Category Archives: Local News
All TN Nursing Home Residents And Staff Must Be Tested For COVID-19 By June 30
With long-term care residents comprising nearly 40 percent of all COVID-19-related deaths in Tennessee, the Tennessee Department Of Health is now requiring that all nursing homes complete an “in...
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NASCAR Returns to Tennessee
The State of Tennessee will hold a major sporting event this Sunday and Monday with NASCAR coming to Bristol Tennessee to hold two races with no fans. Sunday May 31st the Cup Series will race the Supe...
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Lee asks state agencies to cut budgets by 12%
Gov. Bill Lee has asked all state agencies to find ways to slash their budgets by 12% and submit their new proposals by the end of June. Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Butch Ele...
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Bridge Repair Begins Friday Night At Exit 317 In Crossville
Weather permitting, TDOT crews will be making bridge deck repairs on U.S. 127 over I-40 in Crossville at Exit 317, beginning at 8:00 p.m. CDT on Friday, May 29, 2020 and continuing until 6:00 a.m. CDT...
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New Unemployment Claims
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development reports 26,041 Tennesseans filed new unemployment claims during the week ending May 23rd. 649 of those new claims came from the Upper Cumber...
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Cumberland County's April Jobless Rate Jumps to 12.7 Percent
Numbers released Thursday by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development show a staggering increase in unemployment for each of Tennessee’s 95 counties in April, as many business...
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356 COVID Deaths in Tennessee
The Tennessee Department of Health is reporting 356 Tennesseans have died from coronavirus. Out of nearly 416,000 tested, 21,679 have tested positive. 14,632, or 67 percent, have recovered.Cumberland ...
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Authorities Investigating Former Halls Home of Roane Co. Couple Charged With Abusing And Burying Daughter In Backyard
Officials in Knox County have been investigating the former home of the Roane County couple charged with abusing their children and burying one daughter in the backyard. WVLT reports that 63-year-old ...
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Jackson County Clerk Pleads Guilty to Theft
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office, working in conjunction with the Tennessee Department of Revenue, has completed an investigation resulting in the guilty plea of Amanda Stafford, the former Ja...
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Cumberland County Schools Graduation Guidelines
-All ceremonies will be aired on Facebook Live on the CCschools Facebook page. -Phoenix graduation: Friday, June 26 @ 6:30 @ SMHS auditorium-SMHS graduation: Monday, June 29 @ 6:30 @ Panther Stadium o...
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