Saint Thomas Hosting Free Health Clinic Saturday
Saint Thomas River Park Hospital of McMinnville will host a free healthcare clinic Saturday. Chief Advocacy Officer Nancy Anness said this will be the organization’s 35th Mission at Home clinic they’ve hosted in the last 10 years. “We started [the clinics] because we knew there were so many people who were uninsured, so many people […]
Pardon To Help Crossville Native Open More Doors
Crossville native Ralph Reagan received a pardon from Governor Bill Haslam Thursday for his 1980 and 1982 burglary convictions in Cumberland County and 1984 conviction for escape in Knox County. Reagan left prison some 30-years ago and in 2001 he started the Bread of Life Rescue Mission, which provides food, shelter, medical care, and other […]
Smithville Alderman Releases Statement on Mayor’s Indictment
A Smithville alderman released a statement Thursday regarding Mayor Jimmy Poss’s indictment this week. Alderman Gayla Hendrix called the situation “unfortunate,” adding the Smithville City Council was unaware of Poss hiring his son, Tony. “I would like to make our community aware that the City Council and City Personnel made every attempt to avoid the […]
Putnam School’s Summer Meal Program Successful
Putnam County Schools delivered over 2,500 meals through their free summer meals program this year. That according to Food Service Program Supervisor Kathlyn Walter. “It was even larger and more wonderful than we had expected,” Walter said. “We served about 20 percent of our student population in Putnam County, which is really very exciting.” Walter said […]
Fire At Cedar Hill Marina Destroys Two Houseboats
An early morning fire at Clay County’s Cedar Hill Marina destroyed two houseboats. Clay County Emergency Management Agency Director Natalie Boone said crews responded to the scene around 4:30 a.m. Thursday. “Fire department got on scene and one houseboat was fully engulfed and had caught another boat beside it on fire,” Boone said. “Those two […]
School Board Closes Budget Gap, Reduces Raise
Employees of the Putnam County School system will not get the full 3-percent cost of living raise proposed by the school board. The board has voted to reduce that raise to 2-percent as a way to help eliminate a $3.5 million gap between projected expenditures and revenue. Board member Dawn Fry said it was a […]
Robinson Injured In DeKalb County Crash Wednesday
A medical helicopter flew a Smithville man to Vanderbilt Medical Center following a Wednesday afternoon crash in DeKalb County. Officials identified the Highway 70 East crash victim as Mark Robinson. A Tennessee Highway Patrol crash report said Robinson was traveling East in a Dodge Dakota when he lost control and went off the highway. The […]
Cumberland County Home Burglarized
Cumberland County authorities said that over $150,000 in property went missing from a home recently after a burglary. According to a report, the break-in occurred at a home on Newton Lane. The report said the homeowner had returned home from work and found a safe cut open with a saw. The perpetrators got away with […]
