White County School Board Starts Policy Review
The White County Board of Education is beginning a group effort to review all of its policies over the coming months. Chairperson Bob Young said he has broken the policies into smaller sections that each board member will be assigned to review. Young said they will start a log with each member’s comments that they […]
Byrdstown Installing Sewer Pumps
Byrdstown installing two new sewer pumps at the town’s pumping station after the previous pumps failed a month ago. Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson said the first pump is installed but the station has electrical issues and is preventing the second pump from being installed. Gibson said even though the town is currently running on one […]
Event Focuses Spotlight On Overpopulation
Wild About Cats of Cumberland County is hosting the first-ever Rocky’s Retreat Catico as a way to find homes for local cats. President Cindy Hughes said Cumberland County has a major problem of cats being mishandled. “We are overpopulated with cats because a lot of people don’t want to spay and neuter their pets,” Hughes […]
UC Airport Receives Centerline Lighting Grant
The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport has received a state grant to pay for new lights to be installed down the center of the airport’s taxiway. Airport Director Dean Selby said the new lights will be solar-powered and are meant to improve situational awareness on the runway. Selby said planes tend to have low-quality taxi lights […]
Williams: Lower Revenue Led To Tax Holiday Absence
Last year at Labor Day, Tennessee in the midst of a grocery sales tax holiday, but the event will not be back this year. Representative Ryan Williams said that tax collections were over two and a half percent less than what the state budgeted for the year. Williams said they simply did not have the […]
Pickett CCC To Host Old Timer’s Day
The Pickett Civilian Conservation Corps Memorial State Park set to host the annual Old Timer’s Day event on Labor Day. The annual event began in 1976, featuring food and Upper Cumberland traditional music. Park Ranger Michael Hodge said the park encourages visitors to bring their instruments to play. “The typical format of the program is […]
