Cumberland Audit Includes 2 Findings, 768K Expenditures
Cumberland County’s annual state audit found two findings including budget deficiencies in the Finance Director’s Office. The audit for the fiscal year ending ending June 30, 2025 also revealed collateralization issues in the Office of Circuit and General Sessions Courts Clerk. The report indicated that expenditures exceeded appropriations approved by the county commission in the […]
Livingston Agrees To Join Local Tourism Partnership
Livingston City Council has agreed to move forward with a tourism partnership with the Chamber of Commerce, the County, and the Main Street Program. Chamber Director Zach Stephens said the partnership would pull together city and county hotel/motel occupancy taxes to promote tourism in Overton County. Stephens said the partnership does not require the city […]
Crossville To Consider Merger Or Partnership With CPWA
Crossville City Council will consider a resolution next week to enter discussions with the Cumberland Plateau Water Authority to see what a merger or partnership could look like. Water Authority General Manager Jeff Dyer said next week’s resolution is a starting point and allows the city and the water authority to begin formal and non-binding […]
Crossville And Sparta Set To Begin Plans To Help Downtown
Crossville and Sparta are soon to begin working with a consulting company called Downtown Strategies to form five-year action plans to help their downtown business owners. Both cities were awarded the opportunity after receiving funding through the USDA Rural Business Development Grant. Downtown Strategies President Jenn Gregory said the communities can expect project-specific strategies, such […]
UCDD Area Of Aging And Disability Forming 4-Year Plan
UCDD’s Agency for Aging and Disability is developing a new four-year area plan aimed at addressing the evolving needs of older adults across the region. Aging and Disability Assistant Director Kelly Clarkson said the agency is required to create the plan under the Older Americans Act. Clarkson said the plan serves as a roadmap to […]
State Appeals Court Denies Cumberland Man’s Request
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals has dismissed the appeal of a Cumberland County man serving a 25-year sentence for homicide and attempted murder because his notice of appeal was not filed on time. Tony Charles Davenport sought to overturn his convictions and consecutive sentencing. The Appellate Court reviewed the timeline of the legal filings […]
Eagles Soar to Regionals With Cheer Team Leading Charge
When the final buzzer sounded and the student section erupted, it was not just the players in uniform celebrating the Van Buren County High School Eagles’ trip to the regional championships. Front and center, as they have been all season, was the Van Buren Eaglettes cheer team, lifting the energy inside the gym to another […]
Isaac Loghry Anchoring Cookeville Cavs Rise In Lacrosse
Speed changed everything for Cookeville Cavaliers lacrosse player Isaac Loghry. The senior did not grow up playing lacrosse. Football was his first sport. But before his freshman year, Loghry said a friend convinced him to give lacrosse a try, a decision that reshaped his high school career. Now, Loghry is a key piece of the […]
Crossville Awards Centennial Greenway Bid, $330K Over
The Crossville City Council Tuesday awarded a bid for a project to install an estimated 1,900 feet of greenway at Centennial Park. City Engineer Tim Begley said the planned greenway will begin at the pickleball courts, follow the Little Obed River, and extend to the other side of a new 70-foot-long bridge. The council approved […]
