
TENNESSEE 278TH ARMORED CAVALRY REGIMENT DEPLOYING TO WASHINGTON
The 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, based in Knoxville, are being deployed to Washington, D.C. The state received a request to send forces yesterday afternoon. The 278th is the only armored cavalry r ...

NEW $200 MILLION SMALL-BUSINESS RELIEF PROGRAM ANNOUNCED FOR TENNESSEE
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced a new relief program today for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Tennessee Business Relief Program will direct approximately $200 million i ...

TRAFFIC DELAYS ON I-40 EASTBOUND IN ROANE COUNTY ON ROCKWOOD MOUNTAIN
If you are traveling eastbound out of Cumberland County into Roane County, you might want to consider a detour. One tractor-trailer has turned over at the 341 eastbound mile marker. One lane of trave ...

FOUR INJURED IN TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 58 IN ROANE COUNTY
A two vehicle accident yesterday afternoon on Highway 58 south of Kingston left four hurt. Trooper Matthew Armes says a 2008 Ford Ranger driven by 80-year-old Ronald Eugene Morton of Kingston pulled o ...

VOLUNTEER ENERGY COOPERATIVE TO RESUME NORMAL DISCONNECT SCHEDULE
Beginning Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) will resume its normal disconnect schedule. Officials say if your account is past due and you need assistance in paying the balance, ...

TENNESSEANS NOW ABLE TO USE SNAP BENEFITS TO BUY FOOD ONLINE
Tennesseans who utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to feed their families now have a new resource to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. The United States Department of Agricu ...

DAILY TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 7,990 (up 284 from yesterday) remaining active cases in Tennessee out of 23,554 total cases (up 548 since yes ...

SMALL GROUP TURNS OUT FOR PROTEST IN CROSSVILLE
A group of about 30 to 40 individuals gathered at the amphitheater behind the old courthouse in Crossville today around 1 p.m. to join protests held across the nation. It was in response to the death ...

HIGH SPEED PURSUIT ENDS WITH ARREST OF ROCKWOOD MAN
A high-speed pursuit in Cumberland County Saturday ended with the arrest of a Rockwood man. While on patrol on Westel Road, a deputy observed a vehicle driven by 38-year-old Jason G. Pollard traveling ...

DEPUTIES: MAN PULLS FIREARM ON ANOTHER IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY THEFT INCIDENT
Cumberland County deputies responded to a home on the 8500 block of Cherokee Trail yesterday for a disturbance. A man told officers he saw a male driving a newer model Chevy truck stealing landscaping ...

VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON I-40 LEAVES ONE HURT IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
A single vehicle accident this morning on I-40 in Cumberland County resulted in one hurt. A 2018 Toyota Prius driven by a 27-year-old female from Los Angeles, California lost control at the 336 mile m ...

SPEAKER OF HOUSE SEXTON, STATE REPRESENTATIVE COOPER GIVES STATEMENTS REGARDING RIOTS IN NASHVILLE
Protests in Nashville turned violent last night as activists demanded justice in the death of George Floyd. Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton from Cumberland County issued the following s ...