Category Archives: Local News

A U.S. appellate panel won’t change Tennessee’s signature matching requirement for absentee voting before the November election, affirming a lower court’s decision. The 6th U.S. Circ...

The Tennessee Secretary of State reports that , a record-breaking 273,325 people cast their ballot by voting early or absentee by-mail on the first day of early voting Wednesday. Statewide, this is a ...

The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 222,827 as of Thursday, October 15, 2020 (up 2,289 from Wednesday) including 2,864 deaths (up 36) , 1,149 current hospitalizations (up 1) and 200,164 rec...

The Cumberland County High School Jets and Stone Memorial High School Panthers have an unexpected night off this Friday. CCHS was scheduled to entertain SMHS, but due to COVID-19 restrictions the game...

A Rhea County man has been charged with murder and abuse of a corpse after his girlfriend’s body was found in a shallow grave near a school in Dayton, Tennessee. WTVC reports that Guy O’Co...

The Tennessee Department of Health’s main telephone number has been spoofed. As a reminder, the Department of Health does not ask for specific financial or insurance information over the telepho...

Fentress County UCHRA in conjunction with Creation Gardens and local community partners will hold a Food Box Distribution on Friday, October 16 from 1pm to 4pm at 127 Crabtree Street in Jamestown. Lin...

A U.S. appellate panel has tossed convictions for the former president of Pilot Flying J and two of his former employees related to a rebate scheme where trucking companies were cheated out of million...

With all eyes on the presidential election, the biggest race in Tennessee remains the open U.S. Senate seat now that Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander is retiring as his term ends. A handful of U.S. Hou...

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee’s office says the Republican is in quarantine after a member of his security detail tested positive for the coronavirus. According to a statement, Lee tested negative Wed...