Category Archives: Local News
REGION III WILDLIFE MANAGER MARC LIPNER RETIRES
Region III Wildlife Manager Marc Lipner has retired after 35 years of service. A long-standing public servant, Lipner served the state and is a retired Battalion First Sergeant with the United States ...
Dec 10, 2020
Rep. David Byrd Updates COVID-19 Battle
A Tennessee lawmaker hospitalized with COVID-19 is warning that he might have to go on a ventilator due to his low oxygen levels. Rep. David Byrd gave an update on his battle with the virus in a socia...
Dec 10, 2020
THP Checkpoints On Friday, December 11
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting a Sobriety Checkpoint in Putnam County on Friday, December 11, 2020 at State Route 56 North of the DeKalb County line. The THP will also conduct a Sobri...
Dec 10, 2020
Tennessee high school athletics to allow religious headwear
Tennessee’s high school athletic association has voted to allow religious headwear during sporting competitions. The move comes after a September incident in which a freshman at Nashville’...
Dec 10, 2020
Perry to Succeed Steward As THP Colonel
The leader of the Tennessee Highway Patrol is retiring next week after 33 years with the agency. Col. Dereck Stewart began as a state trooper in Montgomery County in 1987 and rose to become colonel in...
Dec 10, 2020
German prosecutors shelve case against ex-Nazi guard
German prosecutors have shelved their investigation into a former Nazi concentration camp guard living in the United States for lack of evidence. Friedrich Karl Berger, 95, still faces possible deport...
Dec 10, 2020
Nashville bail bond rule blocked as unconstitutional
A federal judge has permanently blocked a Tennessee court rule that prevents criminal defendants from getting their bail money back, even if they show up to all court dates, until court costs like fin...
Dec 10, 2020
TN COVID-19 Case Count For Thursday, December 10, 2020
The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 428,973 as of Thursday, December 10, 2020 (up 6,011 from Wednesday) including 5,240 deaths (up 69 from Wednesday) , 2, 558 current hospitalizations (down...
Dec 10, 2020
Georgia Couple Arrested For Criminal Impersonation
A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of a Georgia couple suspected of burglaries and stolen catalytic converters. Early Sunday morning, Crossville Police observed a truck with a trailer pulling in...
Dec 10, 2020
Salvation Army Battle of the Badges This Friday At FFG Food City
This Friday, December 11, 2020, the Fairfield Glade Police Department and the Fairfield Glade Fire Department will vie for top honors by ringing the bell for the Salvation Army of Cumberland County at...
Dec 10, 2020