Author Archives: Ronni Chase

Beginning Monday, June 20th, when needing to be tested for COVID-19 at the Cumberland County Health Department, please park in a designated parking spot, and call the number listed on the sign. A nurs...

One person died after rafting the Ocoee River Saturday afternoon. Officials did not immediately release the victim's name or how they died.

(Source: TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development) NASHVILLE - Preliminary data from the Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) indicated Tennessee's unemployment rate for May...

For the second time in a week a bear has been euthanized in East Tennessee after attacking a person. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency say a black bear was put down Wednesday after it attacked a...

Cumberland Mountain State Park along with 38 other Tennessee State Parks will offer volunteer work events on Saturday, June 25 for Tennessee Promise scholars to fulfill their community service hours. ...

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has announced the application period for the 2022 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Big Game Quota Hunts, the regular elk, youth elk, and WMA youth. The applicatio...

TWRA Press Release: CROSSVILLE, Tenn. --- TWRA receives an increase in calls regarding black bear in spring and early summer. Sub-adult bears disperse this time of year and often move into new, unknow...

NASHVILLE, Tenn., (June 13, 2022) - The Tennessee state average for gas prices set new record highs this weekend after increasing nearly 14 cents over the course of last week. The Tennessee Gas Price ...

An extensive internal investigation is underway at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge after an employee discovered a noose in a part of the building under construction. A Y-12 spokesperso...

(The following is based on a Facebook post by Charlie D. Tollison Assistant Chief Sparta-White Rescue, TARS State VP. Special thanks to Dustin Burgess 1st Lieutenant Cumberland County Rescue Squad for...