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Dr. Maxwell To Retire As Cumberland County Director Of Schools
Dr. Ina Maxwell has announced her plans to retire as Director of Cumberland County Schools effective June 30, 2022. In a statement released to the Cumberland County Board of Education, Dr. Maxwell wro...
Ronni Chase Jan 22, 2022
Pikeville Man Charged With Harassment Of Bledsoe County Judge
Special agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation have obtained arrest warrants charging a Pikeville man accused of harassing a judge in Bledsoe County. On Friday, TBI agents began investigati...
Ronni Chase Jan 22, 2022
Bristol Man Charged With Attempted Murder Following Officer-Involved Shooting Incident
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in charges being placed against a Bristol man accused of committing criminal actions that led to an officer-i...
Ronni Chase Jan 22, 2022
High School Basketball
The Cumberland County High School Jets and Lady Jets traveled to Macon County for District games Friday night and posted a pair of big wins. The Lady Jets downed the Tigerettes 60-25, and the Jets rec...
Jan 21, 2022
Deputy In Serious Condition After Being Shot Early Friday Morning In Sullivan County.
TBI agents are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred early this morning (Friday, January 21, 2022) in Sullivan County. The deputy was listed in serious condition Friday morning afte...
Jan 21, 2022
TDOT Launches Plan for Pothole Repair
This month's back-to-back winter storms have created an abundance of potholes along interstates and state highways. TDOT is using all available staffing to repair the damaged areas as quickly as possi...
Ronni Chase Jan 21, 2022
High School Basketball
Thursday night the Stone Memorial High School Panthers and Lady Panthers traveled to Livingston Academy to play games that were originally scheduled for Tuesday but pushed back two days due to incleme...
Jan 20, 2022
Tennessee's Unemployment Reaches Its Lowest Level Since January 2020
Unemployment in the state of Tennessee reached a two-year low in December. The state ended 2021 with an unemployment rate of 3.8%, which was 0.2 of a percentage point lower than the rate it recorded i...
Ronni Chase Jan 20, 2022
Pickup Truck Swept Off Road In Lawrence County, 5 People Rescued
Three men and two women were rescued Thursday morning in Lawrence County after their pickup truck was swept off a flooded roadway. It happened shortly after midnight and the victims managed to escape ...
Ronni Chase Jan 20, 2022
Two Rescued After Car Swept Downstream In Columbia, Tennessee
An elderly couple were rescued Wednesday night after their car was swept downstream in Columbia, Tennessee. The water was near freezing and several firefighters were treated for hypothermia. The coupl...
Ronni Chase Jan 20, 2022