Sparta Hospital Working To Expand Geriatric Unit
Sparta’s Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital has received permission to move forward with plans to add four beds to its existing at-capacity 10 bed geriatric impatient psychiatric unit. The $350,000expansion would allow the hospital the further meet local behavioral needs. The project would convert two rooms from the medical surgical unit into senior care patient rooms. […]
Overton County Power Outage Rescheduled For Saturday
The Tennessee valley Authority will try for a second time to conduct a planned power outage in Overton County this weekend. Inclement weather postponed the outage last weekend, but TVA officials have rescheduled the outage for Saturday, November 4th. The outage is expected to affect thousands of residents in Overton County communities. TVA said they […]
Smith County’s Hartsville Pike Shut Down Today For Prepping Work
Smith County’s Hartsville Pike shut down for about four hours today as county crews prepped for a paving project. Smith County Highway Superintendent Steve Coble said TDOT will be paving the road which is currently being used as a detour for the Highway 25 closure. “The state has made a deal with the Smith County […]
Traffic Study Presented To Cookeville Officials Monday
An engineering firm hired by TDOT to perform a transportation study in Cookeville presented its findings and recommendations to city officials last night. The study involved a major street plan and corridor analysis, which recommended some $68.7 million in proposed road improvement projects. “I’m not sure how we fund that $60 million in projects, but […]
Cookeville’s Visitors’ Bureau Hosts Social Media Influencers
Cookeville recently had some internationally-vetted social media influencers tour the town and surrounding area. Chamber of Commerce Vice president of Visitor Development Zach Ledbetter said it was a new way to strategize its target marketing plans. “With the impact of social media, we know that we can reach the millenial traveler that are following these […]
Fentress Co. Completes Courthouse Project In Time For Halloween
Fentress County’s courthouse revitalization project has completed. County Executive J. Michael Cross said the county had a goal to finish the project by tonight, when they expect to have thousands of trick-or-treaters in the downtown area. “It’ll be the first time we will be able to utilize that new part of the courthouse with the […]
Cookeville To Consider Purchasing New Fire Truck
The Cookeville City Council will consider purchasing a new pumper fire truck when they meet Thursday night. Fire Chief Daryl Blair said the truck under consideration will provide more space and better safety for his firefighters. “30-percent more compartment space, which is a big asset to us because over the years we have grown and […]
DeKalb Co. Inmate Accused Of Breaking Own Arm To Get Early Release
DeKalb County authorities have accused a local inmate of breaking his own arm in an attempt to get early release from jail. Authorities have charged 37-year-old Joey Phillip Phelps with filing a false report. According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, Phelps was taken to Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital with a broken arm on October 26th. During […]
Livingston Woman Dies In Two Vehicle Crash In Overton Co.
A woman from Livingston has died from injuries sustained in a Monday morning car crash in Overton County. The head-on collision happened before 8:00 a.m. on Hilham Highway near Old Union Road. The deceased is identified as 62-year-old Patricia Burchfield. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Burchfield was the driver of […]
Classes Canceled At Warren County’s hickory Creek Elementary School Tuesday
Classes at Warren County’s Hickory Creek Elementary School have been canceled for Tuesday. The decision to cancel classes comes after the school experienced a problem Monday with its boiler and heating system. The problem will not be repaired by Tuesday, forcing the school system to cancel classes at Hickory Creek. Officials cited concerns with temperatures […]
