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ANNUAL TAX-FREE WEEKEND APPROACHING IN TENNESSEE
Tennessee’s annual tax-free weekend is approaching. It will start Friday, July 26, and ends Sunday, July 28, at midnight. Most clothes and school supplies will
KENTUCKY DEPUTY SHOT RESPONDING TO DISPUTE CALL
A McCreary County, Kentucky sheriff’s deputy was shot last night while responding to a domestic dispute call. The officer was shot around 8 p.m. along
FARMERS COULD QUALIFY FOR FLOOD RELIEF FROM SEVERE WEATHER
Farmers in several Upper Cumberland counties may qualify for additional flood relief resulting from severe weather earlier this year. The USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service
$198 MILLION DOLLAR WINNING LOTTERY TICKET BOUGHT IN TN.
A winning lottery ticket worth $198 million was bought in Hendersonville, Tennessee, lottery officials announced Sunday. The Powerball numbers were pulled Saturday night, and the
STEAK AND POTATOES FIELD DAY SET IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Beef cattle producers, fruit and vegetable growers, and Tennessee landowners should save the date for the Steak and Potatoes Field Day: Tuesday, August 6, 2019.
LOCAL AND AREA CROPS AND FIELD REPORT – JULY 16, 2019
SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS DO LITTLE TO SLOW FIELDWORK Scattered thundershowers popped up across the state, but did little to hinder fieldwork. For the most part, row
IDENTITY RELEASED OF MAN KILLED IN HANG GLIDER ACCIDENT
A man killed Saturday afternoon in a hang glider crash in Oliver Springs has been identified. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department named 45-year-old Patrick Scott
FORMER TENNESSEE POLICE CHIEF INDICTED
A former Tennessee police chief has been indicted after an investigation by the TBI. Special agents vegan the probe into missing funds from the Tellico
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN GSMNP FINALLY IDENTIFIED
A set of human remains that were discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last month have been identified. Officials say that the remains
KINGSTON CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES TAX RATE FOR NEW FY BUDGET
Kingston City Officials continued to address the idea of setting the property tax rate for the new fiscal year this past week. In a work
TENNESSEE MAN DIES FROM FLESH-EATING BACTERIA 48 HOURS AFTER BEACH TRIP
A Tennessee man died from a flesh-eating bacterium over the weekend after a trip to a popular beach. The Memphis man’s family said they knew
Former Police Chief Indicted, Charged in TBI Misconduct Case
TELLICO PLAINS – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained an indictment for a former police chief accused of misconduct. On February
ANNUAL TAX-FREE WEEKEND APPROACHING IN TENNESSEE
Tennessee’s annual tax-free weekend is approaching. It will start Friday, July 26, and ends Sunday, July 28, at midnight. Most clothes and school supplies will be exempt from sales tax, as long as eac ...
KENTUCKY DEPUTY SHOT RESPONDING TO DISPUTE CALL
A McCreary County, Kentucky sheriff’s deputy was shot last night while responding to a domestic dispute call. The officer was shot around 8 p.m. along Lick Creek Road while approaching 48-year old Ma ...
FARMERS COULD QUALIFY FOR FLOOD RELIEF FROM SEVERE WEATHER
Farmers in several Upper Cumberland counties may qualify for additional flood relief resulting from severe weather earlier this year. The USDA’s Natural Resource Conservation Service of Tennessee has ...
$198 MILLION DOLLAR WINNING LOTTERY TICKET BOUGHT IN TN.
A winning lottery ticket worth $198 million was bought in Hendersonville, Tennessee, lottery officials announced Sunday. The Powerball numbers were pulled Saturday night, and the jackpot winner's tic ...
STEAK AND POTATOES FIELD DAY SET IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Beef cattle producers, fruit and vegetable growers, and Tennessee landowners should save the date for the Steak and Potatoes Field Day: Tuesday, August 6, 2019. A University of Tennessee Institute of ...
LOCAL AND AREA CROPS AND FIELD REPORT – JULY 16, 2019
SCATTERED THUNDERSHOWERS DO LITTLE TO SLOW FIELDWORK Scattered thundershowers popped up across the state, but did little to hinder fieldwork. For the most part, row crop farmers had finished planting ...
IDENTITY RELEASED OF MAN KILLED IN HANG GLIDER ACCIDENT
A man killed Saturday afternoon in a hang glider crash in Oliver Springs has been identified. The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department named 45-year-old Patrick Scott Lucas of Morristown, as the decea ...
FORMER TENNESSEE POLICE CHIEF INDICTED
A former Tennessee police chief has been indicted after an investigation by the TBI. Special agents vegan the probe into missing funds from the Tellico Plains Police Dept. Drug Fund back in Feb. 2019. ...
HUMAN REMAINS FOUND IN GSMNP FINALLY IDENTIFIED
A set of human remains that were discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park last month have been identified. Officials say that the remains are that of 64-year-old David J. Carver of Blount ...
KINGSTON CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES TAX RATE FOR NEW FY BUDGET
Kingston City Officials continued to address the idea of setting the property tax rate for the new fiscal year this past week. In a work session held earlier in the week, the group decided to keep 7 c ...
TENNESSEE MAN DIES FROM FLESH-EATING BACTERIA 48 HOURS AFTER BEACH TRIP
A Tennessee man died from a flesh-eating bacterium over the weekend after a trip to a popular beach. The Memphis man's family said they knew some bacteria can infect through open wounds and cuts, but ...
Former Police Chief Indicted, Charged in TBI Misconduct Case
TELLICO PLAINS – Special Agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained an indictment for a former police chief accused of misconduct. On February 14th, at the request of 10th Di ...
