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UT Announces Soccer Schedule
It's almost time for Soccer on Rocky Top as the University of Tennessee announced this year's schedule. The Lady Vols biggest non-conference match will be on August 14th when they host a soccer giant and the defending National Champions in North Carolina. They then head to the city of Angels to play...
9h ago
Department of Safety and Homeland Security's 2025-2026 Houses of Worship Security Grant Application Period Now Open
The Department of Safety and Homeland Security has announced the opening of the 2025-2026 Houses of Worship Security Grant to fund contract security personnel for eligible 501(c)(3) organizations which serve as houses of worship including churches, synagogues, temples, and mosques. It is a competit...
13h ago
Strong Thunderstorm to Impact Southeastern Cumberland County Through 3pm Central Monday, July 07, 2025
FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE: A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND COUNTY THROUGH 300 PM CDT... 7/7/2025 - At 229 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles west of Rockwood, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch ha...
14h ago
Tennessee Reports Sharp Decline in July 4th Holiday Traffic Fatalities
Preliminary figures from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) show a significant drop in traffic fatalities across the state during the 2025 Independence Day holiday period. Four people were killed in crashes, compared to 18 during the same time frame in 2024. During this year's holiday enforcement pe...
15h ago
Semi Hits Power Line in Crab Orchard
A semi truck hit a power line on Market Street in Crab Orchard Friday afternoon. It happened around 12:30 on July 4th. According to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office, 46-year-old Elmer Nelson Weber, of Earth, Texas said he did not realize that his 2004 white Peterbilt was too tall to clear th...
15h ago