An early morning fire has destroyed a Fentress County business. The blaze broke out around 4 a.m at the Possum Trot Antique Shop on Highway 127. County EMA Director James Bilbrey said a lightening strike more than likely caused the blaze. “It appeared that lightning had struck the tree causing the fire to spread down the side of the structure,” ... Read More »

Two people suffered injuries following a single vehicle accident in DeKalb County yesterday. Officials say the accident happened around 5:30 a.m. on Highway 56 in the Shiney Rock area. The crash sent 51-year-old Tammy Gallant and 50-year-old Larry Rundle to Vanderbilt Medical Center. Authorities said Gallant was driving a Hyundai Tucson south bound when the vehicle left the roadway, hit ... Read More »

Smith County’s Highway-25 will remain closed until at least August 1st. The Tennessee Department of Transportation said crews will have to repair a rock fall mitigation project before the road can reopen. A portion of a bluff above the highway fell off this week, striking and disabling a moving vehicle. TDOT says a contractor has implemented an expedited schedule to ... Read More »

A domestic dispute involving a man armed with a firearm forced Crossville’s Cumberland Medical Center to go on lock down last night. Around 8:00 p.m. authorities responded to a home near the hospital where a dispute between a man and woman had escalated. A tactical response team arrived on scene and eventually took the man into custody without incident. He’s ... Read More »

The Cookeville City Council unanimously approved a $27.6 million budget on first reading last night. The budget did not include a property tax increase. The city’s property tax rate will remain at 84-cents per $100 of assessed value. “We have one of the lowest property tax rates in the state,” Mayor Ricky Shelton said. “We were able to fund a ... Read More »

17 years ago the Pickett and Overton County E-911 centers merged together, but that could change soon. Pickett County wants to start up their own E-911 center and house the department in the new jail that’s scheduled to be built by the summer of 2018. Pickett County Executive Richard Daniel said the county simply didn’t have a facility to house ... Read More »

The City of Cookeville has reported that crews have restored power to all Cookeville Electric customers. Karen Brown with Cookeville Electric’s Energy Services said even though everyone’s back online, they still have some concerns. “If you are trimming trees near power lines please stay clear of that or calls us so we can do it,” Brown said. “We have had ... Read More »

Governor Bill Haslam’s Improve Act will include funding to repair two bridges in Clay County. The Transportation Coalition of Tennessee has announced that the bridge at Wet Mill Creek Road over Mill Creek will be repaired at a cost of $173,000. The bridge on John Butler Road over Proctor Creek will be fixed at a cost of $974,869. A start ... Read More »

A portion of Smith County’s Highway 25 will be closed in the Tanglewood Community until further notice. The closure coming after debris from a bluff struck and disabled a moving pickup truck Tuesday. No one suffered any injuries during the incident. County officials said traffic will be detoured onto Main Street North to Hartsville Pike, then onto Massey Road.   Read More »

An unidentified man suffered serious injuries after falling from the cliffs at Cummins Falls State Park Monday. According to Park Manager Ray Cutcher, the man was attempting to climb up a cliff when he fell about 40 to 50 feet and landed on the rocks below. Park rangers and Jackson County emergency crews managed to get the man back up ... Read More »