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Adidas Announces Decade Long Partnership with the University of Tennessee
According to a release from Tennessee Athletics, Adidas and the University of Tennessee have announced a one-of-a-kind partnership inspired by a mutual ambition to usher in a new era of Tennessee Athl...
Paxton Elmore Aug 13, 2025
Rain Doesn't Keep Community From Attending Tuesday Night's Overdose Awareness Event in Downtown Crossville
Rain did not stop the community from attending Tuesday night's Overdose Awareness Event at the Amphitheatre in Downtown Crossville. The Cumberland Prevention Coalition thanks all community partners, t...
Ronni Chase Aug 13, 2025
UPDATE! At Least 4 Dead in Hamilton County Floods
Updated at 6:18pm 8/13/25 to reflect that the missing man was found deceased. At least four people died due to Tuesday's floods in Hamilton County, Tennessee. Wednesday morning two adults and a child ...
Ronni Chase Aug 13, 2025
TN House Speaker Sexton Appoints John Floyd to MTSU Board of Trustees
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton has appointed John Floyd to the Middle Tennessee State University Board of Trustees. Floyd, of Murfreesboro, is founder and owner of Ole South Properties, a nati...
Ronni Chase Aug 13, 2025
No Tax Increase for Cumberland County
The Cumberland County Commission met for a public hearing Tuesday (August 12, 2025) followed by a special called meeting to approve the 2025-2026 budget. County Mayor Allen Foster reports that, once a...
Ronni Chase Aug 12, 2025
Hamilton County Issues Local State of Emergency Due to Tuesday's Flash Floods
A Local State of Emergency was issued by the Mayor of Hamilton County due to Tuesday's flash floods that shut down a section of I-24, stranded motorists, and prompted rescues across the area. Tuesday ...
Ronni Chase Aug 12, 2025
Hiker Dies From Rattlesnake Bite in Grundy County
A hiker died Friday from a rattlesnake bite at Savage Gulf State Park in Grundy County. The man reportedly picked up the snake on the trail and was bitten on the hand. Rescuers performed CPR and the v...
Ronni Chase Aug 12, 2025
Sales tax collections for the city of Crossville tops $1.1 million
According to the latest figures released by Crossville City Manager Valerie Hale, sales tax collections for the latest period came in at $1.13 million, up by 3 percent from the same time last year. Ye...
Ronni Chase Aug 12, 2025
Ten Arrested in Fentress County for Violating Sex Offender Registry
Members of the TBI Sex Offender Registry Unit assisted the Fentress County Sheriff's Office and the United States Marshals Service in a sex offender compliance operation this week, named "Operation Su...
Ronni Chase Aug 12, 2025
Anderson County Man Pleads Guilty to Fatality Shooting His Mother When He Was A Teen
An Anderson County man has pleaded guilty to the Second-Degree Murder of his mother and has been sentenced to 30-years in prison. In 2020, Shawn Tyler Willis, who was 16-years-old at the time, reporte...
Ronni Chase Aug 12, 2025