TWO ARRESTED IN MONTEREY FOR FILING FALSE POLICE REPORTS
On March 3, 2026, at 3:00 pm, James Puckett (age 53) and Michael Puckett (age 26) were each arrested in Monterey, Tennessee, pursuant to separate Putnam County Grand Jury pickup indictments. Both men ...
CONSUMER COMPLAINTS HIT RECORD HIGH IN 2025 WITH HOME REPAIRS TOPPING THE LIST
The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office Division of Consumer Affairs announced the top ten consumer complaint categories for 2025 in recognition of National Consumer Protection Week. The division rece ...
TENNESSEE UNEMPLOYMENT DATA RELEASE SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR 2026
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development releases monthly unemployment data according to a published schedule, with state-level data typically issued first, followed by more detaile ...
T.D.C.I. WARNS OF AUTO SCAMS ON FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE
The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) has issued a consumer alert about a rising number of auto scams on Facebook Marketplace, where fraudsters target vehicle sellers. In the typic ...
TODDLER FOUND WANDERING ALONE ON BUSY PUTNAM HIGHWAY; LEFT DAYCARE UNNOTICED
A one-year-old child from Baxter, Tennessee, was discovered wandering alone down a street in Putnam County on Friday afternoon, prompting an investigation into a local daycare facility. The toddler, w ...
CUMBERLAND COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS ANNOUNCES TEXT MESSAGE ALERTS VIA MYLANDALERT
Trey Kerley of the Cumberland County Register of Deeds office in Tennessee has announced that text message alerts are now live through the MyLandAlert system, making it the first county in the state t ...
TENNESSEE COMPTROLLER REPORTS $45.5 MILLION IN STATE BENEFITS FOR VETERANS IN FY 2023-24
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has released an updated report from its Office of Research and Education Accountability that details the various benefits and services provided by the state to veter ...
PIGEON ROOST ROAD IN PUTNAM COUNTY CLOSED TEMPORARILY FOR WIDENING PROJECT
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has announced a temporary closure of Pigeon Roost Creek Road in Chattanooga as part of the ongoing widening and improvement project on SR 136 (South J ...
CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBER MARK FOX CONSIDERS FIRST RESPONDER AMENDMENT
Crossville City Council Member Mark Fox proposed pursuing an amendment to Tennessee state law that would enable the city to operate its own independent first responder program, free from Cumberland Co ...
MARCH 20 DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR TENNESSEE WILDLIFE CALENDAR PHOTO CONTEST
The deadline for the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) 2026-27 photo contest is fast approaching on March 20. Photographers are encouraged to submit up to 10 of their best images featuring wi ...
CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES AND EXPLORES NON-BINDING NEGOTIATIONS WITH C.P.W.A.
The March 3, 2026, work session of the Crossville City Council, held at 5:00 PM in Conference Room 317 at City Hall, covered a range of appointments, presentations, discussions, and potential action i ...
ROANE COUNTY TO VOTE ON RESOLUTION URGING STATE FIX FOR I-40 SAFETY ISSUES (UPDATED)
The Roane County Commission is scheduled to meet next Monday evening, March 9, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the courthouse in Kingston. One key item on the agenda is a joint resolution, supported by county o ...












