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Macon County Man Indicted on Charges including First Degree Murder and Cruelty to Animals
An investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the arrest of a Red Boiling Springs man, charged with killing his wife and family dogs. At the request of ...
Paxton Elmore Aug 20, 2021
Cumberland County's Active COVID-19 Cases Rise By 38 on Thursday, August 19, 2021
Cumberland County's active COVID-19 cases rose by 38 on Thursday, August 19, 2021 to 509. Total cases went up by 58 to 7,811. Deaths remained the same at 147. Statewide, total positive cases grew by 6...
Ronni Chase Aug 19, 2021
Tennessee Unemployment Drops for Second Consecutive Month
Tennessee's statewide unemployment rate decreased for the second consecutive month in July to 4.7%, a drop of 0.2 of a percentage point from June's revised rate of 4.9%. Tennessee's unemployment rate ...
Ronni Chase Aug 19, 2021
Tennessee Attorney General's Office Warns Against Fraudulent Text Messages
The Tennessee Attorney General's Office is investigating reports of a Government Grant Scam targeting Tennesseans by text message. The messages fraudulently claim to be from Attorney General Herbert H...
Ronni Chase Aug 19, 2021
AG Slatery Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition Calling on FDA to Regulate E-Cigarettes and Oral Nicotine Products
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III is co-leading a group of thirty-one states, U.S. territories, and jurisdictions urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to halt the surge o...
Ronni Chase Aug 19, 2021
Two Killed In Head-On Crash In Fentress County Wednesday Morning
Two people lost their lives following a head-on collision in Fentress County Wednesday morning. The crash happened shortly before 10:30am. According to the THP, a 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe driven by Jeff ...
Ronni Chase Aug 18, 2021
Clarkrange Man Critically Injured In Motorcycle Crash Late Tuesday Night
A Clarkrange man was critically injured after crashing his motorcycle in the area Highway 127 North and Creston Road just after 11pm Tuesday. According to the THP, 40-year-old Benjamin Jenkins was tra...
Ronni Chase Aug 18, 2021
Cumberland County's Active COVID Cases Fall By 24 On Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Cumberland County's active COVID-19 cases fell by 24 on Wednesday, August 18, 2021 to 471. Total cases rose by 33 to 7,753. Deaths remain at 147. Statewide, positive COVID-19 cases increased by 5,478 ...
Ronni Chase Aug 18, 2021
TVA Announces Fleet Electric Vehicle Plan
Officials with the Tennessee Valley Authority have announced plans to add nearly 1,200 light- and medium-duty electric vehicles to their fleet and more than 300 additional charging stations at key TVA...
Ronni Chase Aug 18, 2021
Garth Brooks Cancels Remaining 2021 Shows, Including Nashville's
According to WVLT, Garth Brooks has cancelled the remaining shows of his Stadium Tour due to the recent spike in COVID-19, including the Delta variant, officials with the country star announced Wednes...
Paxton Elmore Aug 18, 2021