Category Archives: Local News

In a Facebook post, the CCHS Lady Jets announced that Coach Kim Cram will join the program as an Assistant Coach. Coach Cram, originally from Crossville, had a successful career as a player at Cal Sta...

During the regular monthly meeting of the Cumberland County Board of Education, board members attempted to clarify the recent mandate for the wearing of masks when school starts. The board discussed a...

Cumberland County’s June unemployment rate rose to 9.4 percent, a 0.8 increase over May’s rate of 8.6 percent, and 4.7 percent more than it was for June 2019. Statewide, 74 of Tennessee...

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced Thursday that the State will launch a public service announcement campaign that urges all Tennesseans to fight against the spread of COVID-19 by wearing a mask. T...

For the second time, Putnam County has recorded at least two deaths from COVID-19 in less than a week. The latest person to die from the novel coronavirus brings Putnam County’s death toll to 9 ...

A Fentress County woman lost her life in a crash on State Highway 62 in Putnam County Thursday morning (7/23/2020). The THP reports that 73-year-old Helen Thompson, of Jamestown, was driving west in a...

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people from Tennessee after their boat capsized Wednesday some 15 miles off Florida’s Gulf Coast. The agency said in a news release that the boaters called at ...

In just a few days, Ronny Hill will retire as administrator of Crossville’s Palace Theatre. Hill’s last official day is August 7, 2020. Then he’ll turn over the keys to his successor...

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett voiced opposition Wednesday to offering drop boxes for absentee ballots, telling a U.S. Senate panel that the state requires returning those ballots by mail in...

The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association approved two contingency plans for high school football and girls’ soccer. The board approved an 8-4 format for the regular season and playoff...