Category Archives: Local News
TDA Warns Consumers About Credit Card Skimmers at Gasoline Pumps
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is alerting consumers to an increase in fraudulent credit card devices found at gas pumps across the state. Five fraudulent devices have been detected in ...
Oct 21, 2020
Roane Co. Couple Indicted On 42 Counts After Bodies Of Adopted Children Found
A grand jury in Roane County returned a 42-count indictment against Michael Gray, Sr. and his wife Shirley Gray in the deaths of two of their adopted children. Their bodies were found on two different...
Oct 21, 2020
Two Injured In Crash On 127 N In Cumb. Co. Tuesday Morning
Two people were hurt in a crash on 127 North in Cumberland County Tuesday Morning. According to Trooper Justin Mote’s report, shortly before 8am, 31-year-old Kozzi Cole, of Crossville, was drivi...
Oct 21, 2020
CUMBERLAND COUNTY EMS ACQUIRE FOUR LIFESAVING LUCAS DEVICES
Cumberland County Emergency Management Services is excited to announce the purchase of four LUCAS devices for their EMS crews. These devices were budgeted at $15,000 each for this fiscal year. "A...
Oct 21, 2020
Over 1,800 Vote Early On Tuesday, October 20, 2020 In Cumberland County
Early voting numbers remain high in Cumberland County with 1,855 voting in person on Tuesday, October 20, 2020 for a grand total 12,238. Early voting in Tennessee runs through Thursday, October 29. In...
Oct 21, 2020
THSOE JOINS AAA TO OFFER THE SECOND REDUCE TN CRASHES SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) has joined AAA – The Auto Club Group for the second year to offer the Reduce TN Crashes Scholarship Award. The THSO and AAA – The Auto Club Group...
Oct 20, 2020
Police: Suspect accused of wounding officer is fatally shot
Authorities say police fatally shot a suspect accused of shooting a Tennessee officer during a traffic stop. East Ridge police say Corporal Terry Prescott was wounded Sunday afternoon after stopping a...
Oct 20, 2020
TWRA Announces Riparian Tree Planting Grants For Fiscal Year 2021
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announces the availability of grant dollars to assist cities, schools, community organizations, civic groups, watershed organizations, and conservation groups, ...
Oct 20, 2020
Trial in killing of Tennessee prison official moved to 2021
The trial of a Tennessee convict charged with killing a corrections official before escaping prison on a tractor has been delayed until next year. Curtis Watson had been scheduled to face trial Oct. 2...
Oct 20, 2020
TN COVID-19 Case Count For Monday, October 19,2020
The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 232,061 as of Monday, October 19, 2020 (UP 3,317 FROM SUNDAY) including 2,922 deaths (UP 13) , 1,188 current hospitalizations (DOWN 27) and 205,832 inact...
Oct 20, 2020