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Tennessee Highway Patrol Arrests I-40 Shooting Suspects
Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security Press Release: Thursday, June 16, 2022 | 01:55pm COOKEVILLE - On June 14, Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Emergency Communication Dispatch Center ...
Jun 16, 2022
Tennessee Unemployment Inches Up Slightly from Historic Low
(Source: TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development) NASHVILLE - Preliminary data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) indicated Tennessee's unemployment rate for May...
Ronni Chase Jun 16, 2022
Bear Euthanized After Attacking Elderly Sevierville Woman
For the second time in a week a bear has been euthanized in East Tennessee after attacking a person. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency say a black bear was put down Wednesday after it attacked a...
Ronni Chase Jun 16, 2022
Cumberland Mountain State Park Along With Dozens of Other Tennessee State Parks To Host Tennessee Promise Service Events
Cumberland Mountain State Park along with 38 other Tennessee State Parks will offer volunteer work events on Saturday, June 25 for Tennessee Promise scholars to fulfill their community service hours. ...
Ronni Chase Jun 15, 2022
2022 TWRA WMA Big Game Quota Hunt Application Period Underway Through July 27
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced the application period for the 2022 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Big Game Quota Hunts, the regular elk, youth elk, and WMA youth. The applicatio...
Ronni Chase Jun 15, 2022
Cumberland County's Positive COVID-19 Cases Up 53 In One Week; Deaths Remain at 329
Cumberland County's positive COVID-19 cases rose by 53 in one week, bringing the total to 16,383 on Saturday, June 11, 2022. No new coronavirus fatalities were reported in Cumberland County for the sa...
Jun 15, 2022
Dollywood Ranked 1st in US Theme Parks, 8th in the World
Early this week, Tripadvisor officials named Dollywood as the number one theme park in the United States and the number eight theme park in world during the 2022 Travelers' Choice Best of the Best Awa...
Paxton Elmore Jun 15, 2022
Bear Euthanized After Injuring 3-Year-Old Girl And Her Mother At Smokies Campsite
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials had to euthanize a bear after it tore into a tent at Elkmont Campground on Sunday, slightly injuring a mother and her 3-year-old daughter. The mother and ...
Jun 14, 2022
Black Bear Sightings More Common In Spring And Early Summer
TWRA Press Release: CROSSVILLE, Tenn. --- TWRA receives an increase in calls regarding black bear in spring and early summer. Sub-adult bears disperse this time of year and often move into new, unknow...
Ronni Chase Jun 14, 2022
AAA: TN Gas Prices Rise Nearly 14 Cents
NASHVILLE, Tenn., (June 13, 2022) - The Tennessee state average for gas prices set new record highs this weekend after increasing nearly 14 cents over the course of last week. The Tennessee Gas Price ...
Ronni Chase Jun 13, 2022