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Tennessee Joins Georgia for "Operation Southern Slow Down"
On Monday, July 17, the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) will join the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety, the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the Georgia State Patrol, and other partners to ...
Ronni Chase Jul 16, 2023
Local High School Students Stress Need For Public Tennis Courts
Local high school students are seeking the help of the Crossville City Council to secure public tennis facilities. SMHS Senior Class President Carrie Houston and CCHS Sophomore Molly Neal addressed th...
Jul 15, 2023
8 Putnam County Inmates Transported To Hospital For Drug Overdose
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reports that 8 female inmates were transported to the hospital Thursday afternoon for emergency medical treatment after allegedly snorting what is believed to be a m...
Jul 14, 2023
UT Fined $8 Million For NCAA Rules Violations While Pruitt Was Head Football Coach
The University of Tennessee has been slapped with an $8 million fine by the NCAA for recruiting violations that happened while Jeremy Pruitt was head football coach. It's the largest fine in NCAA hist...
Jul 14, 2023
Body Of Missing Kayaker Recovered Friday Morning On Cherokee Lake In Grainger County
The body of a missing kayaker was recovered Friday morning on Cherokee Lake in Grainger, County. Officials said they found the body of 36-year-old Jeremie Carpenter in the lake near his home. He was n...
Jul 14, 2023
TDOT Scheduled To Inspect Westel Road Bridge Over I-40 In Cumberland County Starting Monday, July 17, 2023
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is scheduled to begin inspecting the Westel Road Bridge over I-40 in Cumberland County on Monday, July 17 from 9am to 3pm. One lane will be closed with traff...
Jul 14, 2023
Scheduled To Begin 7PM Sunday, July 16, 2023 CUMBERLAND COUNTY I-40 resurfacing from east of SR-1 (US-70, MM 328) to the Ozone Bridges (MM 333)
Crews are scheduled to begin resurfacing I-40 in Cumberland County this Sunday night, July 16, 2023 from Mile Marker 328 east of US-70 to the Ozone Bridge at Mile Marker 333. Nightly lane closures wil...
Jul 14, 2023
I-40 Utility Work Set To Begin Sunday Morning, July 16, 2023 From MM 301 to MM 317 In Cumberland And Putnam Counties
Utility work is set to begin this Sunday morning, July 16, 2023 on I-40 between Cumberland and Putnam Counties between 5am and 6:30am. The work will be in both directions of I-40 from Mile Marker 301 ...
Jul 14, 2023
Families First Participants to Receive a One-Time Back-to-School Payment
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) will provide extra support to more than 13,000 families who receive monthly cash assistance through the state's Families First program as they begin t...
Jul 14, 2023
New State Record for Blue Catfish Confirmed
(TWRA) The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has confirmed a new state record for a blue catfish caught by the same man who held the previous record set just last year. Micka Burkhart landed the hug...
Jul 14, 2023