
CUMBERLAND COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER NAMED TO TENNESSEE EDUCATOR FELLOWSHIP
An elementary school teacher in Cumberland County is 1 of 30 educators invited to participate in the 2020-21 class of the Tennessee Educator Fellowship, the State Collaborative on Reforming Education ...

DAILY TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 6,749 (down 660 from yesterday) remaining active cases in Tennessee out of 18,532 total cases (up 154 since y ...

FEDERAL LAWSUIT FILED IN REGARDS TO 2019 DEATH OF ROANE COUNTY INMATE
The mother of a man that died while incarcerated in the Roane County jail has filed a federal lawsuit against the county and Southern Health Partners. Deborah Edwards said her son, 43-year-old Joshua ...

CMC AND ROANE MEDICAL CENTER PART OF CLINICAL TRIAL TREATING SOME COVID-19 PATIENTS WITH CONVALESCENT PLASMA TRANSFUSIONS
Cumberland Medical Center and Roane Medical Center will treat some COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma transfusions as part of a clinical trial. It is donated by patients who have recovered fro ...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WARNING OF COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING TEXT MESSAGE SCAM
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a scam called contact tracing. It's the process of identifying people who have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for C ...

RENNOVA HEALTH RECEIVES $121,722 IN COVID-19 RELIEF FOR JAMESTOWN HOSPITAL CLOSED SINCE JUNE 2019
A health company that owns a Fentress County hospital that’s been closed since June 2019 received more than $121,000 in federal coronavirus relief funds. Rennova Health received $121,722 from the U.S ...

LOUDON COUNTY WOMAN CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE AFTER REPORTEDLY LEAVING 10-MONTH OLD IN CAR UNATTENDED
A Loudon County woman is facing charges after allegedly leaving a 10-month-old baby in a vehicle unattended. Thirty-seven year old Clare Marie Ferguson walked off from the automobile for around 15 min ...

TWO DRIVERS ESCAPE INJURY IN I-40 VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN ROANE COUNTY
Two drivers escaped injury in a vehicle accident on I-40 in Roane County yesterday. A 2013 Ford F-150 driven by 30-year-old Joshua Helton of Oakdale lost control and struck a cable barrier at the 359 ...

DAILY TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH COVID-19 REPORT – TUESDAY, MAY 19, 2020
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE – 7,409 (down 327 from yesterday) remaining active cases in Tennessee out of 18,378 total cases (up 367 since y ...

MAJOR ROAD RESURFACING PROJECTS UNDERWAY IN CROSSVILLE AND ON I-40 IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has a resurfacing and bridge deck repair project underway in Cumberland County. The route is Highway 127 from south of Elmore Road to just north of I- ...

CUMBERLAND MEDICAL CENTER TO RECEIVE $136,000 GRANT FROM STATE
Cumberland Medical Center will receive a $136,000 grant from the state. It is part of $10 million dollars to support hospitals facing unusual and financial pressures because of the ongoing response to ...

CITY OF CROSSVILLE TO TENTATIVELY REOPEN SPLASH PAD SOON, 4th OF JULY FIREWORKS STILL GO FOR NOW
The City of Crossville is planning to reopen the Splash Pad and recreational facilities soon, pending the guidance expected to be issued in the next day or so from the state. City Manager Greg Wood to ...