Category Archives: Local News
Lee tapped as policy chair for Republican governors group
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee will serve as the policy chairman in 2021 for the Republican Governors Association. The first-term governor joins a leadership team that will include Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey as...
Dec 10, 2020
LIEUTENANT COLONEL MATT PERRY PROMOTED TO COLONEL
With Colonel Dereck Stewart’s retirement, Governor Bill Lee and Commissioner Jeff Long promoted Lieutenant Colonel Matt Perry as the next Colonel of the Tennessee Highway Patrol. "Lieutenan...
Dec 10, 2020
TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL COLONEL DERECK STEWART ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT
Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Dereck Stewart has announced that he will retire December 15, 2020 after 33 years of distinguished service to the State of Tennessee. Colonel Stewart became a state tr...
Dec 10, 2020
TN COVID-19 Case Count For Wednesday, December 9, 2020
Breaking Monday’s record for new daily cases, on Wednesday, December 09, 2020, Tennessee added 8,213 new COVID-19 cases for a total of 422,962. Deaths went up by 62 in a single day for a total o...
Dec 09, 2020
Caroline Leach named Student of the Month for December
The Crossville City Council honored 3rd grade student Caroline Leach as Student of the Month for December. Caroline is in Ms. Jennifer Gilbert’s class at Martin Elementary. Ms. Gilbert says, &qu...
Dec 09, 2020
Vols Basketball Opens Up 2020 Season with Win
Rick Barnes and his Tennessee Volunteers held their 2020-2021 season opener against, PAC-12 member, the Colorado Buffaloes. Rick Barnes tested positive for COVID-19 just 2 weeks ago, however has made ...
Dec 09, 2020
Sales tax receipts for the latest period remain high
Crossville City Manager Greg Wood reporting to council on Tuesday, says sales tax continues to hold steady. Collections were up from last year at the same time by almost $60,000. The actual total coll...
Dec 09, 2020
Ivy Gardner re-appointed as City Judge
During the monthly meeting of the Crossville City Council, council members approved appointments for City Judge and Mayor Pro-tem. Ivy Gardner-Mayberry was approved for another two-year term in a unan...
Dec 09, 2020
Two local businesses fined for illegal beer sales
The Crossville Beer Board voted Tuesday evening to impose a $500 fine on two businesses after a compliance check by authorities. Priceless IGA was fined after a clerk failed to check the ID of an unde...
Dec 09, 2020
Camping in Tennessee's state parks increase during pandemic
Camping at Tennessee’s state parks is reaching historic highs during the coronavirus pandemic. State officials say state parks saw more than 62,000 camping nights sold in October. That’s a...
Dec 09, 2020