Local News

• Tennessee Secretary of State warns of new scam attempt
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Secretary of State Tre Hargett is warning Tennesseans about an official-looking mailer from TN UCC Statement Service that incorrectly implies that businesses or individuals need a copy of the UCC-1 financing statement filed against them. “Our Division of […]
• Hamblen Co. Sheriff’s Department personnel honored
       A pair of corrections officers with the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Department, along with a nurse at the jail, recently received Letters of Commendation after they worked to save the life of a female inmate suffering from an apparent overdose earlier this month.   […]
• Local man nabbed on sexual exploitation charges
       The Cocke County Sheriff’s Department says that a local man was arrested recently on state warrants in a child sex case.      Officers arrested 23 year old Noah Austin Duckworth near the Cocke County Annex Tuesday night. He was reported to have state warrants on […]
• AAA: Holiday travelers making plans early this year
  NASHVILLE, Tenn., (September 12, 2021) – Although the summer travel season just came to an end, Tennesseans are already beginning to lock in their plans for the holidays. When AAA fielded a travel survey this summer, one in five (20%) Tennessee travelers had plans to take a […]
• Tennessee tourism travel spending shows steady increase
  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Aug. 30, 2022) – Tennessee tourism generated $24.2 billion in domestic and international travel spending in 2021, according to recently released economic impact data from U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics. It also marks the largest visitor […]
• City of Morristown announces detail of South Cumberland upgrades
  The City of Morristown is proud to announce that we have been selected as a recipient of the RAISE Grant, an award of $23,430,325 to improve the S. Cumberland Street corridor through Morristown. The South Cumberland corridor has long been identified as an area of the City […]
• TDOT Makes Accessibility Improvements at Tennessee Rest Areas and Welcome Centers
  Nashville, Tenn. – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is installing the first power adult-size changing table at the Interstate 75 Welcome Center in Hamilton County. VersaMax Adult Changing Table for Public Restrooms TDOT committed to the Department of […]