Smithville Woman Petitions For Changes At Green Brook Park
Smithville officials plan to address a woman’s complaint about employees at Green Brook Park. Joann Hargrave has started a petition demanding changes to park staff. She said several citizens have noted instances of verbal harassment by park employees. “People ended up posting comments on the petition that I created. This one woman got yelled at […]
Progress Being Made On Cummins Falls Warning System
Tennessee state park officials have made progress on implementing a warning system at Cummins Falls State Park. State Representative Ryan Williams said state officials are working to find ways to collect information that can be shared during flash flood events. “There are additional systems that have been installed and they are in place. TDEC and […]
Averitt Surpasses Veteran Hire Goal Before 2020
Averitt Express has surpassed its goal to hire 1,200 veterans by 2020. A press release indicates the company made the pledge in 2016 to support military veterans transitioning into civilian careers. Averitt has all branches of the military including the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and National Guard. The release states that […]
Sparta Approves Transfer of Delinquent Debts
The City of Sparta has transferred over $6,000 of bad debt. Mayor Jeff Young said a majority of the utility debt could not be collected by the city. “This transfer basically just takes it off our books so the accounting department can keep up with what’s current and collectible versus what we know we are […]
Livingston to Undergo Downtown Sidewalk Project
The City of Livingston will undergo a downtown sidewalk project in the coming year. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the city received a TDOT multimodal access grant to complete the project. “Well, we are happy. Anytime you can have a positive impact in your community. As displayed today, we have some drainage problems,” Hayes said. “And […]
Fentress County Passes Budget, Property Tax Rate
Fentress County citizens will not see a property tax-rate increase in the 2019-2020 fiscal year. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the Commission passed the budget during a special called meeting Monday. “We are very tight with the tax-payers’ money and we have been for the last several years. So I believe the tax-payers appreciate that […]
Weather Delays Saddle Dam Work Along Center Hill Lake
Contractors are experiencing delays in a saddle dam project along Center Hill Lake. Project Manager Anthony Rodino said bad weather has pushed the project’s completion date back by about a month to mid-October. “Weather has been a critical setback. It has caused quite a few delays,” Rodino said. “The contractor is actually placing concrete typically […]
Overton Regional Planners To Update Regulations
Overton County Regional Planning Commissioners wants to update sidewalk and signature block regulations to meet federal disability standards. Tommy Lee is the Director of Economic and Community Development for the Upper Cumberland Development District. Lee said the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires the county to maintain all sidewalks in the right-of-ways. “They can quickly […]
Monterey To Conduct Rate Study For Water And Sewer
The town of Monterey will spend $5,000 for MTAS to conduct a water and wastewater rate study. Mayor Bill Wiggins said the study will help the city negotiate rate structures for one of the city’s largest customers. “We are in some exploratory stages with Perdue in terms of water and sewer rates,” Wiggins said. “But […]
Cumberland Co. Employees Receive Raises In New Budget
Cumberland County commissioners approved the county’s new 2019-2020 budget plan Monday evening. County Mayor Allen Foster said full and part-time employees will receive two-percent raises as part of the new budget. “We’re also going to do an updated wage and benefits study,” Foster said. “We did that a couple years ago to make sure that […]
