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The Tennessee Department of Education has named Mrs. Tina Francis, principal of Jere Whitson Elementary School in Putnam County Schools, as the 2023-24 Tennessee Principal of the Year. Mrs. Arlette Ro...

Tornadoes killed at least 6 people in Middle Tennessee over the weekend. Authorities say that 3 people died in a twister that ripped through Clarksville, Tennessee on Saturday, including a child. Doze...

The Friends of the Art Circle Public Library has donated $2,000 to Cumberland County Imagination Library to help in continuing its mission to inspire a love of reading by gifting books free of charge ...

A father and daughter from Knoxville are dead after their single-engine Beechcraft airplane crashed Thursday morning in Giles County. James Blalock and his daughter Jenny took off from Downtown Island...

A man died Thursday in Knoxville after a tire came off another car and crashed through his windshield. It happened as he was driving on I-40 West near West Hills. The crash is still being investigated...

The Dollywood Company has bought an 11-story building in Nashville. The property at 211 Commerce Street reportedly sold for $75 million. The Dollywood Company has not revealed their plans for the buil...

The Sparta Rescue Squad assisted in the rescue of four goats on Signal Mountain on Wednesday (12/6/2023). Waldens Ridge Emergency Service says the goats were stranded on a ledge along the east brow fo...

CUMBERLAND COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE - Sheriff Casey Cox CUMBERLAND COUNTY SCHOOLS - Director William Stepp JOINT PRESS RELEASE December 7, 2023 PART-TIME TEACHER ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES Crossville, TN...

The Tennessee Department of Transportation is scheduled to release the location plan for toll roads in the state this month. Dubbed "Lexus Lanes" in Texas, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee calls them "Choi...

During the Christmas holiday, the City of Crossville allows an "out of vase" period at the Crossville City Cemetery. This period will run from Friday, December 15, 2023 until Sunday, December 31, 2023...