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11 Tennessee Tech Students Displaced After Early Morning Apartment Fire
At least 11 Tennessee Tech students in Cookeville have been displaced after lightning sparked an early morning apartment fire. The Cookeville Fire Department responded around 5:30am Friday to a blaze ...
Apr 28, 2023
Knoxville Teacher Grazed By Bullett After Gun Goes Off Inside Classroom Friday
A Knoxville teacher was grazed by a bullet on Friday after a gun discharged inside a classroom. It happened at West High School. WVLT reports the gun went off accidentally while inside the backpack of...
Apr 28, 2023
Cumb. Co. Schools 2023-2024 Pre-K Registration Monday, May 1, 7AM to 5PM at Cumb. Co. Community Complex
Cumberland County Schools 2023-2024 Pre-Kindergarten Registration will be held on Monday, May 1, 2023 from 7am to 5pm in the big building at the Cumberland County Community Complex located at 1398 Liv...
Apr 28, 2023
Crossville City Council rescinds previous action regarding bonds for an indoor recreation facility
The Crossville City Council, in special session on Thursday, voted to rescind action taken in the regular April meeting that moved the city a step closer to issuing bonds for a potential indoor recrea...
Apr 28, 2023
Final reading of ordinance to purchase Village Inn property approved
The Crossville City Council approved the third and final reading to amend their budget to allow the purchase of the Village Inn property adjacent to Crossville City Hall. According to City Attorney Ra...
Apr 28, 2023
Tennesseans Will Get 3-Month Grocery Tax Holiday; From August Through October 2023
Tennesseans will enjoy a 3-month grocery tax holiday this year after the Tennessee General Assembly approved more than $400 million in tax cuts through the Tennessee Works Tax Act. From August through...
Apr 27, 2023
Cumberland County's March Unemployment Rate 3.7 Percent, Down 1.4 Percent From February
Cumberland County's March unemployment rate was 3.7 percent. That's down 1.4 percent from February's rate of 5.1 percent. It is also 0.2 percent less than the March 2022 rate of 3.9 percent. Ninety-fo...
Apr 27, 2023
SMHS Baseball And Softball Games Cancelled For Thursday, April 27, 2023
The Stone Memorial baseball games schedule for tonight (4/27) against York Institute have been cancelled. Also, the SMHS softball game is cancelled.
Ronni Chase Apr 27, 2023
Crossville Man Arrested, Facing Weapons Charge In Ongoing Death Investigation
(TBI Press Release) CUMBERLAND COUNTY - Special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have arrested and charged a Crossville man, accused of illegally possessing a firearm, during the ongo...
Apr 27, 2023
Governor Lee Signs "Silas Gable Flatt Law"
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed the "Silas Gable Flatt Law" which was named after an unborn baby who died as a result of a head-on crash involving a DUI driver. The law "creates an offense of k...
Apr 26, 2023