Special Census To Begin In Crossville This Weekend
Special Census Workers will begin visiting homes in Crossville this weekend. The City of Crossville will be conducting a special census this fall and winter. Crossville officials believe as many as 800 residents have moved into the city since the 2014 census. Vice Mayor J.H. Graham said that could mean more money for the city […]
Algood Mayor Scott Bilbrey Resigns
Algood Mayor Scott Bilbrey has resigned from his office. Bilbrey submitted his official resignation letter to News Talk 94.1 around 1:00 p.m. Friday. “I am stepping down from my position as mayor, in order to allow the city and council to regain their focus,” Bilbrey said. “It is my opinion that the integrity of the council […]
Monterey Getting Closer To Having Its First Liquor Store
Monterey is getting closer to having its first liquor store in town. The proposed store would be located at the old Rocky Pops Barbecue off exit 301 near the Shell station. Monterey Mayor Bill Wiggins said the town’s beer and liquor committee will be meeting Monday to consider issuing a certificate of compliance to the […]
Low Turnout For Early Voting
Early voting ended Thursday for the 17th Senatorial Special Primary election. A total of 147 people took advantage of early voting in DeKalb County. Election Administrator Dennis Stanley said it was an “extremely low” turnout, not only in his county, but the entire 17th District. “Anytime you don’t have opposition and anytime there’s a special […]
Kmart Closing In Cookeville
Cookeville’s Kmart will be closing by the end of January 2018. Sears Holding Company announced yesterday plans to close 18 Sears stores and 45 Kmart locations across the nation. Cookeville’s Kmart made the list of Kmart stores that would close. Sears and Kmart have lost billions of dollars and closed numerous stores for years. Their […]
Harris To Serve Four More Years As Putnam County Veterans Service Officer
The Putnam County Commission has appointed Mark Harris to serve four more years as the county’s Veterans Service Officer. Harris said he’s excited to take on more work for the next four years. “The goal is to be a little bit more efficient in how we are doing things here at the office,” Harris said. […]
