
CONGRESS MOVES CLOSER TO FORMALLY AXING THE PENNY AND OVERHAULING THE NICKEL UNDER NEW BILL
The United States is taking major steps toward formally ending the era of the penny. Following a Senate vote this week, the House of Representatives

WOMAN SEVERELY INJURED IN PARKING LOT CRASH LEADS TO UNDERAGE DUI AND TAMPERING ARRESTS
A Saturday night collision in a Crossroads Drive parking lot left a local woman with severe injuries and resulted in multiple arrests, including charges of

CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES KEY AGREEMENTS FOR CROSSVILLE COMMONS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
During a special called meeting on September 25, 2026, the Crossville City Council took key procedural steps to advance the major retail project known as

SKYROCKETING FUEL PRICES CRIPPLE TENNESSEE BUDGETS AND SPARK CALLS FOR TAX RELIEF AS GEORGIA ACTS
As soaring fuel prices driven by geopolitical conflict in the Middle East squeeze budgets nationwide, Tennessee residents and essential services face mounting pressure, renewing intense

BRET CONNERS SWORN IN AS NEWEST CROSSVILLE POLICE OFFICER
The City of Crossville Police Department welcomed its newest addition on Monday, September 21, 2026, as Bret Conners officially took his Oath of Office. The

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE FREE MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS UNDER CEP PROGRAM
Families in Cumberland County can breathe a sigh of relief as the Cumberland County School Nutrition Program announced it will continue its participation in the

RARE AND CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MUSSEL SPECIES DISCOVERED IN UPPER CANEY FORK RIVER
Conservationists are celebrating a major biodiversity win following the discovery of one of North America’s rarest mussels in the Upper Caney Fork River, which flows

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SUE TVA OVER KINGSTON COAL PLANT, THREATENING NATURAL GAS PROJECT
Environmental organizations have filed a federal lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), seeking to halt the construction of a new natural gas plant in

KENT CALFEE HIGHWAY DEDICATED IN ROANE COUNTY TO HONOR FORMER LAWMAKER’S LEGACY
A stretch of Highway 70 near his home has officially been named the Kent Calfee Highway in honor of the former State Representative and longtime

ROCKWOOD CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS ZONING CHANGES, TAX DISCOUNTS, AND NEW GRANTS TONIGHT
The Rockwood City Council is set to hold its regular meeting tonight, Monday, September 28, at 6:00 p.m. at Rockwood City Hall. The meeting is

SINGLE-VEHICLE ROLLOVER CRASH BRIEFLY CLOSES WEST WHEELER STREET IN ROCKWOOD
A section of West Wheeler Street was temporarily closed last night following a single-vehicle rollover accident just past Patton Lane. Emergency crews, including Rockwood police

FEDERAL OFFICIALS ISSUE URGENT SAFETY WARNING OVER DECADES-OLD RECALLED FIRE SPRINKLER HEADS AFTER FATAL BLAZE
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Tyco Fire Products LP are sounding a renewed alarm regarding millions of recalled Central Sprinkler fire sprinkler

CONGRESS MOVES CLOSER TO FORMALLY AXING THE PENNY AND OVERHAULING THE NICKEL UNDER NEW BILL
The United States is taking major steps toward formally ending the era of the penny. Following a Senate vote this week, the House of Representatives

WOMAN SEVERELY INJURED IN PARKING LOT CRASH LEADS TO UNDERAGE DUI AND TAMPERING ARRESTS
A Saturday night collision in a Crossroads Drive parking lot left a local woman with severe injuries and resulted in multiple arrests, including charges of

CROSSVILLE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES KEY AGREEMENTS FOR CROSSVILLE COMMONS COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
During a special called meeting on September 25, 2026, the Crossville City Council took key procedural steps to advance the major retail project known as

SKYROCKETING FUEL PRICES CRIPPLE TENNESSEE BUDGETS AND SPARK CALLS FOR TAX RELIEF AS GEORGIA ACTS
As soaring fuel prices driven by geopolitical conflict in the Middle East squeeze budgets nationwide, Tennessee residents and essential services face mounting pressure, renewing intense

BRET CONNERS SWORN IN AS NEWEST CROSSVILLE POLICE OFFICER
The City of Crossville Police Department welcomed its newest addition on Monday, September 21, 2026, as Bret Conners officially took his Oath of Office. The

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE FREE MEALS FOR ALL STUDENTS UNDER CEP PROGRAM
Families in Cumberland County can breathe a sigh of relief as the Cumberland County School Nutrition Program announced it will continue its participation in the

RARE AND CRITICALLY ENDANGERED MUSSEL SPECIES DISCOVERED IN UPPER CANEY FORK RIVER
Conservationists are celebrating a major biodiversity win following the discovery of one of North America’s rarest mussels in the Upper Caney Fork River, which flows

ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS SUE TVA OVER KINGSTON COAL PLANT, THREATENING NATURAL GAS PROJECT
Environmental organizations have filed a federal lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), seeking to halt the construction of a new natural gas plant in

KENT CALFEE HIGHWAY DEDICATED IN ROANE COUNTY TO HONOR FORMER LAWMAKER’S LEGACY
A stretch of Highway 70 near his home has officially been named the Kent Calfee Highway in honor of the former State Representative and longtime

ROCKWOOD CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS ZONING CHANGES, TAX DISCOUNTS, AND NEW GRANTS TONIGHT
The Rockwood City Council is set to hold its regular meeting tonight, Monday, September 28, at 6:00 p.m. at Rockwood City Hall. The meeting is

SINGLE-VEHICLE ROLLOVER CRASH BRIEFLY CLOSES WEST WHEELER STREET IN ROCKWOOD
A section of West Wheeler Street was temporarily closed last night following a single-vehicle rollover accident just past Patton Lane. Emergency crews, including Rockwood police

FEDERAL OFFICIALS ISSUE URGENT SAFETY WARNING OVER DECADES-OLD RECALLED FIRE SPRINKLER HEADS AFTER FATAL BLAZE
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Tyco Fire Products LP are sounding a renewed alarm regarding millions of recalled Central Sprinkler fire sprinkler
