Category Archives: Local News

The Crab Orchard Care Center food distribution is open on Wednesdays and Saturdays each week from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm rain or shine for drive-by distribution. If you are new to the food pantry please ...

The Cumberland/Bledsoe County Farm Service Agency is accepting Emergency Conservation Program Applications to help with debris cleanup and fence restoration for the March 29 storms. Signups end on Jun...

Beginning Thursday, May 28, 2020 the School Nutrition Department will resume distributing meals. As of now, meals will continue through July 23, 2020 on Mondays and Thursdays.

The confirmed COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is now 21,306 (up 341 from the previous day) as of May 27, 2020, including 353 deaths (up 10), 1,647 hospitalizations (up 38) and 13,916 recovered (up 5...

The Cumberland County Board Of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 6 p.m. The BOE is currently scheduled to meet via Zoom and the meeting will be available to ...

A Grand Jury has indicted a Sparta woman on charges of First Degree Felony Murder and Aggravated Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult in connection to the death of her adult son with special needs. According...

The annual lottery to see the synchronous fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park may be canceled this year due to the coronavirus, but a Smokies-based nonprofit will be offering a virtua...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has appointed Bonita Jo Atwood as a Circuit Court judge for Rutherford and Cannon counties. Lee’s office said in a statement Tuesday that Atwood is filling a vacancy crea...

Dozens of soldiers based at Fort Campbell have returned after being deployed in the Northeast to support coronavirus relief efforts. Fort Campbell said in a statement that about 40 soldiers assigned t...

Tennessee officials say they “cannot feasibly implement” a quick shift to let all voters cast their ballots by mail in the 2020 elections, due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a response Fr...