Category Archives: Local News

The confirmed COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is now 18,378 as of May 19, 2020, including 305 deaths, 1,498 hospitalizations and 10,969 recovered. County Mayor Allen Foster has provided this Cumberl...

The Tennessee Department of Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Division is hoping to reunite residents across the state with nearly $1-billion in unclaimed money, WRCB reports. In Tennessee, unclaime...

A new court ruling says Tennessee won’t be able to implement a contentious school voucher program while the state continues to fight back constitutional challenges. The decision Tuesday from the...

You may register your child for Pre-K at ANY elementary school within the Cumberland County district. Unlike Kindergarten, Pre-K is not zoned. You may drop your registration forms through Friday, May ...

A Tennessee sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty to simple assault after he slapped a handcuffed inmate. Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Edwin “Eddie” Graybeal was sentenced Mond...

Fake pills have hit one Tennessee County especially hard and have law enforcement in neighboring areas concerned about their communities. In Grundy County there have been 8 overdoses in 10 days, three...

The following is from Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster’s meeting notes. It has been edited. The May 18th, 2020 meeting of the full County Commission was held with all Commissioners in attend...

The Southeastern Conference has given a $100,000 grant to Vanderbilt to help students, staff and faculty affected by the tornado that hit Tennessee in March. The executive committee provided the grant...

All Cumberland County School Nutrition Program meal delivery sites will be CLOSED for the observance of Memorial Day on Monday, May 25th. Sites will be providing up to 7 days of meals on Thursday, May...

COVID-19 Update30 active cases (up 3)93 tested positive (up 4)62 recovered (up 2)1 death officially reported2,920 negative tests3,013 total tested3.1 percent of those tested were positive