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The Cumberland County Board of Education approved a resolution to give all school system employees a bonus in appreciation of their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. The board expanded on a state inc...

(WVLT/Peg Broadcasting News) One person was injured after an explosion Thursday morning in Roane County at a metal scrap recycler, WVLT reports. According to the Roane Co. Sheriff's Office, officers w...

The Roane County Sheriff's Office will be holding sobriety checkpoints on March 19th, from 6pm - 930pm on Roane State Hwy in Midtown and Hwy 27 in Rockwood.

The Tennessee Senate has passed a bill that would allow people over 21 and military members of 18 to carry a handgun without a permit. The bill would also permit concealed weapons. The measure must pa...

The total COVID-19 case count for Tennessee is 796,624 as of Thursday, March 18, 2021 (up 661 from Wednesday) including 11,681 deaths (up 23 from Wednesday); 661 current hospitalizations and 772,665 a...

The Better Business Bureau says Americans should be on the alert for the next round of stimulus check scams. Watch out for email or text messages instructing to click a link to "request benefit paymen...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that it will provide financial assistance for COVID-19-related funeral expenses. To be eligible for funeral assistance: The death must have...

(Submitted: Josh DeVine - Communications Director, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation) The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released two new studies today, detailing the volume and nature of crime on ...

Cumberland County students will be out of school next week for Spring Break, March 22 through March 26, 2021. After that, the next scheduled No School Day will be April 2nd for Good Friday.

(WVLT/Peg Broadcasting News) The Tennessee football program has paused team activities as of Wednesday, March 17 due to positive COVID tests and contact tracing, WVLT reports. Tennessee's spring pract...