Cookeville Receives Grant To Rewire Historic Neon Sign
Cookeville’s famous Cream City Ice Cream sign will be rewired thanks to a downtown improvement grant. CityScape Executive Director Ferran Kefauver said the organization had applied for this grant for the last several years, but was not selected. Kefauver said the 75 year old sign is the second oldest neon sign in Tennessee. It needs […]
Byrdstown Repairing Wastewater Plant Headworks
The Byrdstown Board of Alderman approved an emergency expenditure of some $34,000 Monday night to rebuild the headworks at the wastewater plant. Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson said the wastewater plant separates solid waste from the water with a series of chains, which have been damaged. Gibson said the plant is still in use, but failure […]
Dogwood Park Fountain Reopens Tuesday Morning
The Dogwood Park fountain reopened Tuesday morning for the first time this summer, following months of repairs. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said significant leaks were discovered last year and the fountain limped through the end of the summer. He said the fountain was dismantled to fix plumbing, fixtures, and piping. With the park’s centerpiece […]
Dekalb, Smith Route 141 Set For Extended Closure
State Route 141 in DeKalb and Smith Counties will be closed for an extended period after heavy rains last week caused a road slide. T-DOT Community Relations Officer Rae Anne Bradley said some 100 feet of road was damaged last Thursday and the road was completely closed on Friday. She said an inner retaining wall […]
Dogwood Park Fountain Closed To Repair Leaks
The fountain at Cookeville’s Dogwood Park will be closed for several weeks as it undergoes repairs to fix nagging leakage. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said while the department has yet to identify what exactly the damage is, they know it began leaking last year. He said water is coming from the fountain’s central column, […]
Next Inspection Will Determine Repair Plans For Old Cumberland Co Courthouse
Structural updates made at the old Cumberland County Courthouse allowing the county to move forward with the next engineering inspection. Mayor Allen Foster said the engineering group should start the inspection next week. He said metal beams were installed on the second and third floor to support the building. “The next engineering group is going […]
Water Outage In Cookeville Monday For Water Main Repairs Along South Jefferson
Cookeville Water Quality Control will have the water off between Davis Road and the Transfer Station Monday. The outage will be for an unknown duration of time while repairs are completed on the water main along South Jefferson. The contractor was clearing land west of South Jefferson near Sliger Road, when the stump removal process […]
Smithville Making Repairs To Aging Green Brook Park
Smithville’s Green Brook Park will receive about $45,000 worth of improvements this fall. The Board of Aldermen approved the bid for work focusing on wooden playground equipment. Mayor Josh Miller said it was installed more than 20 years ago. “It’s just time for us to make some necessary repairs,” Miller said. “Of course the big […]
Gainesboro Using FEMA Funding To Replace Cemetery Fencing
Gainesboro has received FEMA funding to repair flood damaged fencing at Ash Lane and the Gainesboro Cemetery. Mayor Lloyd Williams said he estimates the area suffered about $7,000 of damage from last year’s flood event. “March the 25th the rain and the flood damage that was around the Upper Cumberland, and we went ahead and […]
Navy Calls For Repair Of Cumberland HS Jet
The city of Crossville has less than 90 days to respond to the Department of the Navy’s call to repair the Cumberland High School jet. City Manager Greg Wood said the future of the jet will up for the county school board to decide. “The requirement is for the school to maintain it,” Wood said. […]
