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Illinois Man Charged In Fatal Shooting At East TN Rest Stop Friday Night
MARION COUNTY, TN - An investigation by Tennessee Bureau of Investigation special agents, Marion County deputies, and THP troopers has resulted in the arrest of an Illinois man, charged with fatally s...
Ronni Chase May 28, 2022
DOJ Reports Putnam County Commissioner Facing Child Pornography Charges
(The following is a Press Release from the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Tennessee. The word "yesterday" has been replaced by the date "Thursday, May 26, 2022" thri...
May 28, 2022
TDOT Suspends All Construction-Related Lane Closures For Memorial Day Weekend, Noon Friday Through 5am CT Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Beginning at noon on Friday, May 27, 2022 through 5:00 a.m. Central Time on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, the Tennessee Department of Transportation is suspending all construction-related lane closures on in...
Ronni Chase May 26, 2022
Sparta Man Reportedly Busted With Nearly 2 Kilos Of Meth In White County Motel
A Sparta man with an active arrest warrant out of Putnam County has been apprehended in White County on a host of drug and weapons charges. According to the White County Sheriff's Department, deputies...
May 26, 2022
Cumberland County's April 2022 Unemployment Rate At 3.6 Percent, Same As March
Cumberland County's April 2022 unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, the same as March. The rate is down 0.9 percent from the county's April 2021 rate of 4.5 percent. Nearly every county in Tennessee had...
Ronni Chase May 26, 2022
Crossville City Council Approves Changes To Beer Ordinance For Special Events
The Crossville City Council approved changes to the beer ordinance to create a special events permit. In a special called session of the Crossville City Council, councilmembers approved changes to the...
Ronni Chase May 26, 2022
County Commissioners approve water authority
In a 16-0 vote, with two commissioners absent, the Cumberland County Commission voted to approve a private act creating the Cumberland Plateau Water Authority. Under the act, area water districts woul...
Ronni Chase May 26, 2022
Cumberland County Reports First COVID-19 Death In Almost A Month
Cumberland County's COVID-19 death toll rose to 328 on Saturday, May 21, 2022. It's the first coronavirus fatality in almost a month when Cumberland County reported 327 COVID-19 deaths on April 23, 20...
Ronni Chase May 25, 2022
Former Dunlap Police Officer Charged With Aggravated Assault, Official Misconduct
TBI Press Release submitted 5/25/2022: SEQUATCHIE COUNTY - An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a former Dunlap police office...
May 25, 2022
TN Comptroller's Office Congratulates Cumberland and 11 Other Counties with Clean Audits
Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury Jason Mumpower is pleased to announce a significant accomplishment by Cumberland and 11 other Tennessee counties. These counties, which are audited by the Comptro...
Ronni Chase May 25, 2022