Clay Library Board Of Trustees To Interview Two Candidates For Director
Clay County has begun the process to select a new library director. Library Board of Trustees Chair Dennis Miller said six people applied by Monday’s deadline. They have selected two to move forward to the interview portion. Miller said that they are looking for a particular kind of person to fill the role. “Some library […]
Wind Damage Closes Crossville’s Palace Theatre And Nearby Street
Crossville’s Palace Theatre closed until further notice after a high wind gust caused damage to the building’s southern wall Wednesday. City Mayor James Mayberry said about two feet of brick was pushed inward and collapsed. Mayberry said the wall is higher than the roof, so the brick fell onto the building. Mayberry said the full […]
Fentress Approves Bid For New Generators At Three County Emergency Shelter Locations
Fentress County will purchase three generators to place at three fire halls across the county. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said that the bid for all three totaled some $26,000. He said that the generators will be used in the Pall Mall , West Fentress, and Rescue Squad buildings. “It’s a great need, especially in this […]
WCHS Select Choir Excited To Return To Festival Disney
The Warren County High School Select Choir- one of 28 musical groups from across the nation performing at Disney World this week. Vocal Music Teacher Kennette Dixon said that Festival Disney is a youth music program that brings groups in to perform, compete, and get comments from music professionals. “They loved it, I mean it’s […]
Livingston Fire Department Flow Testing And Repainting Fire Hydrants
Livingston residents may notice some gushing water from fire hydrants in the city limits this week. Fire Chief Rocky Dial said the department has started a month-long flow testing to gauge gallons available. “Our insurance office rating, they want us to flow test all the hydrants, a certain percentage of them every three-five years,” Dial […]
Sparta Grant Program Open For Businesses Improving Storefronts
Applications for Sparta’s downtown revitalization grant program has reopened. Sparta-White County Chamber of Commerce President Marvin Bullock said the initiative funds downtown businesses to restore storefronts. “It’s an incentive. It doesn’t pay for everything, but it’s an incentive for people to get the facades painted on the buildings,” Bullock said. “A good number of the […]
UCEMC Finishes New Burgess Falls Road Substation
Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation has completed a new Burgess Falls Road Substation. CEO and General Manager Jennifer Brogdon said the new Fedex Terminal planned at Tennessee Avenue and Portebello coming to Baxter created the need. “We are going to take some of the load off of the nearby Double Springs substation that was getting […]
Dronebarger: No Malfeasance Found In Transportation Department
White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said in a statement that the school system found no malfeasance in its transportation department regarding its most recent audit report. The State Comptroller’s Office found the transportation director allowed employees to use department-owned tools and facilities to work on personal vehicles. The director also allowed employees to […]
Putnam Fairgrounds Purchase Option Extended With Two Major Retailers Interested
Two retailers have committed to exploring Cookeville as a possible location. Thus, Putnam County’s option with a Nashville-based firm to sell the old fairgrounds has been extended 120 days. Mayor Randy Porter said the development company met its second requirement. “They had to have at least one major retailer that had agreed that Cookeville would […]
Comptroller’s Office Recommends A Centralized Budget System For Overton
The State Comptroller’s Office recommends that Overton County adopts a centralized budget system but County Executive Ben Danner said it is not a priority right now. “Some counties the Highway Department just purchases on their own, the county purchases on their own and then the schools do,” Danner said. “But here, the Highway Department and […]
