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TDOT Smartway reports - Single Vehicle Crash -Interstate 40 EB in Roane County - near MILE MARKER 352 Single Vehicle Crash reported at 01/25/2026 11:16 AM (ET). EB right lane (of 2 lanes) blocked, rig...

The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Advisory in effect until 2PM EST/1PM CST for a portion of east Tennessee, including the following counties, Anderson, Bledsoe, Campbell, Claiborne, Mari...

TCAT Upper Cumberland Weather Update Due to expected dropping temperatures, all TCAT Upper Cumberland campuses will be virtual on Monday, January 26, 2026. This includes Crossville, Livingston, and Co...

Due to current conditions and additional hazardous conditions predicted Cumberland County schools will be closed Monday (1-26-26) and Tuesday (1-27-26). Cumberland County Schools Closed Through Tuesda...

Advisory Issued around 9:40am CT Sunday, January 25, 2026: Bledsoe County Emergency Management advises that if you are traveling to/from Rhea County, there are reports of numerous trees down on Hwy 30...

As the Cumberland Plateau gets a short break from freezing temperatures, VEC crews are working urgently to restore power to hard hit regions in southern Cumberland, Rhea and Roane counties. Rain is ex...

More than 2,000 Volunteer Energy customers in Cumberland County were without electricity early Sunday morning as Winter Storm Fern continued to dump freezing precipitation across the region. Most of t...

Winter Storm Fern knocked out power to hundreds of Volunteer Energy Cooperative Customers on Saturday. Around 9pm VEC reported that 426 customers in Cumberland County were without electricity, 91 in M...

Public Notice: Fentress County Sheriff's Office Activates Emergency Weather Response Plan Due to worsening winter weather and deteriorating road conditions across Fentress County, the Sheriff's Office...

A Texas truck driver was lucky to escape with no injuries after crashing on I-40 in Cumberland County Saturday evening (1/24/2026). The wreck happened around 5:20pm near the 330 westbound mile marker ...