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POWER OUTAGE REPORTED IN SPRING CITY AREA INVOLVING OVER 600 CUSTOMERS
Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) says a power outage (as of 8:30 a.m. eastern) in Rhea County involves 630 members. A large tree fell on a
BODY DISCOVERED IN HOME ON FOWLER LANE
Meigs County law enforcement responded Tuesday to a home on Fowler Lane for a welfare check and found the body of Linda Kaye Bishop. Authorities
NO INJURIES IN SCHOOL BUS VERSUS VEHICLE ACCIDENT, DRIVER ARRESTED
Students escaped injury in eastern Putnam County yesterday in a vehicle accident. Troopers say a 2018 school bus operated by 57-year-old William Henry Locklear IV
SCHOOL CLOSINGS / DELAYS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2021
Check back often as this page will be updated as soon as the newsroom is notified of a closing or delay. (LAST UPDATED 5 a.m.
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 47,785 active cases (down 2,088 from yesterday) in Tennessee out
TRAFFIC BACKUP REPORTED ON I-40 IN CROSSVILLE
(Conditions as of 2:45 p.m. central, Wednesday, January 27, 2021) – Crews are presently trying to remove a tractor trailer that crashed early this morning
SHEPHERD APPEARS IN COURT A DAY AFTER FATAL CRASH THAT KILLED A MOTHER AND HER TWO CHILDREN
Michael Don Shepherd made his first appearance today in Putnam County General Sessions court charged with three counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of
FATALITY REPORTED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON MOORE ROAD
Troopers and medics responded to a vehicle accident yesterday on Moore Road near Stoney Creek Road in Overton County. The report states a 77-year-old female
JOSH HEUPEL HIRED AS NEXT U.T. HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
BREAKING SPORTS NEWS – Josh Heupel will be the next U.T. head football coach. (PREVIOUS STORY) – Volquest is reporting University of Central Florida’s (UCF)
SHERIFF CASEY COX RE-ELECTED TO APPALACHIA HIDTA EXECUTIVE BOARD
Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox has been re-elected to serve on the 2021 Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AHIDTA) Executive Board. They provides executive
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED FOR PLATEAU
The National Weather Service has issued a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY that will go into effect at 3 p.m. central today (Wednesday, January 27, 2021) and
TROOPERS AND MEDICS RESPOND TO TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT ON I-40
The Tennessee Highway Patrol and medics responded to a tractor-trailer accident on I-40 in Cumberland County around midnight. Initial reports states the 2014 Peterbilt operated
POWER OUTAGE REPORTED IN SPRING CITY AREA INVOLVING OVER 600 CUSTOMERS
Volunteer Energy Cooperative (VEC) says a power outage (as of 8:30 a.m. eastern) in Rhea County involves 630 members. A large tree fell on a three phase line in the Shut-in area of Spring City. Large ...
BODY DISCOVERED IN HOME ON FOWLER LANE
Meigs County law enforcement responded Tuesday to a home on Fowler Lane for a welfare check and found the body of Linda Kaye Bishop. Authorities took 56-year-old Joseph Bishop into custody for failure ...
NO INJURIES IN SCHOOL BUS VERSUS VEHICLE ACCIDENT, DRIVER ARRESTED
Students escaped injury in eastern Putnam County yesterday in a vehicle accident. Troopers say a 2018 school bus operated by 57-year-old William Henry Locklear IV of Monterey was traveling east on Ind ...
SCHOOL CLOSINGS / DELAYS FOR THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2021
Check back often as this page will be updated as soon as the newsroom is notified of a closing or delay. (LAST UPDATED 5 a.m. Thursday, January 28, 2021) The following school systems are on a TWO HOU ...
UPPER CUMBERLAND AND TENNESSEE VALLEY COVID-19 REPORT – WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2021
The following is from today’s Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: STATE OF TENNESSEE – 47,785 active cases (down 2,088 from yesterday) in Tennessee out of 715,806 total cases. •668,021 re ...
TRAFFIC BACKUP REPORTED ON I-40 IN CROSSVILLE
(Conditions as of 2:45 p.m. central, Wednesday, January 27, 2021) - Crews are presently trying to remove a tractor trailer that crashed early this morning into a wooded area in the median of the 314 w ...
SHEPHERD APPEARS IN COURT A DAY AFTER FATAL CRASH THAT KILLED A MOTHER AND HER TWO CHILDREN
Michael Don Shepherd made his first appearance today in Putnam County General Sessions court charged with three counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of a young mother and her two children. The ...
FATALITY REPORTED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON MOORE ROAD
Troopers and medics responded to a vehicle accident yesterday on Moore Road near Stoney Creek Road in Overton County. The report states a 77-year-old female was driving when she lost control in a down ...
JOSH HEUPEL HIRED AS NEXT U.T. HEAD FOOTBALL COACH
BREAKING SPORTS NEWS - Josh Heupel will be the next U.T. head football coach. (PREVIOUS STORY) - Volquest is reporting University of Central Florida’s (UCF) head coach Josh Heupel appears to be the t ...
SHERIFF CASEY COX RE-ELECTED TO APPALACHIA HIDTA EXECUTIVE BOARD
Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox has been re-elected to serve on the 2021 Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (AHIDTA) Executive Board. They provides executive leadership and direction ...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ISSUED FOR PLATEAU
The National Weather Service has issued a WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY that will go into effect at 3 p.m. central today (Wednesday, January 27, 2021) and is set to expire at 3 a.m. tomorrow (Thursday, Janu ...
TROOPERS AND MEDICS RESPOND TO TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT ON I-40
The Tennessee Highway Patrol and medics responded to a tractor-trailer accident on I-40 in Cumberland County around midnight. Initial reports states the 2014 Peterbilt operated by 50-year-old Omar A. ...
