been a trend, and it’s slightly trending
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ATTEMPT TO RESIST GOVERNOR LEE’S MASK MANDATE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) – Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally responded to Tennessee school districts’ statements on Gov. Bill Lee’s masking executive order Tuesday. McNally said
YAGER ANNOUNCES THREE STAR GRANTS FOR AREA COUNTIES
State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) congratulated county officials in Campbell, Morgan, Pickett, Rhea, Roane, Scott and Fentress Counties in Senate District 12 for receiving a
FORMER FENTRESS COUNTY DEPUTY FINANCE DIRECTOR SENTENCED
On Monday, August 16, 2021, former Fentress County Deputy Finance Director Kellye Rhea Crabtree was sentenced by Fentress County Criminal Court Judge E. Shayne Sexton
AREA COVID-19 REPORT FOR AUGUST 16, 2021
Please note, 1057News.com is not responsible for descrepancies in the totals shown below. These numbers are taken from the State of Tennessee web site at: https://covid19.tn.gov/data/dashboards/
LEE ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER ALLOWING PARENTS TO OPT OUT OF LOCAL MASK MANDATES
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order allowing parents to opt out of school mask mandates for their children. The Governor says Executive Order
NEIGHBOR DISPUTE TURNS DEADLY IN LOUDON COUNTY
A fight broke out between two men in Philadelphia in Loudon County Thursday afternoon. It ended in a shooting that left one man dead. Around
POLICE CAR COLLISION RESULTS IN ONE FATALITY
At around 3 a.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021, Knoxville Police Department officers were dispatched to an in-progress burglary at a business in the 4800
TENNESSEE DOCTOR: NO BEDS, THERE ARE NO HOSPITAL BEDS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
A doctor in Middle Tennessee began his message with a stark and simple warning. “No beds. There are no beds.” Dr. Geoff Lifferth, Chief Medical
GOVERNOR LEE CLARIFIES EXECUTIVE ORDER 83 DIRECTIVES ON COVID-19 VACCINES
Governor Bill Lee’s office has sent a memo to Republican lawmakers addressing “conspiracy theories” and clarifying misinterpretations of the governor’s latest executive order regarding COVID-19
GREENVILLE CHURCH DESTROYED IN TUESDAY FIRE
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – A Greene County church was destroyed in a fire Tuesday. Sheriff Wesley Holt said the Riverview Community Seventh-day Adventist Church at 400 Sanford Circle was a “total lo ...
DR. PIERCEY: IF YOU DON’T HAVE A TRUE MEDICAL EMERGENCY, DONT GO TO THE ER
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – The Tennessee Department of Health says members of the Tennessee National Guard will deploy to hospitals to respond to the rising number of hospitalizations in the state to f ...
HATE CRIMES RISING IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
117 hate crimes were committed in Tennessee during 2019, according to the United States Department of Justice. “There has been a trend, and it’s slightly trending upwards,” says FBI Supervisory Speci ...
SCHOOL DISTRICTS ATTEMPT TO RESIST GOVERNOR LEE’S MASK MANDATE
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally responded to Tennessee school districts’ statements on Gov. Bill Lee’s masking executive order Tuesday. McNally said that Tennessee legislatu ...
YAGER ANNOUNCES THREE STAR GRANTS FOR AREA COUNTIES
State Senator Ken Yager (R-Kingston) congratulated county officials in Campbell, Morgan, Pickett, Rhea, Roane, Scott and Fentress Counties in Senate District 12 for receiving a combined $271,000 in Th ...
FORMER FENTRESS COUNTY DEPUTY FINANCE DIRECTOR SENTENCED
On Monday, August 16, 2021, former Fentress County Deputy Finance Director Kellye Rhea Crabtree was sentenced by Fentress County Criminal Court Judge E. Shayne Sexton to serve twelve (12) years in Ten ...
AREA COVID-19 REPORT FOR AUGUST 16, 2021
Please note, 1057News.com is not responsible for descrepancies in the totals shown below. These numbers are taken from the State of Tennessee web site at: https://covid19.tn.gov/data/dashboards/ Cum ...
LEE ISSUES EXECUTIVE ORDER ALLOWING PARENTS TO OPT OUT OF LOCAL MASK MANDATES
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order allowing parents to opt out of school mask mandates for their children. The Governor says Executive Order 84 gives parents the ability to opt the ...
NEIGHBOR DISPUTE TURNS DEADLY IN LOUDON COUNTY
A fight broke out between two men in Philadelphia in Loudon County Thursday afternoon. It ended in a shooting that left one man dead. Around 1:54 p.m., a 911 call came from Tony James, 62 years o ...
POLICE CAR COLLISION RESULTS IN ONE FATALITY
At around 3 a.m. on Friday, August 13, 2021, Knoxville Police Department officers were dispatched to an in-progress burglary at a business in the 4800 block of Kingston Pike. Responding officers were ...
TENNESSEE DOCTOR: NO BEDS, THERE ARE NO HOSPITAL BEDS IN MIDDLE TENNESSEE
A doctor in Middle Tennessee began his message with a stark and simple warning. "No beds. There are no beds." Dr. Geoff Lifferth, Chief Medical Officer at Sumner Regional Medical Center in Gallatin, ...
GOVERNOR LEE CLARIFIES EXECUTIVE ORDER 83 DIRECTIVES ON COVID-19 VACCINES
Governor Bill Lee's office has sent a memo to Republican lawmakers addressing "conspiracy theories" and clarifying misinterpretations of the governor's latest executive order regarding COVID-19 vaccin ...
