$2.24 Million Broadband Grant Awarded To Ben Lomand For CC
222 Cumberland County homes will soon have access to high-speed broadband services. Ben Lomand received a $2.24 million Broadband ReConnect grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday. The county will use the grant to construct new state-of-the-art fiber to 100 square miles of northeast Cumberland County. County Mayor Allen Foster said the project allows […]
Algood Moving Forward With Big Mac Drive Extension
Algood has moved forward with a project to add a second entrance to Walmart. City Administrator Keith Morrison said surveying will soon begin for the expansion of Big Mac Drive. “They are working on getting the survey. We’ve also got our engineer working on a spec sheet to get us through there,” Morrison said. “We’re […]
Monterey To Bid Out Paving Projects Later This Month
Monterey expects to bid out later this month a project to repave at least five streets. Mayor Bill Wiggins said one of those roads will require some prep work in order for the paving to take place. “We’ve got some preparatory work to do on Old Walton Road, preferably in front of Garland Early’s,” Wiggins […]
Charges Filed For Criminal Simulation In Crossville
The Crossville Police Department has issued arrest warrants for two men accused of attempting to pass counterfeit checks at two local banks. Justin Sizemore faces charges of criminal simulation and theft, while John Graf faces a criminal simulation charge. The police department said Sizemore successfully passed checks totaling $3,985 at Cumberland County Bank and First […]
Alert Issued For Missing Teen
The Jamestown Police Department has issued an alert for a missing juvenile. Chief Ken Hancock said 17-year-old Madison Dillard left her home on January 28 between the hours of Midnight and 5 a.m. Her family has not heard from her since that time. Officials said the missing teen took a backpack and clothes when she […]
Two Killed In Trousdale County Crash
A Two-Vehicle crash in Trousdale County claimed the life of two people Wednesday. The accident happened on Highway 10 when 20-year-old Adrianne Torres pulled into the path of a southbound tractor trailer, driven by 42-year-old Ryan Huffman of Huntington, Tennessee. A Tennessee Highway Patrol crash report said Torres’s 2003 Cadillac landed on its top after […]
