Smithville Hires Animal Shelter Director
Smithville aldermen voted to hire Megan Moore as the director of the new animal shelter. A joint venture between the city, DeKalb County, and DeKalb Coalition for the Humane Treatment of Animals. The shelter is in the final construction stages and should open soon. Moore was recommended by the coalition’s board of directors. She holds […]
Algood Council Selects New City Recorder
Algood has a new city recorder. The city council has appointed Utility Supervisor Ann Flatt to replace former city recorder Vaughn Larson. Flatt has spent the past several months taking on a number of city recorder duties and said its prepared her for the job. “I don’t know all that is involved in it, but […]
Algood Fire Hall Bid Approved Despite Coming In Over Budget
Algood City Council members have awarded the building bid for the fire hall expansion project. The low bid came in at $511,500, which is $11,500 over budget. Vice Mayor Kirk Dyer said he wanted the project to go on, even though it came in over budget. “Lets come up with the money somewhere,” Dyer said. […]
I-40/Highway 111 Signal Delayed Until 2019
A traffic signal for the I-40/Highway 111 interchange won’t happen until at least 2019. TDOT spokesman Jennifer Flynn said the estimated date to open bids for the project is now May 2019. The traffic light can’t be installed until a bid is opened and accepted by TDOT. This spring, designers added a right-hand turn lane […]
MTAS To Help Recruit New Police Chief In Algood
Algood is moving forward with hiring a new police chief. Last night the city council gave the Municipal Technical Advisory Service approval to begin the recruitment of a new police chief. During that meeting council members also appointed a new city recorder and finalized a list of people to fill a vacant city council seat. […]
Fallen K-9 Officer Honored By Crossville City Council
The Crossville City Council met last night and honored fallen Police K-9 Officer Cain. City Councilman Danny Wyatt made a motion to name the Centennial Park dog park the K-9 Cain Memorial Dog Park. “You know, there are times that you get to thinking that people really don’t care what you do,” K-9 Cain’s Handler […]
Planned Power Outage For Fairfield Glade Friday
Residents of Cumberland County’s Fairfield Glade will have another planned power outage Friday evening. Volunteer Energy Cooperative said the power will go off at 11 p.m. Friday and be out for about 6 hours. The power outage will allow workers to finish connections on the new line leading to the Fairfield Glade substation on Peavine […]
Crossville Reaps Benefits Of Wastewater Expansion
A new study shows the City of Crossville’s wastewater expansion helped bring 685 jobs to the city in nine years. The city accepted a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce in 2008. As part of the grant, the city tracked the expansion of five local industries. This year, those five industries reported […]
Pickett Employee, Volunteer Fired After DUIs In Same Week
Pickett County Executive Richard Daniel said a county employee and a volunteer fireman were fired after they were caught driving under the influence on duty. Daniel said the county employee was fired after an accident on Herd Ridge Road. That caused minor damage to the county’s litter grant truck. The volunteer fireman was relieved of […]
Putnam Chamber, White County Library Out Of Eclipse Glasses
It’s getting harder to find eclipse glasses in the Upper Cumberland. The White County Public Library gave away 3,000 glasses to members in less than two days. The Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce has sold out. Chamber Vice President of Visitor Development Zach Ledbetter said the group some of the glasses it ordered will be […]
