Test Your Creativity And Show Someone You Care With A Custom Card
A Cumberland County woman is hoping the community takes a chance to test their creativity Saturday on World Card Making Day. Card Maker Louise Goodman said she started making her own cards 14 years ago, attending a class just like the one she is hosting. Goodman said taking your own craftsmanship to create something unique […]
UCDD In DC Highlighting Need For American Rescue Plan Flexibility
UCDD has met with its U.S. Representatives and Senators over the past two days in Washington D.C. to address American Rescue Plan concerns. Executive Director Mark Farley said the focus was on explaining how our counties are being held back because of spending restrictions. Farley said they emphasized spending needs beyond water and sewer, saying […]
Mayor Considering Vaccine Bonuses, Weekly Testing For Livingston Employees
Bonuses for being vaccinated and weekly testing for the unvaccinated are on the table for Livingston city employees. Mayor Curtis Hayes said with roughly 43 percent of his employees vaccinated, it is straining the police department, airport and public works. Hayes said he checked with his department heads about the effectiveness of this potential order. […]
TDEC’s Mobile Household Hazardous Waste Collection Service Coming To Cumberland
The State Department of Environment and Conservation will be collecting household hazardous waste in Cumberland County Saturday. These items include cleaning fluids, pesticides, batteries and more. A person does not need to live in the county to participate. The mobile operation will stop at the Cumberland County Complex on Livingston Road at 8:00 a.m. until […]
Cedar Grove VFD’s Haunted Trail Returns To Van Buren
The arrival of October means the arrival of haunted trails, forests, and houses across the Upper Cumberland. Dinosaurs, scary clowns, and a slaughter chute are among the scary features at the Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department’s Haunted Trail in Van Buren County Safety Officer Rebecca Bivins said that the trail started ten years ago as […]
Indictment Returned Against Murder, Kidnapping Suspect Caught In Monterey
A man accused of a murder and kidnapping that lead to searches in Monterey this past July has been indicted. 27-year-old Tyler Rios received a six-count indictment Friday for murdering 24-year old Yasemin Uyar, kidnapping their son and desecrating her remains. Law enforcement seized Rios in July at the Bethel Inn Hotel in Monterey. Rios […]
20th Granville Fall Celebration Celebrates The Start Of The Season In Tennessee’s Mayberry Town
The 20th annual Granville Fall Celebration brings jazz music, stories of Tennesse’s history, and an old-time craft show to the Upper Cumberland. President of Historic Granville Randall Clemons said that the festival provides good family fun in Tennessee’s Mayberry town. “It’s set right up in a beautiful fall scene,” Clemons said. “There are great jazz […]
Monterey Alderman’s Trash Service Suggestions Do Not Move Past Committee
The Monterey Sanitation Committee made no changes to the town’s trash services after a Friday meeting discussing the disposal of large items. Alderman Charles Looper wanted to create a separate trash route specifically for household items to reduce truck tonnage. Alderman Mark Farley said all the garbage goes to the same landfill, so the extra […]
Jackson Central Fire Department Hosting Car Show Fundraiser
Jackson County Central Fire Department will host a car show this Saturday, October 2nd. Chief Jeff Conn said that the event will have food booths, snow cones from Pelican’s, and prizes for the show. He said that all proceeds will benefit the department. “We have a 1978 brush truck that’s used for fires in woods […]
New Southwest Putnam K-8 School Blueprints Expected Soon
The Putnam County Board of Education has taken steps to get closer on designs for the new Southwest Putnam County School. The board approved an agreement extension with Upland Design Group so it can move forward with architectural plans. School Board Chairman McHenry said within a month or so, the board should have blueprints. “We […]
