
JOHN INGLE SELECTED TEACHER OF YEAR AT BOWERS ELEMENTARY
Congratulations to John Ingle as he was selected as the Bowers Elementary School Teacher of the Year in Roane County. Officials say he excels in every aspect of teaching. Ingle makes learning meaningf ...

COVID-19 ACTIVE CASE NUMBERS DROP IN UPPER CUMBERLAND AND VALLEY
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 65,502 active cas ...

TENNESSEE GOVERNOR BILL LEE ADDRESSES GENERAL ASSEMBLY REGARDING EDUCATION
Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee addressed the General Assembly as part of the joint convention on education. His remarks are as follows in its entirety: “Thank you Lt. Governor McNally and Speaker ...

ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE OF FIREARM LEAVES CUMBERLAND COUNTIAN INJURED
A Cumberland Countian was injured following an accidental shooting yesterday at a home on Pugh Road. The report states 66-year-old Albert J. Walker was checking his Smith and Wesson .38 caliber handgu ...

LEGISLATION WOULD CREATE ‘QUIET ZONES’ ON TENNESSEE WATERWAYS NEAR HOMES
A proposed bill under consideration by the Tennessee General Assembly would create "quiet zones" on state waterways when near a residential home. If passed, the Tennessee Fish and Wildlife Commission ...

PENDERGRASS ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
While on recent patrol, a Cumberland County deputy noticed a driver coming up behind him at a high rate of speed on Airport Road near I-40. The motorist, 31-year-old Jeremy Lee Pendergrass of the Midt ...

UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 73,031 active cases (down 1,494 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 687,751 total cases. •614,720 re ...

FEDEX DRIVER INJURED IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY VEHICLE ACCIDENT
Cumberland County first responders went to the scene of an accident Saturday on Plateau Road near Linder Loop. A FedEx vehicle operated by 44-year-old Amber J. Weatherly of Walling, Tennessee was trav ...

JEREMY PRUITT FIRED AS TENNESSEE VOLS HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
BREAKING SPORTS NEWS - Tennessee Volunteer head football coach Jeremy Pruitt was fired for cause today by the university. His dismissal was because of alleged NCAA violations. The university will repo ...

DRIVER ESCAPES INJURY IN VEHICLE CRASH ON BUD TANNER ROAD IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A driver escaped injury following a vehicle accident on Bud Tanner Road near Wolf Creek Road Saturday in Cumberland County. The report states a 2013 Chevy Silverado driven by 20-year-old Braxton W. Si ...

TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT SUSPENDS IN-PERSON COURT UNTIL MARCH 31, 2021
The Tennessee Supreme Court has issued a new order, suspending in-person court in all counties until March 31, 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic. If you have a court date scheduled in Cumberlan ...

COUPLE CHARGED WITH MURDER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY GETS NEW COURT DATES
Court dates were continued in Cumberland County Friday for a couple charged with first-degree murder. Kirk Douglas Clark, age 35, and Doneal Marie Clark, age 35, each face additional charges of aggrav ...