Upgrades Underway At Allardt’s Bruno Gernt Park
Significant upgrades and new features are coming to Allardt’s Bruno Gernt Park thanks to community donations. Park Committee Member Rebecca Day said because the park is not owned by the city, it is ineligible for most grants. She said this makes funding difficult to come by. Day said thanks to the community stepping up, the […]
Allardt Swapping Water Meters For Advanced Metering Infrastructure
The City of Allardt is transitioning from manual water readers to Advanced Metering Infrastructure for what it hopes will be a safer, more accurate meter-reading process. Bennett Associates Incorporated President Thomas Bennett said the new water readers will automatically transmit data to Allardt City Hall every few minutes. He said this would prevent the city […]
Sparta Gets $1 Million For Water/Sewer/Stormwater Infrastructure
The State handed out more than $12.5 million Wednesday to Upper Cumberland cities and counties to help with water and sewer infrastructure. The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation made the awards of American Rescue Plan funds. A total of 102 grants handed out Wednesday including just over $1 million to Sparta. City Administrator Tonya […]
Gernt Defeats Clark In Allardt Mayor Race
City of Allardt will see a new Mayor in former Alderman Yvonne Gernt. Unofficial numbers report that Gernt defeated incumbent Mayor Patricia “Pat” Brown Clark by eight votes. Jim Wheaton ran unopposed for the Alderman seat on the ballot.
Growth Of Allardt Pumpkin Festival Causes Change In Scheduled Events
Some changes made to the Allardt Great Pumpkin Festival schedule due to anticipated crowd sizes this weekend. Chairman Cathy Jeffers said the big weigh-off of the largest pumpkins and the auto show will now be on two separate days. “Some people like to do it all in one day, but our crowd size has actually […]
Know Your Home Dimensions When Buying Christmas Tree
The best kind of Christmas tree is one that also comes with memory-making. That’s according to Sycamore Springs Christmas Tree Farm Co-Owner Lyna Pennycuff. She said that the perfect tree is one that’s picked by the whole family. “The perfect tree for your home starts when you and your family come as a family outing […]
Allardt Great Pumpkin Festival Expects Record Entries
The 29th annual Allardt Great Pumpkin Festival will be happening on Saturday at 10:00 AM. Festival Chairman Cathy Jeffers said this event brings in over 10,000 people to see the harvest weigh offs, car show and music. Jeffers said because of other cancellations around the region, she expects a record number of entries in the […]
