Author Archives: Ronni Chase

The new I-55 Bridge over the Mississippi River will be named Kings' Crossing in honor of three transformative figures known as "Kings": B.B. King; Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; and Elvis Presley. The e...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA), in partnership with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has announce...

Beginning on Monday, October 27, the bridge on State Route 29 (U.S. 27) over State Route 61 in Roane County will be closed, and a detour will be in place as crews work on the new replacement bridge in...

Due to electrical renovations at the Cumberland County Courthouse, the building will be closing early this Friday, October 24th at 12:30 pm. This will affect Finance, Human Resources, the County Mayor...

The Tennessee Department of Human Services has received notification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service (USDA FNS) that, if the federal government shutdown continues, f...

Cumberland Plateau Water Authority manager, Jeff Dyer, spoke to Crossville City Council members during their quarterly retreat at Crossville City Hall on Tuesday. Three members of council were present...

A Criminal Complaint has been filed in federal court against a former Director of Nuclear Energy Programs at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). According to the affidavit, Andrew Worrall has been c...

Tennessee has dedicated two new state parks this week (Oct. 20-21, 2025); the roughly 7,800 acre Fiery Gizzard State Park in Grundy and Marion counties, and the over 4,200 acre Head of the Crow State ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) is encouraging youth across the state in grades K-12 to submit their original artwork of any Tennessee native fish for the national Art of Conservation: ...

A man was fatally stabbed in Cookeville early Saturday morning (October 18, 2025). In a statement on Monday, Cookeville Police Department said the victim, 40-year-old Shawn Torres, was airlifted to a ...