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Cumberland County Fair Wins Champion of Champion Award
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture and Tennessee Association of Fairs recently recognized the outstanding achievements of Tennessee's premier county fairs. In the Premiere Awards category the Cum...
Jan 23, 2024
Fee Waived on Disabled Person Plate for Parents and Guardians of Individuals with Disabilities
Starting this month, there's no state fee for parents or guardians of individuals with disabilities to obtain a disabled person plate. The Tennessee General Assembly approved the fee waiver during the...
Jan 23, 2024
Cumberland County Commission Approves Courthouse Renovations Monday Night
After a week of weather delays the Cumberland County Commission met for their January session on Monday evening. Items approved included a resolution for the courthouse renovations that will also incl...
Jan 23, 2024
TDH Reports 34 Weather-Related Fatalities as of Monday, January 22, 2204
The death toll continues to climb due to the extreme weather that moved across the state over a week ago. The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed 34 weather-related fatalities as of Monday, J...
Jan 22, 2024
AAA: TN Gas Prices Fall One Penny
Tennessee gas prices held steady over last week and only moved a penny lower, on average. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $2.71 which is 11 cents less expensive than one month ago and 43 cents ...
Jan 22, 2024
Rhea County Man Arrested in Shooting Death of 7-Year-Old Boy
A Rhea County man was arrested Friday (1/19/24) in the shooting death of a 7-year-old boy. Christion Hamilton Jones has been charged with Criminal Homicide. The shooting happened Sunday, January 14 in...
Jan 22, 2024
Lady Vols Defeat Rival Vanderbilt on We Back Pat Day
According to Tennessee Athletics, Tennessee won for the eighth time in its last nine games and improved to 5-1 in SEC play on Sunday afternoon, defeating in-state rival Vanderbilt in front of a season...
Paxton Elmore Jan 22, 2024
No Injuries Reported in Early Morning Fire at Bledsoe County Prison
No injuries were reported due to an early morning fire at the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex. According to a post on the Piney Volunteer Fire Department's Facebook page, the mutual aid call from ...
Jan 22, 2024
TN Governor Bill Lee to Deliver Sixth State of the State Address on February 5, 2024
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee will deliver his sixth State of the State address to the General Assembly and fellow Tennesseans on Monday, February 5 at 6pm Central Time. The joint session will take plac...
Jan 22, 2024
Free Radon Test Kits Available Through TDEC
Governor Bill Lee has proclaimed January as Radon Action Month and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) is providing free radon test kits. Radon is a naturally occurring rad...
Jan 22, 2024