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Cumberland County's COVID Death Toll Increases By 1 On Tuesday, September 28, 2021; Total Deaths now 199
Cumberland County's COVID deaths increased by 1 on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 for a total of 199. Active cases saw a one-day decline of 65 to 489 on Tuesday. Statewide, deaths went up by 103 in a day...
Ronni Chase Sep 28, 2021
TBI Releases Two New Crime Publications
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation's Statistical Analysis Center has released two new publications, one detailing the volume and nature of hate crime in Tennessee, and the other detailing violence dire...
Ronni Chase Sep 28, 2021
TVA To Require COVID-19 Vaccines For All Employees
The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to require all of its employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by November 22, 2021. According to TVA's website, due to the pandemic visitor centers at TVA da...
Ronni Chase Sep 28, 2021
Collierville Mass Shooter Asked To Leave Job Morning Of Attack
Investigators say the man who went on a shooting rampage last Thursday at a Kroger in Collierville, Tennessee had been fired prior to the attack. Police say 29-year-old U.K. Thang, a third-party vendo...
Ronni Chase Sep 28, 2021
Haslam's Selling 38 Pilot Gas Stations And 2 Travel Centers For $220 Million; Keeping Over 750 Truck Stops
The Haslam family is selling over three dozen Pilot gas stations and two travel centers for $220 million cash to Casey's General Stores. The deal includes 38 Pilot locations in East Tennessee, one in ...
Ronni Chase Sep 28, 2021
Cumberland County Records 2 More COVID Deaths On Monday, September 27, 2021; Toll Now 198
Two more people have died from COVID in Cumberland County and the death toll on Monday, September 27, 2021 was 198. Positive cases rose by 67 from Friday adding to Monday's total of 10,455. Active cas...
Ronni Chase Sep 27, 2021
AG Slatery Appeals Rulings Against Governor's Executive Order on Mask Mandates
Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III has appealed and will immediately seek a stay of two recent federal district court decisions against the enforcement of Governor Bill Lee's Executive Order 84, ...
Ronni Chase Sep 27, 2021
Timber Theft Suspect Convicted in Bledsoe County
A Pikeville man has pleaded guilty to stealing timber from Bledsoe State Forest. In June, Agricultural Crime Unit (ACU) Special Agents with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture charged John T. Simm...
Ronni Chase Sep 27, 2021
Four People Dead After Homicide in McMinn County
According to WVLT, Four people are dead after a homicide in McMinn County, according to a release from the McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy. Deputies were called to a home on County Road 60 just west of ...
Paxton Elmore Sep 27, 2021
AAA: TN Gas Price Average Holds Steady for Second Week
The Tennessee gas price average held steady for the second week in a row, with minimal pump price fluctuation over the last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average remains $2.89 which is four cents more...
Ronni Chase Sep 27, 2021