Overton Commissioners Make No Budget Changes
After deciding Monday night to get into the budget and look for ways to cut expenses, Overton County Commissioners simply went through the budget line-by-line again Tuesday, saving the questions for Stephen Barlow. The questions focused on two issues: the ongoing debate about Barlow’s mileage and the lack of movement on a new ambulance director. […]
Road Conditions Improved Tuesday, Extreme Caution Urged Until AM
Sunshine showed its power Tuesday though temperatures never got much about 18 degrees across the Upper Cumberland as the dig out begins from the Sunday-Monday storm. “We’ve actually been pretty pleasantly surprised today with the thawing that we’ve seen on the main roads,” Putnam County Emergency Management Director Brandon Smith said. “A lot of the […]
Crews Battle Fire At Sunset Marina Thursday, Injuries Reported
The Sunset Marina storefront appears to be a total loss after an hours-long blaze Thursday. Pickett/Overton County EMA Director Chris Massiongale said preliminary information indicates a houseboat striking the dock could be the initial cause of the fire. “Which dislodged the gas pumps and apparently gas was going everywhere and an explosion happened or the […]
Overton Co Declares State Of Emergency
Overton County officials are declaring a state of emergency as the county deals with more than 5,500 power outages. “We were notified that between fifty five hundred and six thousand residents are without power,” Emergency Management’s Chris Massiongale said. “They worked all night. But we’ve had up to a little over an inch measuring ice […]
