For the third month in a row, Tennessee posted an unemployment rate of 3.6%, according to the latest data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.6% in April, unchanged from the previous month. In April 2025, the rate was 3.5%. Te...

A massive 190,000-square-foot commercial development dubbed the "Power Retail Center" could soon be coming to Genesis Road. Preliminary site plans from developer Pan American show a complex designed for five major anchor stores and multiple smaller retail buildings. The Crossville Planning Commission gave the...

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) and the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), divisions of the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security, will join local law enforcement for two traffic safety enforcement campaigns, "Protecting Every Mile: 68 Hours of Enforcement on Highway 68" and "58 Ho...

Former Fentress County Sheriff Michael "Bigfoot" Reagon has been sentenced to just under a year of probation after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor in his records tampering case. Last November, Reagon and former Fentress County Detective Jerry Mifflin were indicted for destruction and tampering with governme...

A Cumberland County man is out $1,850 after he fell for what he claims his an online storage container scam. The victim filed a report with the Sheriff's Office saying that he had bought the container online from Blue Heaven Containers, LLC and after sending them the money he cannot reach them and they have canceled t...

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance has sent a shout-out to the "life savers" at Cumberland County Fire/Rescue (as well as all other Tennessee fire departments) who are helping save lives every day through the "Get Alarmed, Tennessee!" program! Because of Cumberland County Fire/Resc...

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct a Sobriety Checkpoint in Putnam County on Thursday, May 21, 2026 on State Route 56 South 0.1 Mile north of the DeKalb County line. Troopers will conduct a Sobriety Checkpoint in Cumberland County on Friday, May 22, 2026 on Highway 70 East at Schaffer's Rock Yard. The THP will c...

The Monterey Police Department arrested Charles Martin Davis on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 following an investigation into suspected theft of money from an elderly woman. According to a press release, Davis was able to obtain the victim's financial account information and over a period of time, was able to take $17,500 fro...