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Overcoming Believers Church and Change Center to hold city-wide Leadership Conference Saturday
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Saturday, the Change Center and Overcoming Believers Church are taming up to host a city-wide leadership conference. From 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Change Center, six speakers will take to the podium with the aim of building up a younger generation. “We want anybody...
Changes coming to Sevier County convenience centers
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Big changes are coming to Sevier County in the way residents are asked to dispose of their trash. Starting Monday, only Sevier County residents will be allowed to dispose of trash at convenience centers, and will be limited to 5 bags per day. According to the county, the high […]
Tennessee church helps pay off $8 million in medical debt
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A local church paid off around $8 million in community members’ medical debt in partnership with a national program. The Altar Fellowship Church is changing many lives across the Tri-Cities by helping people relieve medical debt. “We heard about this program through our senior pastor, Pastor Mattie Montgomery,” David Morrison, […]
9-year-old girl drowns at Collegedale apartment pool during birthday party Saturday
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. — Tragedy struck at a Collegedale birthday party on Saturday. A 9-year-old girl drowned at an apartment complex pool, according to Collegedale police. It happened at 6 p.m. at the Hawthorne at the Crest apartment complex, in the 5100 block of City Station Drive. Collegedale police say...
Construction company makes statement on trench collapse incident
CLEVELAND, Tenn. (WDEF) — The construction company has made a statement after the fatal incident involving a construction worker being buried in a trench Thursday, August 22, 2024. The statement from Dillards Construction, Inc. reads:. “We are completely devastated by what occurred yesterday to one of our employees. We...
Cookeville Adding Long-Needed Generator
A long-term need for Cookeville’s Water and Sewer Department could be fulfilled by next summer. City Council approved a $1.1 million bid for a standby generator at the city water plant. Director of Water Quality Control Barry Turner said the project could be finished almost a year early. “Really...
New program creates leadership training for agriculture, forestry industries
It’s time for the Tennessee agriculture and forestry industries to develop new crops of leaders in their field. The Naifeh Center for Effective Leadership, an agency of the University of Tennessee Institute for Public Service (IPS), the UT Institute of Agriculture (UTIA), the Tennessee Department of Agriculture and other partner agencies have developed the Tennessee Agriculture and Forestry Leadership Program (TAFLP). TAFLP provides leadership and networking opportunities for farmers, foresters and the agriculture community. ...
State Rep. Ronnie Glynn campaigning for re-election to Tennessee House, District 67
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – State Rep. Ronnie Glynn has announced his campaign for re-election to the General Assembly in District 67. A lifelong Tennessean, Glynn said he has dedicated his life to his family, country and community. At a young age, Glynn found himself the father of two children before he was 20 years old. He realized that, “In order to do better, I had to be better.”
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