More Winter Weather Shakes Up Friday UC Basketball
Another round of snow is scheduled to hit the Upper Cumberland this week. As a result, times and dates have been shuffled before Friday basketball is supposed to start. Cookeville and Shelbyville have moved up their game tonight. It will now be played with the girls tipping off at 5, followed by the boys at […]
Meadows Looks To Lead Blue Devils With Intensity, Connection
Jackson County Lady Blue Devils guard Jalynn Meadows said the difference between a good game and a great one often comes down to how her team starts. “I think we just need to get more ready to play for the beginning of the games,” Meadows said. “We play with more intensity at the end, so […]
Snow, Ice Force Moves For High School Basketball Games
Weather conditions this weekend has caused multiple Upper Cumberland teams to postpone their high school basketball games scheduled for this week. White County and York’s game, scheduled for Monday, will be postponed to February 16th. Monday’s scheduled game between Jackson County and Pearl Cohn has been cancelled. The Cumberland County game at home against Coalfield […]
Adcock’s Cheer Journey Continues At Jackson County
When the Jackson County Blue Devils take the floor or run onto the field, Ella Adcock is never far behind, leading the charge with a voice and confidence that did not always come naturally. Now a four-year cheerleader for Jackson County, Adcock has spent her high school career supporting both the Blue Devils’ football and […]
Winter Weather Forces Friday Basketball To Thursday
The Upper Cumberland Friday basketball schedule has undergone changes with the winter storm staring down Tennessee and the central United States this weekend. Some basketball games scheduled for Friday at 6 pm have now been moved to Thursday at 6 pm. Those matchups include Livingston facing White County and DeKalb County opening district play against […]
Letterman Embraces Physical Role For Jackson County
Jackson County Lady Blue Devils basketball player Kinley Letterman has learned to turn a perceived disadvantage into one of her biggest strengths. Listed at 5-foot-7, Letterman operates as a forward for the Lady Blue Devils, often matched up against taller post players on a nightly basis. While Jackson County typically features only one true taller […]
Flynn’s Lick Church To Be Considered To Historic Register
The Flynn’s Lick Methodist Church building is up for consideration to be added to the National Register of Historic Places later this month. The church located off of Granville Highway was founded in 1804 by a Methodist Preacher named Lorenzo Dow. Wes Ragland spent the first twenty years of his life attending the church from […]
Cleghorn’s Passion For Bowling Grows From Family Hobby
Bowling. A sport that began as a way to spend time with his dad has turned into a defining part of Samuel Cleghorn’s high school career. Now a senior on the Jackson County High School bowling team, Cleghorn has grown from a nervous newcomer into a steady presence for the Blue Devils, helping guide a […]
Gordonsville Zinc Mine Understood By Locals, New Job Source
The recent announcement of new jobs around Gordonsville’s Zinc Mine a reminder of the natural wonder located in the Upper Cumberland. Korea Zinc will invest $6 billion, creating some 740 jobs in the area in two sites, including Gordonsville. Smith County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bill Woodard said the company will smelt down Gordonsville […]
Jackson Imagination Library Storybook Trail Now Open
The Jackson County Imagination Library has introduced storybook elements to the Periwinkle Trail located across the street from Wildwood Resort. Library Chairman John Deane said the library, Army Corp of Engineers, Friends of Cordell Hull Lake and the Governor’s Early Literacy Foundation collaborated to add onto the existing trail. Deane said the library was looking […]
