Category Archives: Local News
2,700 Mentors Needed for TN Promise
With less than one month until the December 4, 2020 mentor recruitment deadline, tnAchieves still needs several mentors just in Cumberland County and 2,700 additional volunteer mentors are needed stat...
Nov 10, 2020
TVA Virtual Open House Kicks Off Public Comment Period on Allen Fossil Plant
The Tennessee Valley Authority invites the public to join a virtual open house with live Q&A and provide feedback on next steps for the safe removal and long-term storage of coal ash from Allen Fo...
Nov 10, 2020
Crossville City Council Monthly Meeting Tuesday, November 9, 2020
The Crossville City Council will meet for its Monthly Meeting on Tuesday, November 10 at Crossville City Hall. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. Prior to the Monthly Meeting, the Audit Committee will m...
Nov 10, 2020
TVA Virtual Open House Kicks Off Public Comment Period on Allen Fossil Plant
The Tennessee Valley Authority invites the public to join a virtual open house with live Q&A and provide feedback on next steps for the safe removal and long-term storage of coal ash from Allen Fo...
Nov 10, 2020
Panther Preview Update
The SMHS Administration, Basketball Coaches and Boosters have made the determination to limit on-court participation to the high school teams (SMHS boys and girls) and the SMHS dance team at this Satu...
Nov 09, 2020
Tennessee Guardsmen have administered over 500K virus tests
Since March, the Tennessee National Guard has administered over 500,000 COVID-19 tests to citizens throughout Tennessee. Activated guardsmen are helping provide testing at long-term care facilities, c...
Nov 09, 2020
TN COVID-19 Case Count For Sunday, November 8, 2020
After Saturday’s record 5,071 new COVID-19 cases, Tennessee added another 3,636 new novel coronavirus cases on Sunday, November 08, 2020, for a total COVID-19 case count of 281,851. Saturday saw...
Nov 09, 2020
Northeast Hospital Needs Nurses Stat
Health officials in northeastern Tennessee say they do not have enough nurses to combat COVID-19 inside its hospital system. According to Ballad Health, the hospital system is looking to hire 350 regi...
Nov 09, 2020
Temporary Reprieve Granted For Pervis Payne
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has granted a death row inmate a temporary reprieve from execution. Lee issued a short statement Friday afternoon saying he is granting a reprieve to Pervis Payne until April 9...
Nov 09, 2020
Tennessee's monthly revenues up again despite pandemic
Tennessee officials are reporting another month of year-over-year revenue growth in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, putting year-to-date revenues for three months up by $447.4 million over what the...
Nov 09, 2020