FORMER VOLS ALL-AMERICAN AND WHITE COUNTY RESIDENT BILL JOHNSON PASSES AWAY
Former Tennessee all-American offensive lineman Bill Johnson passed away Sunday at the age of 84. Johnson played for the Vols in the mid-1950’s and was later inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of ...
WORK SEARCH REQUIREMENT RESUMES FOR UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMANTS
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) will once again ask unemployment claimants to complete weekly work searches beginning Sunday, October 4, 2020. Claimants who choose ...
DEATH TOLL RISES TO 12 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY FROM COMPLICATIONS FROM COVID-19
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 17,466 active cases (up 1,522 cases from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 174,274 total cases (up 2,450 cases s ...
TENNESSEANS CAN HONOR A SERVICE MEMBER WITH THEIR VOTE
The Secretary of State’s Honor Vote Program allows Tennesseans to dedicate their vote in the upcoming November 2020 election to a veteran or active duty member of the U.S. military. “As Americans, we ...
EXTRA $300 IN FEDERAL UNEMPLOYMENT COMING TO END IN TENNESSEE
The extra $300 unemployment payments available during the coronavirus pandemic is coming to an end in Tennessee. The Federal Emergency Management Agency informed the state that funding for the Lost Wa ...
EXPECT TRAVEL DELAYS ON THE SPUR BETWEEN GATLINBURG AND PIGEON FORGE UNTIL SEPT. 22, 2020
If you are planning on a trip to Gatlinburg, expect some travel delays. Great Smoky Mountains National Park maintenance crews announce lane closures along the Spur between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge. ...
SHOOTING/CARJACKING SUSPECT KILLS SELF IN COFFEE COUNTY
The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation says a carjacking suspect killed himself in Coffee County yesterday. The incident started when 29-year-old Dangelo Dorsey reportedly opened fire inside a vehicle ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 15,944 active cases (up 15 cases from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 171,824 total cases (up 933 cases since ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 15,944 active cases (DOWN 1,241 cases from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 170,891 total cases (up 1,032 cases ...
BEAR EUTHANIZED AFTER SCAVENGING ON HUMAN REMAINS IN NATIONAL PARK
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers had to euthanize a bear after finding it scavenging on human remains near Hazel Creek Trail and Backcountry Campsite 82 yesterday. Backpackers came across t ...
TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 17,185 active cases (up 150 cases from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 169,859 total cases (up 1,622 cases sin ...
PLANE CRASH IN MCMINN COUNTY KILLS PILOT
The pilot of a small plane died after the aircraft crashed in McMinn County yesterday afternoon. The Federal Aviation Administration reports the Quad City Challenger II plane went down in a field in N ...
