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The Cumberland County Commission met for a public hearing Monday (8/14/23) followed by a special called meeting to approve the 2023-2024 budget. The Commission passed a Resolution fixing the Property ...

Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning will teach at the University of Tennessee this fall as a professor of practice in the College of Communication and Information. Manning graduated from UT in 199...

The University of Tennessee is ranked No. 12 in the latest AP Poll, released Monday afternoon. WVLT reports that's the highest start for Tennessee since 2016. Georgia is ranked No. 1 followed by Michi...

The National Weather Service says an EF-0 tornado touched down briefly in Franklin, Tennessee shortly before noon on Saturday (8/12/23). It had maximum winds of 75mph, was 40 yards wide and traveled o...

The body of a missing jet skier was recovered Monday morning at Tims Ford Lake. Bystanders reported 80-year-old Edward Harper, of Estill Springs, missing Sunday night after finding a truck backed down...

Four Putnam County Jail inmates were transported to the hospital Monday morning (8/14/23). According to a Press Release from the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, at 5:51am, EMS was called to the jail f...

History was made last week as five offenders became the first cohort to earn college degrees at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution (RMSI). Graduating with their Associate of Science in Busines...

After rising for three consecutive weeks, the state gas price average has moved slightly lower. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.43 which is 34 cents more expensive than one month ago but sev...

Former Tennessee State Senator Brian Kelsey has been sentenced 21 months in federal prison for violation of campaign finance laws. Kelsey was convicted of illegally transferring campaign money during ...

The 2023 Cumberland County Fair is going on now through Saturday, August 19 in Crossville, Tennessee. This year's theme is "Chick Us Out"! Gate admission is $5, children under 5 are FREE! Exhibits are...