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High School Basketball - Region Tournament
The Stone Memorial High School Panthers and the White County High School Warriors met for the fourth time this season Wednesday night at TN Tech. This time around, the Region 4AAA Championship was on ...
Mar 01, 2023
Tennessee's COVID Deaths Down Slightly From Previous Week
Tennessee saw slightly fewer deaths from COVID-19 for the week ending Saturday, February 25, 2023. The statewide coronavirus death toll rose by 54 to 29, 223. Fifty-six COVID-19 deaths were reported a...
Mar 01, 2023
TN Bill Would Require Some Bars To Supply Narcan
Tennessee lawmakers are considering a bill that would make some bars supply Narcan at their own expense. As introduced, SB 0200 "requires establishments that have gross sales of alcoholic beverages of...
Mar 01, 2023
Crossville Businessman, Bob Mitchell, of Mitchell's Drug Store, Passes Away At 93
Longtime Crossville businessman, James Robert "Bob" Mitchell, age 93, has passed away. Bob Mitchell began working with his Uncle Joe Mitchell as a pharmacist at Mitchell's Drug Store on Main Street, C...
Mar 01, 2023
TN Firing Squad Bill Passes House Criminal Justice Committee
A bill that would allow Tennessee inmates on death row to choose to be executed by firing squad has passed the House Criminal Justice Committee and is headed to the Finance, Ways, and Means Committee....
Mar 01, 2023
#12 Tennessee Dominates Arkansas on Senior Night, 75-57
It was Senior Night on Rocky Top as the #12 Tennessee Volunteers hosted the Arkansas Razorbacks on Tuesday night. It was all Tennessee from start to finish as the Volunteers defeated the Razorbacks wi...
Paxton Elmore Mar 01, 2023
Earth Team Volunteers Needed For "Weed Wrangle" At Obed River Park Saturday, March 4, 2023
Earth Team Volunteers are needed for the 4th Annual Weed Wrangle at the Obed River Park in Crossville on Saturday March 4, 2023, from 9am to Noon. Everyone will meet at Shelter 2 - the new Outdoor Cla...
Ronni Chase Mar 01, 2023
High School Basketball - Region Tournament
The Stone Memorial High School Panthers advanced to the Region 4AAA Tournament Championship game with a semifinal win on Tuesday. The Panthers rolled to a 72-49 victory over the Spring Hill High Raide...
Feb 28, 2023
GSMNP Now Requires Parking Tags
Starting March 1, 2023 visitors to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park who will be parking longer than 15 minutes within park boundaries will need to purchase a parking tag. Park officials call it...
Feb 28, 2023
One Dies After Two-Vehicle Crash On 127N Saturday Morning
One person died following a two-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Highway 127 North in Cumberland County. The THP said the deceased, 74-year-old David Garrett, was a passenger in a 2011 Toyota Tacoma....
Feb 27, 2023