Category Archives: Local News
Cumb. Co BOE Monthly Meeting Thursday, May 28, 2020
The Cumberland County Board Of Education will hold its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 6 p.m. The BOE is currently scheduled to meet via Zoom and the meeting will be available to ...
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Sparta Woman Indicted In Son's Death
A Grand Jury has indicted a Sparta woman on charges of First Degree Felony Murder and Aggravated Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult in connection to the death of her adult son with special needs. According...
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Smokies nonprofit to hold virtual firefly event on YouTube
The annual lottery to see the synchronous fireflies of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park may be canceled this year due to the coronavirus, but a Smokies-based nonprofit will be offering a virtua...
Ciphertek Systems May 27, 2020
Lee appoints new judge in Rutherford, Cannon counties
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has appointed Bonita Jo Atwood as a Circuit Court judge for Rutherford and Cannon counties. Lee’s office said in a statement Tuesday that Atwood is filling a vacancy crea...
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Soldiers return to Fort Campbell, undergo quarantine
Dozens of soldiers based at Fort Campbell have returned after being deployed in the Northeast to support coronavirus relief efforts. Fort Campbell said in a statement that about 40 soldiers assigned t...
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Tennessee officials: 2020 vote-by-mail for all not feasible
Tennessee officials say they “cannot feasibly implement” a quick shift to let all voters cast their ballots by mail in the 2020 elections, due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a response Fr...
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Joint Investigation Yields Indictment in 2019 Scott County Homicide
A joint investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Scott County Sheriff’s Office has resulted in the indictment of a Scott County man on murder and theft charges. In July 201...
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TN COVID-19 Case Count For May 26, 2020
The confirmed COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is now 20,965 (up 358) as of May 26, 2020, including 343 deaths (up 5), 1,609 (up 15) hospitalizations and 13,344 recovered.Cumberland County COVID-19 U...
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VEC Service Area Manager Bobby Randolph Announces Planned Power Outage For Saturday, May 30, 2020 for Cumberland County Weather Permitting
Volunteer Energy Cooperative Area Manager Bobby Randolph has announced a planned power outage on Saturday, May 30th from 6:00 am – 11:00 am CST for the Crossville Substation. Crab Orchard, Lanta...
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$500,000 Bond Each Set For Roane Co. Couple Accused Of Starving Children, Skeletal Remains Of One Child Found Near Barn
A judge has set a bond of $500,000 each for a Roane County couple charged with abuse of a corpse and multiple aggravated child abuse, neglect and kidnapping charges. The horrific story began on Friday...
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