Byrdstown Starting Monthly Car Show
The town of Byrdstown will try to increase tourism by starting a community car show. Mayor Sam Gibson said the car show will happen one Saturday a month in the parking lot across town hall on West Main Street. “It will get a lot of people into Byrdsdtown,” Gibson said. “That is the idea behind […]
Fall-O-Ween Cancelled for Overton, Movie Night Scheduled
The biggest event in Overton County is cancelled due to COVID-19. Fall-O-Ween brings in as many as 7,000 people into downtown Livingston for this completely free event. Livingston-Overton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Shannon Cantrell said she knows it’s an unpopular decision but said she had to put the community’s safety first. “We were just […]
Upper Cumberland Less Affected by Invasive Carp
Governor Bill Lee signed an executive order Wednesday establishing the Asian Carp Advisory Commission. TWRA Aquatic Nuisance Species Coordinator Cole Harty said the Upper Cumberland has luckily not been hit hard by Asian and Silver Carp. Harty said there have been reports of Silver Carp, but not to the extent of waters like the lower […]
Child Passenger Safety Week
Is your child’s car seat installed properly? As part of National Child Passenger Safety Week, Cookeville Police Captain Bobby Anderson asks parents to make sure the seat is inserted correctly. Anderson said buckling in a child could save their life in the event of a car accident. “What many people may not know is that […]
Litigation Ends for Bee Rock Easement
Monterey has been granted a summary judgement Friday on the easement for Bee Rock. Monterey Mayor JJ Reels said the dispute was between the city and near by property owners over the trail leading to Bee Rock. Reels said visitors had become afraid to take the trail but now Monterey will control the trail indefinitely. […]
Cumberland School Board Transfers Tower Land
Cumberland County School Board will transfer the land under the Homestead Tower to the county. The 0.7 acres directly around the tower was part of a 99-year lease. The county will consider the transfer once it discovers the condition of the facility, according to the school system’s attorney. Ownership of the tower and the land […]
Overton, Livingston Searching for Kentucky Double Murder Suspects
The Livingston Police Department and Overton County Sheriff’s Department are following leads on two suspects in a Kentucky double homicide on Sunday. The two suspects have been identified as 29 year old Edward Whiteledge of California and 28 year old Kayla Spivey of the Hillman community of Clay County. The two could be driving a […]
500 Laptops Arrive In Jackson Co.
Five hundred Chromebooks for student use have arrived in Jackson County after being ordered in June. Director of Schools Kristy Brown said the Board of Education’s foresight has allowed students to receive the technology in time while other school systems continue to wait for supplies. “We went ahead and made the purchase,” Brown said. “One […]
McMinnville’s Cedarwood Farms Opens Saturday
Corn mazes and pumpkin patches are in season at McMinnville’s Cedarwood Farms opening Saturday. Lucas Patterson has helped his father operate the farm for over 20 years. Patterson said being able to open during a year of cancellations is a happy moment for the family. “When all this started happening, we were kind of questioning […]
Porter On Jail Expansion: Something Has To Give
Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said he and Sheriff Eddie Farris have spent the past three days trying to regroup on the Justice Center and Jail expansion. “We’re looking at possibly the options that that we have on those other two pieces of property and then the sixth parcel of property that we talked about,” […]
