KNOX COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE MOURNS LOSS OF TOBY KEISER WHO DIED FROM COVID-19
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is mourning the loss of Warrants Officer Toby Keiser from COVID-19 for his Heavenly home. Officer Keiser recently rejoined the sheriff’s department after previously re ...
IRS DELAYS TAX FILING SEASON TO START FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the rush to get stimulus payments out quick, the 2021 federal tax filing season will start a little late this year. The IRS said it would begin accepting federal t ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 73,031 active cases (down 1,494 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 687,751 total cases. •614,720 re ...
TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS IN-PERSON COURT UNTIL MARCH 31, 2021
The Tennessee Supreme Court has issued a new order, suspending in-person court in all counties until March 31, 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you have a court date scheduled in Cumberlan ...
TREE CUTTER RESCUED AFTER FALLING OFF BLUFF IN SEQUATCHIE COUNTY
Sequatchie County officials says a man is recovering with serious but non-life threatening injuries after a tree fell on him yesterday afternoon on Smith Mountain off of Windridge Lane. Authorities sa ...
OVER 250 DOGS RESCUED FROM “BONE YARD” IN GRUNDY COUNTY
Authorities in the Gruetli-Laager community of Grundy County say more than 250 dogs were rescued from a property over the weekend. They also made the discovery of hundreds of other animals deceased in ...
POWERBALL JACKPOT GROWS TO $730 MILLION, MEGA MILLIONS RISES TO $850 MILLION
The Powerball jackpot has grown to $730 million and the Mega Millions jackpot soared to an estimated $850. No one matched all five numbers and the red ball Saturday night during the Powerball drawing ...
MISSING BOATER RECOVERED NEAR CHICKAMAUGA RESERVOIR
Crews recovered the body of missing boater, Theresa Parker of Hamilton County around 2:30 p.m. today. Recovery efforts have been underway since Friday when Parker and two others capsized a canoe. Par ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 74,525 active cases (down 726 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 685,321 total cases. •610,796 reco ...
CREWS CONTINUE SEARCHING FOR MISSING BOATER ON CHICKAMAUGA RESERVOIR
Crews have continued searching today for Theresa Parker of Hamilton County. Parker was one of three whose boat capsized while canoeing near shore on Chickamauga Reservoir near the Sequoyah Nuclear Pla ...
TRACTOR TRAILER FIRE IN PUTNAM COUNTY STOPS TRAFFIC ON I-40 FOR HOURS
At this hour (3:30 p.m. central, Saturday, January 16, 2021), crews are cleaning up after a tractor trailer fire took place earlier this morning on I-40. It happened at the 273 mile marker in Putnam C ...
NESTLÉ RECALLS 762,000 POUNDS OF PEPPERONI HOT POCKETS
Nestlé Prepared Foods is recalling more than 762,000 pounds of pepperoni Hot Pockets, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said. The frozen stuffed sandwiches shipp ...
