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Crosssville, TN - Interstate Drive Road Closure Extended through Thursday, April 28, 2022
OnThursday, April 28, Interstate Drive between Cotton Patch and the west entrance of Crossville Outlet Mall will be closed. Crews will be cutting across Interstate Drive near Cotton Patch to install a...
Ronni Chase Apr 27, 2022
Chattanooga VA Clinic Employee Burned In Flash Fire In X-Ray Room Wednesday
An employee at Chattanooga's Veterans Administration (VA) clinic on Shallowford Road was burned in a flash fire in an X-ray room Wednesday afternoon. The flash fire reportedly started in an oxygen sto...
Ronni Chase Apr 27, 2022
Elevator Falls 11 Floors In Knoxville Apartment Building Tuesday Afternoon, No Injuries Reported
An elevator fell 11 floors in a Knoxville apartment building Tuesday afternoon. WVLT reports there were no injuries. The elevator, one of two at Westview Tower Apartments, was being serviced when it p...
Ronni Chase Apr 26, 2022
Ocoee Whitewater Center Destroyed By Fire Tuesday Morning; Hosted World's First Olympic Whitewater Event On Natural River Summer 1996
The historic Ocoee Whitewater Center was destroyed in a fire Tuesday morning. Polk County firefighters and multiple other agencies responded to the blaze and were able to get it under control, but the...
Ronni Chase Apr 26, 2022
Help Keep Tennessee Beautiful With Trashersize This Saturday, April 30, 2022
Cumberland County Litter Prevention and Education along with Keep Tennessee Beautiful, will be hosting a Trashersize event along Peavine Road in Fairfield Glade on Saturday, April 30, 2022 beginning a...
Ronni Chase Apr 26, 2022
Drug Endangered Children Awareness Day Wednesday
Various landmarks across the state will be lit up in red Wednesday, April 27th, as part of the observance of National Drug Endangered Children (DEC) Awareness Day in Tennessee. The event, sponsored by...
Paxton Elmore Apr 26, 2022
Crossville, TN - Interstate Drive Between Cotton Patch and West Entrance Crossville Outlet Mall Closed April 26 & 27. 2022
Beginning Tuesday, April 26, and extending through Wednesday, April 27, Interstate Drive between Cotton Patch and the west entrance of Crossville Outlet Mall will be closed. Crews will be cutting acro...
Ronni Chase Apr 25, 2022
14-Year-Old Nashville Girl Arrested After Allegedly Bringing Loaded Handgun, Marijuana To School
A 14-year old girl was arrested Monday in Nashville after she allegedly brought a loaded handgun and marijuana to school. An administrator at Oliver Middle School saw a .40 caliber round fall out of t...
Apr 25, 2022
TN House Passes Bill Lowering Age To Legally Carry A Handgun And Obtain A Carry Permit; Heads To Senate
The Tennessee House of Representatives has passed a bill that lowers the age to legally carry a handgun and to obtain a carry permit. The bill lowers the miniumum age from 21 to 18-years-old for a per...
Apr 25, 2022
TWRA Announces Availability of 2022-2023 Clean Stream Grants To Help With Habitat Protection Program
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency announces the availability of grant dollars to assist cities, schools, community organizations, civic groups, watershed organizations, and conservation groups, ...
Ronni Chase Apr 25, 2022