Saturday Crash Kills One Person In Crossville
One person died after a crash on Genesis Road in Crossville Saturday. The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased as 63-year-old Richard Webb of Sunbright. Webb was traveling East in his 1997 Ford Escort when the crash occurred. 54-year-old Michael R. Scarbro was driving westbound in his 2003 Ford F350. A crash report said Scarbro’s […]
DeKalb Schools Hoping to Purchase Land for New Elementary Soon
DeKalb County School officials are hoping to purchase land for a new elementary school in the near future. Director of Schools Patrick Cripps said the district has selected three or four properties where they could potentially construct the new school. “We would like to purchase the land sooner rather than later so we can get […]
Cumberland County SROs Awarded Contracts
The Crossville Police Department and Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department will continue providing School Resource Officers. Director of Schools Janet Graham said the departments worked to prepare new contracts for the coming school year. “We have worked with both law enforcement groups with our county and city. We, for the first time, have identical MoUs (memorandum […]
Crossville-Cumberland Chamber Moves to Next Phase In President Search
The Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce will soon begin the next phase in searching for a new president. Interim President Dave Rutherford said the Chamber will analyze applications that have been submitted over the next few weeks. “It’s still under wraps,” Rutherford said. “I’ll start going through everything with the executive committee and… I would […]
Monterey Rail Trail Extension Expected To Resume On Monday
Monterey hopes to see work resume on Monday for it’s rail trail extension project. Cultural Administrator Julie Bohannon said a number of factors have delayed the project since it first began in April. “The weather has not cooperated. Every time we get it dried out enough it seems like we get another big rain storm,” […]
Airport Working To Modernize Instrument Landing System
The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport will be working to modernize its Instrument Landing System (ILS). The ILS provides pilots with both vertical and horizontal guidance during an approach to land. Airport Manager Dean Selby said the device plays a critical role for larger aircraft that utilize the airport. “The larger operators are the ones that […]
