State legislators have pulled a bill that would have banned Tennessee Universities from awarding professors academic tenure. Tennessee Tech President Phil Oldham said that, as drafted, the bill would have removed tenure starting next summer. Oldham said the bill would have had significant consequences if it had passed....

DeKalb County is urging residents to sign up for the county's new reverse 911 system after the county swapped providers. DeKalb County EMA Director Charlie Parker said the county swapped systems as the new provider offers more services. Parker said the county is encouraging residents to sign up with their cell phone nu...

A four-month investigation into the distribution of methamphetamine and fentanyl concluded Tuesday morning with the arrest of a suspect at a home on Baxter Road. Deputies arrested Porter Conrad Vance after the Putnam County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division executed a state narcotics search warrant in the 6000 block ...

After a year of construction, Jackson County High School's new estimated $3.3 million CTE building is close to completion. That is what Jackson County Director of Schools Jason Hardy told the county school board during the board's monthly meeting on Thursday. Hardy said school officials are scheduled to have a walkthro...

A joint investigation by TBI and the Fentress County Sheriff's Office has led to the arrest of a Jamestown woman in connection with a residential fire that occurred Thursday morning along Wright Place Road. 59-year-old Regina Owens Scroggins was arrested after investigators determined that Scroggins intentionally set t...

Sparta will start taking treated sludge to the local landfill next week after acquiring a needed TDEC permit to resume disposal. Sparta Public Works Director Dillard Quick said the city has not been able to dispose of the sludge as the city lost access to the landfill once it was sold to Waste Management, and [...]

A portion of Ditty Road between Baxter Road and the entrance to Portobello America will be closed starting Monday as T-DOT will begin work on the Portobello Industrial Access Project. T-DOT Regional Communications Officer Rae-Anne Bradley said the closure is necessary to safely complete drainage upgrades, grading, resu...

Highlands Residential Services has received two key grant extensions from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency to keep the RedBud Village development moving. Highlands Residential Services Executive Director Chris Cassetty said they received 12-month extensions for both grants that totaled an estimated $4 million. ...

Algood officials reviewed potential safety upgrades and traffic flow improvements for Highway 111 and surrounding areas during a Thursday night planning meeting. Algood City Administrator Keith Morrison updated the commission on a traffic study evaluating turn lanes near the Walmart entrance. He noted that the city is ...

As Tennessee Tech prepares for its final season in the Ohio Valley Conference, Kailey Lane said she is finding her stride at just the right time. Lane said she did not see her freshman honors coming. "I don't think I was expecting to be on the second team or on the newcomer team so I [...]