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State Appeals Panel Rules Tennessee Public Housing Can No Longer Ban Guns
A state appeals panel has ruled that Tennessee Public Housing agencies can no longer prohibit tenants from having guns in their homes, saying such restrictions violate the 2nd Amendment rights of resi...
Oct 14, 2022
TN September Revenues
Tennessee revenues exceeded budgeted estimates for the month of September. Finance and Administration Commissioner Jim Bryson reports that total September tax revenues were $2.1 billion, which is $243...
Oct 14, 2022
DIDD implements the TEIS Extended Option to give families an additional option after age 3
Thousands of children across the state now have the choice to receive critical early intervention services beyond the age of 3 as the Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) s...
Oct 14, 2022
Arson Suspected In Two Vehicles Fires On East First Street, Crossville
The Crossville Fire Department has ruled two vehicle fires on East First Street as arson. City units responded to the location just before midnight Wednesday (10/12/2022) where they found a 2005 Subar...
Oct 14, 2022
One Killed In Middle TN During Wednesday's Storms
At least one person was killed in Middle Tennessee during Wednesday's severe storms. The THP says Belmont University law student Laurel Flaherty, age 22, of Massachusetts, died after a tree fell on he...
Oct 13, 2022
Cumberland County's COVID-19 Cases Up 45 In One Week
Cumberland County's COVID-19 cases increased by 45 in a week's time for a total of 18,432 on Saturday, October 8, 2022. (The total reflects all positive cases since pandemic reporting began.) Deaths r...
Oct 13, 2022
TN Secretary of State Tre Hargett Enters "Best Interest" Plea In DUI Charge
Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, who was arrested in June on a DUI charge, has entered a "best interest" plea, also known as an Alford plea, where the defendant pleads guilty while maintainin...
Oct 13, 2022
Season 19 "American Idol" Runner-up Willie Spence Dies In Jasper, TN Crash At 23
Season 19 "American Idol" runner up Willie Spence died in a traffic accident in Jasper, Tennessee Tuesday afternoon. He was only 23. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Spence rear ended a trac...
Oct 12, 2022
Cumberland County Commission To Hold October 17 Regular Meeting At The Art Circle Public Library
The Cumberland County Commission will hold its regular monthly meeting on Monday, October 17, 2022 at the Art Circle Public Library in the Cumberland Room. The meeting starts at 6pm and the library is...
Oct 12, 2022
The Crossville Police Department to get body cams
The Crossville City Council, in regular session on Tuesday, voted to move forward with the purchase of body cams for the Crossville Police Department. The bid from Axon in the amount of $365,000 was a...
Oct 12, 2022