UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 25,287 active cases (down 84) in Tennessee out of 837,833 total cases (UP 1,270) •812,546 recovered ...
STATE SENATE PASSES BILL REQUIRING MOTHERS TO BURY OR CREMATE ABORTED CHILD
The Tennessee State Senate passed a bill today requiring mothers to bury or cremate an aborted child. The legislation was accepted by the state House early this week. It will now be sent to Governor B ...
COMPREHENSIVE PAIN SPECIALISTS AGREE TO PAY $4.1 MILLION TO SETTLE FRAUD ALLEGATIONS
Acting U.S. Attorney Mary Jane Stewart and Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced today they have entered into agreements with Anesthesia Services Associates, PLLC d/b/a Comprehen ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 25,371 active cases (down 698) in Tennessee out of 836,563 total cases (UP 721) •811,192 recovered ( ...
TENNESSEE LAWMAKERS CONSIDERING CHANGES IN POLICIES FOR POLICE
A bill being considered by Tennessee lawmakers would implement changes with police departments across the state. It includes: When it comes to use of force, officers would need to report it to s ...
FREEZE WARNING ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
The National Weather Service has issued a FREEZE WARNING for the following counties: ANDERSON, CUMBERLAND, FENTRESS, KNOX, LOUDON, MORGAN, OVERTON, PICKETT, PUTNAM, ROANE, SCOTT, WHITE, VAN BUREN Th ...
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN MONTEREY IDENTIFIED
The human remains found last week on Anderson Road in Monterey have been positively identified as 57-year-old Arnold “Chigger” Vaughn Jr. He went missing back in July of 2020. Authorities say evidence ...
BILL CALLS FOR HARSHER PENALTIES FOR THOSE CONVICTED OF KILLING EMERGENCY WORKERS
A proposed bill considered by lawmakers in Tennessee aims to limit the punishment a jury can consider for a person convicted of first degree murder who killed an officer, emergency medical worker or f ...
ETHAN LIVELY ELIMINATED FROM “THE VOICE”
Ethan Lively of Morgan County was eliminated last night on NBC's “The Voice”. The 17-year-old from Coalfield performed Travis Tritt's “Help Me Hold On” in the Knockout Rounds against teammate Jordan ...
SCHOOL BUS DRIVER AND STUDENT HONORED WITH MEMORIAL SERVICE
Citizens in Meigs County honored the lives yesterday of the school bus driver and child who died in a crash in October 2020. Driver Lisa Dillard and 7-year-old Addicyn Grace passed away after a servi ...
ORTIZ INDICTED ON 98 COUNTS OF CHILD SEX CRIME CHARGES
The Loudon County Grand Jury issued indictments this week against three men on child sex crime charges. They include: Emilio Ortiz, age 59, was indicted with 98 counts including sexual exploitation o ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, APRIL 19, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 26,069 active cases (UP 86) in Tennessee out of 835,842 total cases (UP 470) •809,773 recovered (UP ...








