Van Buren Administrative Building Nearly Ready For Move In
Van Buren County has plans to move into it’s new administrative building in the coming days. County Mayor Greg Wilson said rain last week delayed the paving of the parking lot. “It’s partially paved, but there is another layer that needs to go on top of that and it’s going to take a couple three […]
Road Connecting Rhea County To Crossville Remains Closed
A road connecting Rhea County to Crossville and Cumberland County remains closed after part of the roadway slid away during a rainy last week. Tennessee Department of Transportation officials said State Route 68 will remain closed for at least four weeks as crews begin repairs. The area of work is about three miles North of […]
Body Of Missing Kayaker Recovered In Smith County
Area rescue crews located the body of a missing kayaker in Smith County Sunday morning. The unidentified 18-year-old kayaker went missing around 1:30 p.m. Saturday near Betty’s Island in Buffalo Valley. Crews searched for the teen into Saturday night and resumed searching around 7 AM Sunday. Smith County Rescue Squad officials said crews located the […]
PreK Registration Underway In Putnam Co.
If your child turns 4-years-old before August 15th, you may want to sign them up for the Voluntary Pre-K program offered by the Putnam County School System. Jill Ramsey is the Pre-K through 5 teaching and learning supervisor. “Typically those pre-k classes are located at all of the elementary schools, with the exception of a […]
Crossville Woman Dies In I-40 Crash
A Crossville woman died and a passenger suffered injuries Friday morning in an accident along Interstate 40. 36-year-old Krista L. Brock died when the 2005 Jeep she was driving went off the right side of I-40, went down an embankment and struck multiple trees. Brock traveling westbound around 9:00am on I-40 near the 312 mile […]
Renovations On Jets Football Stadium Begin Next Week
A pre-construction meeting with the contractor completed Friday, work will begin on renovations to the Cumberland County High School Football Stadium next week. Upland Design Group’s Kim Chamberlin said crews will begin arriving Monday to get setup for the renovation project. “We’ll see work on that starting soon and that’s got a 90-day time period […]
Drug Take Back Event Saturday
Your chance to help reduce the Upper Cumberland’s Opioid problem comes Saturday. The spring Drug Take Back event will happen in Putnam, Overton, Dekalb, and Jackson Counties Saturday. Law enforcement will be setup at locations across the region accepting old prescriptions you no longer need or use. More than 456 tons of prescription medicine were […]
TVA Reschedules Planned Power Outage In Jackson County
The Tennessee Valley Authority has rescheduled a planned power outage in Jackson County. Originally scheduled to take place this Saturday, the planned outage will now occur Saturday, May 12th. TVA plans to disconnect power to Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation members served from the Gainesboro Substation that reside in the communities of the Town of […]
Clay Co. Schools Purchase New Chromebooks For Students
Director of Schools Matt Eldridge says technology has certainly changed the style of teaching and the way children learn. Eldridge said that’s why the schools system recently purchased some 175 Chromebooks laptops for students. “I spoke to a group of Tennessee Tech students the other day in education and I said we’re performers, they want […]
State Funding Restored For Warren Co. Driver Testing Center
The state has agreed to restore funding to the Warren County driver testing center after three years of not doing so. The state budget includes $48,000 in recurring money to keep the center open. Jimmy Haley is Mayor of McMinnville. “It’s been a work in progress and the General Assembly recognized the importance of this […]
