TENNESSEE LEGISLATION TO MAKE HOLY BIBLE OFFICIAL STATE BOOK ADVANCES TO SENATE
A proposed resolution to make the Holy Bible the official state book of Tennessee passed the House of Representatives yesterday with a vote of 55-28. It now head to the Senate for their consideration. ...
GOVERNOR LEE RENEWS PROPOSAL FOR MENTAL HEALTH TRUST FUND
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee re-introduced the Mental Health Trust Fund in a renewed proposal to assist K-12 families who are facing significant mental health issues in the wake of COVID-19. This propo ...
TIPS ON FILING INSURANCE CLAIMS, HIRING CONTRACTORS AND AVOIDING SCAMMERS AFTER STORM DAMAGE
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) is sharing important consumer information about filing insurance claims, hiring contractors for home repairs, home safety and avoiding scams f ...
FEMA TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR COVID-19 RELATED FUNERAL EXPENSES
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a final policy on providing financial assistance related to COVID-19 related funeral expenses. It will now be a maximum of $9,000 per funeral. ...
UPDATE GIVEN BY DISTRICT ATTORNEY ON HAMBY CASE IN MORGAN COUNTY
Ninth Judicial District, District Attorney General Russell Johnson gave an update this afternoon into the investigation of Kevin Hamby of Morgan County. He has been missing since late 2017. Last week ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, MARCH 29, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 25,425 active cases in Tennessee out of 809,692 total cases •784,267 recovered •11,866 died •839 are ...
TDOT TO SUSPEND INTERSTATE CONSTRUCTION FOR EASTER WEEKEND
The Tennessee Department of Transportation will suspend all interstate construction work this Easter weekend in anticipation of increased holiday travel. Crews and contractors will hault all road cons ...
FATALITY REPORTED IN MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH ON HWY. 127 NEAR PIKEVILLE
Troopers responded to a multi-vehicle crash Friday on Highway 127 just south of Pikeville in Bledsoe County. A 2014 Nissan Maxima driven by 35-year-old Steven Ferry of Pikeville crossed the center lin ...
VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT ON EARL JONES ROAD RESULTS IN ARREST
A vehicle rollover accident on Earl Jones Road in Cumberland County this weekend resulted in an arrest. Officers and medics went to the scene on the 200 block and encountered the driver, 19-year-old D ...
HILL-GRIGG FACES DRUG CHARGE AFTER TRAFFIC STOP ON WESTEL ROAD
A traffic stop for speeding on Westel Road in Cumberland County over the weekend landed the driver in jail on a drug charge. A deputy pulled over 27-year-old Ashlee Jade Hill-Grigg of Rockwood who rep ...
SEARCH ONGOING FOR THREE MISSING RUNAWAYS
Chattanooga Police say 17-year-old Adison Keeton, 16-year-old John Laws, and 13-year-old Fiona Warren remain missing. They were last seen leaving the Scholze Center for Adolescents on Pineville Road l ...
NASHVILLE MAYOR DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY FOLLOWING DEADLY FLOODING
The mayor of Nashville declared a state of emergency yesterday afternoon after turbulent weather in Tennessee left extreme flooding and four dead residents. Mayor John Cooper tweeted: "I signed an ex ...








