Author Archives: Ronni Chase

The Blount County Sheriff's Office reports investigators have charged 24-year-old Dalton Michael Bowman, of Lenoir City, in connection with the December 28th (2025) accident that claimed the life of B...

A Kentucky man was arrested after he allegedly broke a window at Casa Grande Mexican Restaurant in Fairfield Glade. According to reports, 20-year-old Dakota Wade Barnes was at the restaurant with his ...

A man fatally shot Christmas Eve in Rockwood has been identified as 48-year-old Tommy Cooper. He had reportedly been in a fight involving family members. Another individual was taken to the hospital. ...

The Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security reports that more than 40 counties, including Cumberland, are now participating in the Centralized Immigration Enforcement Division (CIED). T...

After a long Winter Break, Cumberland County studentswill return to school on Monday, January 5th. Their next holiday is Monday, January 19th for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

The second segment for Tennessee's statewide 2025-26 waterfowl hunting season is open through Jan. 31, 2026. Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise until official sunset each day. The daily b...

The third segment of the mourning dove season runs through Jan. 15. The sandhill crane season is through Jan. 31. In the Southeast Crane Zone, it is closed Jan. 16-18 and resumes Jan. 19. The Canada g...

The Fairfield Glade Police Department is congratulating Officer David Beaty who has officially retired from law enforcement after nearly 41 years of dedicated and honorable service. Beaty spent most o...

(Source Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security press release) Tennessee recorded a significant decline in traffic fatalities in 2025, with 147 fewer roadway deaths than the previous year...

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) is beginning the renewal process for private applicator pesticide certifications, marking the first year private applicators have renewed certifications t...