LUNAR ECLIPSE SUNDAY NIGHT
There will be a total eclipse of the moon Sunday night across the United States and while there is no guarantee the clouds will clear out in time for us to see it, it is a possibility. Here is the inf ...
GOVERNOR-ELECT BILL LEE TO KEEP TN STATE CAPITOL GUN BAN IN PLACE
Tennessee's new governor says he will continue the ban on guns in the Tennessee Capitol when he takes office Saturday. Bill Lee made the comment Thursday, noting he won't change the policy put into pl ...
$50,000 LOTTERY WIN IN LIVINGSTON
Tennessee Lottery Officials have announced their latest winner comes from Livingston. Wednesday night, the as-yet-unidentified person won the $50,000 prize by matching four of the five white numbers p ...
MULTI-AGENCY SWEEP NETS 12 ON VARIOUS DRUG CHARGES IN FRANKLIN COUNTY
Special Agents with the Drug Investigation Division of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation were part of this week’s multi-agency roundup in Franklin County that resulted in the arrest of 12 people o ...
UTIA’S TYSON RAPER NAMED EXTENSION COTTON SPECIALIST OF THE YEAR
Tyson Raper, an assistant professor of cotton and small-grain production with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, is the 2019 Beltwide Extension Cotton Specialist of the Year. The aw ...
SCORE CITES ACHIEVEMENTS, QUALIFICATIONS OF NEW COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION
David Mansouri, president and CEO of the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, released a statement about the selection of Dr. Penny Schwinn as Tennessee’s next commissioner of education. “Pe ...
BEST-SELLING TENNESSEE AUTHOR ACCUSES HUSBAND OF TRYING TO POISON HER
Williamson County authorities are investigating after Sherrilyn Kenyon, a best-selling fantasy author, accused her estranged husband of poisoning her. Kenyon, known for her “Dark Hunter” series, sa ...
STATE TO RECEIVE GRANT TO HELP UNDERSTAND AND PREVENT VIOLENT DEATHS
Tennessee has received a $1.4 million grant to collect data that will help health officials better understand and prevent violent deaths. According to the Tennessee Department of Health, more than 1,8 ...
2 ARRESTED IN SODDY DAISY AFTER HOT PURSUIT CHASE
Two people were arrested after leading Soddy Daisy Police on a hot pursuit Wednesday night. An officer recognized the driver of a vehicle traveling on Harrison Lane as having a suspended license. The ...
TN DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURITY SAYS PUTNAM COUNTY LEADS REGION IN HANDGUN PERMITS
The latest statistics on handgun permits have been released by the Tennessee Dept. of Homeland Security. The department says that 7,382 residents carry valid handgun permits in Cumberland County while ...
TAD CUMMINS SENTENCED TO 20 YEARS IN PRISON
A former teacher who was arrested in California for fleeing from Tennessee with a 15-year-old girl has received a 20-year sentence with lifetime supervision. Tad Cummins appeared in a Nashville courtr ...
KNOXVILLE WOMAN ARRESTED FOR PASSING BAD CHECK
Crossville police arrested Nikki Lea McCowan of Knoxville at Cumberland County Bank on West Avenue yesterday on charges of passing a bad check. According to the arrest report, McCowan told police t ...
