Author Archives: Ronni Chase

Officials with the Tennessee Valley Authority have announced plans to add nearly 1,200 light- and medium-duty electric vehicles to their fleet and more than 300 additional charging stations at key TVA...

Soaky Mountain Waterpark in Sevierville, Tennessee has voluntarily suspended alcoholic beverage sales for the remainder of the 2021 season. The move comes after the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commis...

Cumberland County's COVID-19 deaths rose by 1 on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 to 147. Positive cases increased by 42 to 7,720. Active cases went up by 7 to 495. Statewide positive cases rose by 3,559 to 9...

The former Fentress County Deputy Finance Director has been sentenced to 12 years in Tennessee Department of Corrections custody. The sentence follows Kellye Rhea Crabtree's previous guilty pleas to t...

The Stone Memorial High School Panthers are on the road this Friday night (8/20/21) to take on the Lenoir City Panthers. Pregame coverage starts at 6:15pm, kick-off at 6:30pm on your home for the Pant...

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reports that on the morning of Monday, August 16th, 2021, K-9 Maggie, Sergeant Matt Scott, Deputy Gary Davis, PCSO deputies and Baxter Police successfully apprehende...

At Monday's Cumberland County Commission meeting, the commission voted to purchase the old Progressive Savings Bank for uses as an archives facility. The resolution was approved unanimously. County Ma...

The TSSAA Board of Control voted Monday, August 16, 2021 to continue handling game cancellations due to COVID-19 in that same manner as last year. If a school has to postpone a game due to COVID-19, t...

Former Red Bank Police Chief Ronnie Dodd was killed in an ATV accident over the weekend on his farm at Sale Creek. He was 69. He had served in law enforcement for 24 years and was the owner of Dodd &a...

Cumberland County's active COVID-19 cases grew by 72 on Monday, August 16, 2021 to 488. Total cases went up by 130 to 7,678. Deaths remained at 146. Statewide, positive cases went up by 13,349 to 954,...