ELECTRICAL FIRE RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO AMBULANCE
A Cumberland County ambulance sustained an electrical fire late this morning at Rotherham and Catoosa Boulevard in Fairfield Glade. No injuries were reported. The roadway was blocked for a short time ...
(DEVELOPING STORY) – BODY FOUND IN REMAINS OF HOUSE FIRE
(DEVELOPING STORY) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has been called to Rhea County to investigate a fatal house blaze early last night near Alp Green Road and Dayco Drive. Firefighters say a wo ...
DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40
A Roane Countian escaped injury following a recent vehicle accident on I-40 in Loudon County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says a 2017 Chevy Sonic driven by 34-year-old Cassie Tinker of Harriman was t ...
FIREFIGHTERS RESCUE DOG IN BLAZE ON PEAVINE FIRETOWER ROAD
Cumberland County firefighters responded to a blaze on Peavine Firetower Road just before 5 a.m. this morning. They arrived to find a building 80 to 90 percent involved. During the battle of the fire ...
INJURY REPORTED IN VEHICLE ROLLOVER ACCIDENT ON I-40
The Tennessee Highway Patrol and paramedics responded to a single vehicle accident on I-40 in Cumberland County this afternoon. Trooper Justin Mote states in his report a automobile driven by 18-year- ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 54,593 active cases (down 1,110 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 705,876 total cases. •651,283 re ...
VEHICLE CRASH ON HIGHWAY 62 RESULTS IN WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES
The Tennessee Highway Patrol and medics responded to a vehicle accident late yesterday on Highway 62 in Anderson County. A 2015 Chevy Silverado driven by 28-year-old Dustin Elliot of Mobile, Alabama w ...
TENNESSEE DEPT. OF HEALTH UPDATES COVID-19 VACCINATION PLAN
The Tennessee Department of Health has updated Tennessee’s COVID-19 Vaccination Plan as the state continues to prioritize Tennesseans most at risk of illness and death from COVID-19. PROTECTING MEDIC ...
SCHOOL SYSTEM COVID-19 REPORT – JANUARY 22, 2021
The Cumberland County School System reported this afternoon 10 student and 14 staff active cases of COVID-19. A total of 142 students and 8 staff members are quarantined because of being determined to ...
CITY COURT DATES SUSPENDED UNTIL AT LEAST MARCH 31, 2021
The Crossville Police Department says because of a recent order issued by the Tennessee Supreme Court, a temporary suspension of in-person court proceedings will be done for city court until at least ...
OVER 700 VEC CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER OFF OF PEAVINE ROAD
As of 7:40 a.m. this morning (Friday, January 22, 2021) around 780 VEC customers in the Peavine Road area in between I-40 and Fairfield Glade in Cumberland County are presently without power. A call f ...
LAWMAKERS PASS BILL REQUIRING SCHOOLS TO OFFER SUMMER PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS FALLING BEHIND
State lawmakers passed the Tennessee Learning Loss Remediation and Student Acceleration Act. It requires schools to implement a program of after-school learning mini-camps, learning loss bridge camps, ...
