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AAA: TN Gas Prices Fall Three Cents Ahead of Memorial Day Weekend
Gas prices are trending slightly lower as over 751,000 Tennesseans are forecast to take a road trip over the Memorial Day weekend. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $3.12 which is 21 cents less e...
May 22, 2023
Library Managers Recognized as 2023 Public Library Management Institute Graduates
The Tennessee State Library & Archives and Secretary of State Tre Hargett proudly recognized 21 local library directors for graduating from the Public Library Management Institute. They include Do...
May 22, 2023
Sparta Mayor Proud Of Officers For Saving Kayakers
Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery is singing the praises of three Police Officers after they rescued two kayakers on the Calfkiller River. The call went out around 7:30pm on May 13, 2023 that a couple of kaya...
May 21, 2023
Cumberland County Students Do Not Report To School May 23, May 24, or 25, 2023
Students in Cumberland County are getting two extra days off. Due to a stockpile of days normally used for snow or extenuating circumstances, there has been a change to the Cumberland County Schools C...
May 21, 2023
Cumberland County Playhouse Receives $500,000 State Funds
The Cumberland County Playhouse has received $500,000 in state funding. Senator Paul Bailey joined Speaker Cameron Sexton, Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster, and Crossville Mayor RJ Crawford for a ...
May 20, 2023
Major Lynch Honored For 15 years Of Service With White County Sheriff's Office
White County Sheriff Steve Page, Chief Kenny Dobson along with Senator Paul Bailey, and State Representative Paul Sherrell, presented a Joint Senate Resolution to Major Richard Lynch commending him fo...
Ronni Chase May 20, 2023
Suspect Arrested On Multiple Charges After Putnam County Crash
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reports a suspect faces DUI and numerous drug charges after crashing on Garrison Road last week. Deputies responded to the scene and made contact with Dustin Grasty,...
May 20, 2023
State Veterinarian Alerts Cattle Owners Of BSE Detection (Mad Cow Disease) In Tennessee
The Tennessee State Veterinarian is confirming a case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow with ties to southeast Tennessee. The condition is commonly called Mad Cow Disease. Th...
May 20, 2023
2023 National Safe Boating Week, May 20-26; Memorial Day Weekend, May 27-29
In preparation for Memorial Day weekend and the summer boating season, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is once again participating in National Safe Boating Week, May 20-26. So far in 2023, the...
May 20, 2023
President Biden Approves Major Disaster Declaration for Tennessee
FEMA has announced that federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Tennessee to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds and a t...
May 18, 2023