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Cumberland County Board of Education approves soccer team travels
During the regular monthly session of the Cumberland County Board of Education, board members approved a request for overnight stays of the CCHS and SMHS boys' soccer teams. The teams are to travel to...
Ronni Chase Jan 28, 2021
Cumberland County Adds Another COVID-19 Fatality; Tennessee Continues To See Daily Deaths Increase By More Than 100
Cumberland County reported another person died from COVID-19 on Thursday, January 28, 2021 bringing the county's coronavirus death toll to 80. The Tennessee Department of Health reports 5,595 positive...
Ronni Chase Jan 28, 2021
Cumb. Co. Unemployment Rate Climbs To 7.8% In December
Cumberland County's December unemployment rate rose to 7.8%, up 2.3% from November's rate of 5.5%. December's jobless rate was also 2.6% higher than the previous year. The latest jobless numbers show ...
Ronni Chase Jan 28, 2021
Gov. Lee Lifting School Sports Restrictions
On Thursday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee said that restrictions regarding participation and attendance at indoor sporting events will be suspended on Monday, February 1. Governor Lee said the guidance...
Ronni Chase Jan 28, 2021
Man Arrested After Officers Say He Was Passed Out In Vehicle At City Cemetery
Crossville Police were dispatched to City Cemetery just before midnight Wednesday (1/27/2021) to a man passed out behind the wheel of his vehicle. Police found 27-year-old Cesar Manuel Colin slumped i...
Jan 28, 2021
Suspected Window Tint Violations Lead To Arrests
A Huntsville man was busted for drugs Wednesday morning after Crossville Police suspected his window tint was illegal. According to reports, 41-year-old John Robert Kelly was also not wearing his seat...
Jan 28, 2021
Tennessee Needs at Least $58.6 Billion of Public Infrastructure Improvements
(tn.gov/Peg Broadcasting News) Tennessee needs at least $58.6 billion worth of public infrastructure improvements over a five-year period to June 2024 according to a new report by the Tennessee Adviso...
Ronni Chase Jan 27, 2021
Josh Heupel Hired As UT’s New Head Football Coach; Signs 6-year, $24 Million Contract
(WVLT/Peg Broadcasting News) UT fans are hopeful for Heupel (high-pull). Josh Heupel, a former Oklahoma quarterback and head coach at the University of Central Florida, was hired Wednesday as UT's new...
Ronni Chase Jan 27, 2021
Tennessee Records 154 COVID-19 Deaths on Wednesday, January 27, 2021
Tennessee reported 154 deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, bringing the state's death toll to 9,316. Positive cases went up 3,400 from Tuesday to 715,806. On Wednesday, January 27, 20...
Ronni Chase Jan 27, 2021
Tennessee Volunteers Defeat Bulldogs of Mississippi State
The Volunteers basketball program hosted the Mississippi State Bulldogs Tuesday night trying to snap a two game losing streak. Tennessee entered Tuesday's game as the 18th ranked team in the nation af...
Paxton Elmore Jan 27, 2021