Category Archives: Local News
Free Homework Hotline For TN Students
A free homework hotline launched Monday to help virtual students in Tennessee. Teachers are available Mondays through Thursdays from 4pm to 8pm CT for students from Kindergarten through 12th grade, an...
Ciphertek Systems Aug 11, 2020
Crossville sales tax remains strong
Once again, sales tax collections outpaced previous periods despite pandemic fears. The city of Crossville reports taking in $795,000 in tax revenue for May 2020, an increase of $50,000 over last year...
Ciphertek Systems Aug 11, 2020
Crash Ties Up Traffic I-40 Eastbound In Cumberland County
A California man was fortunate not to be hurt after he lost control of his car in a heavy downpour on I-40. It happened around 9:30 Monday morning between the eastbound 333 and 334 mile markers. Troop...
Ciphertek Systems Aug 10, 2020
AAA: TN Gas Price Average Drops 3 Cents
Gas prices, on average, dropped three cents across Tennessee over the last week. The Tennessee Gas Price average is now $1.89 which is five cents less than one month ago and nearly 50 cents less than ...
Ciphertek Systems Aug 10, 2020
Cumb. Co. Mayor Allen Foster Self-Quarantines
Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster announced on Friday that he will be in self-quarantine after a family member with whom he has had close contact tested positive for COVID-19. Mayor Foster says tha...
Ciphertek Systems Aug 10, 2020
Pedestrian Struck/Seriously Injured At Intersection of 4th and 70
Officials were investigating at the intersection of 4th and Highway 70 in Crossville on Sunday after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle. Authorities did not immediately release details of the accident ...
Ciphertek Systems Aug 10, 2020
Putnam County students quarantined
Almost 90 students at Cookeville High School have been quarantined after close contact with another student who tested positive for COVID-19. In addition to the 88 students, 7 staff members and a bus ...
Ciphertek Systems Aug 10, 2020
Engine Explodes, Sends Couple To Hospital, Burns 6 Boats At Roane County Marina
Officials say two people were seriously injured when an explosion happened while their boat was docked at a marina in East Tennessee. News outlets cited a statement from the Tennessee Wildlife Resourc...
Ciphertek Systems Aug 10, 2020
Clay County Hospital Temporarily Closed
Cumberland River Hospital in Clay County temporarily closed its doors on Friday. The hospital’s owner and CEO, Johnny Presley, did not say when the hospital in Celina may re-open. In a letter Pr...
Ciphertek Systems Aug 10, 2020
Man Dies in Loudon County Wreck
The Tennessee Highway Patrol said 55-year-old William Wright has been identified as the victim who died a crash Sunday morning on I-75 in Loudon County. A 2005 Buick containing William Wright, Ian Wri...
Ciphertek Systems Aug 10, 2020