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Get Ready to Save: Three Sales Tax Holidays in 2022
Mark your calendars! It's time to get ready to save, with three sales tax holidays this year in Tennessee. During these holiday periods, Tennesseans do not have to pay state or local sales tax on cert...
Jul 07, 2022
Disease Affecting Cattle Detected In Middle Tennessee
The state veterinarian is announcing detection of Theileria orientalis in a herd of cattle in Middle Tennessee. Theileria is a tickborne parasite that infects red and white blood cells and causes seve...
Ronni Chase Jul 07, 2022
Cumberland County's COVID-19 Cases Up 118 In One Week
Cumberland County's positive COVID-19 cases went up by 118 in one week for a total of 16,695 on Saturday, July 2, 2022. Virus deaths in Cumberland County remained the same at 329 on Saturday, July 2, ...
Jul 06, 2022
Silver Alert Issued For Missing Cumberland County Woman
A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Cumberland County woman and the TBI and Cumberland County Sheriff's Office are asking the public for help in locating her. Sue Ellen Corley, age 71, was la...
Jul 06, 2022
Man killed in Chickamauga Boating Accident
A man was killed following a boating accident on Chickamauga Lake, a release from Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency representative Matt Cameron said. The incident happened Wednesday afternoon when T...
Paxton Elmore Jul 06, 2022
Cumberland County Students Win Top Honors At CTE National Competition in San Dieg
Cumberland County students took top honors at the College, Career & Technical Education (CTE) National Competition in San Diego. The state of Tennessee had 3 teams and/or individuals who placed in...
Jul 06, 2022
Update: Tracy City Man Charged With Assaulting State Trooper
A Tracy City man has been taken into custody for allegedly attacking a Tennessee State Trooper during a traffic stop late Sunday night in Grundy County. Authorities say 24-year-old Austin Gage McHone ...
Jul 05, 2022
Update: 10-Year-Old Girl Dies In Weekend Boating Incident On Tennessee River
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says a 10-year-old girl died in a boating incident on the Tennessee River over the weekend. Officials in Decatur County say the child was on a tube being pulled...
Jul 05, 2022
Monterey Man Allegedly Hits Truck, Leaves Scene Of Accident
A Monterey man faces multiple charges after he allegedly hit a truck on Sunday and left the scene of the accident. Crossville Police were dispatched to Volunteer Gas Station on Peavine Road in referen...
Jul 05, 2022
East TN Firefighter Killed While Directing Traffic
NEW TAZWELL, Tenn. (WVLT) - A volunteer firefighter with South Claiborne County Fire Department was killed Monday after getting hit by a vehicle, officials told WVLT News. Fire officials told WVLT tha...
Jul 05, 2022