Clay County Commissioner Jeff Gentry will retain his District Two seat. Gentry received 209 votes. Candidate Denzil Cherry received 94 votes. Gentry vacated the seat after leaving to run for county sheriff earlier this year. He was later appointed back to the vacant commissioner seat in October. The unofficial election results confirms a full term for Gentry. Read More »

In a race decided by just two votes, Pickett County School Board Member Travis Parrott will retain his District Three seat. Parrot with 200 votes beat out challenger Gary Stover who received 198 votes. The unofficial results of a runoff election after the two candidates tied during the August election. Read More »

The liquor referendum in Byrdstown has failed based on unofficial results of the November election. One hundred and sixty-seven voters went against the legal sale of liquor. One hundred and twenty-three city residents voted for the legal sale. The referendum was placed on the ballot after the Byrdstown Board of Aldermen approved it in August of this year. Read More »

Disappointment. That is how Celina Mayor Luke Collins described his feelings after the Clay County Commission voted down an incentive for a healthcare company to reopen the Cumberland River Hospital. The city’s Board of Aldermen approved $250,000 to any organization that reopened and operated the facility as a hospital for a full year. The county commission voted 6-3 against matching ... Read More »

The White County Solid Waste Committee considering a proposal from Waste Management to operate the county’s landfill under a lease agreement. Commissioner Derrick Hutchings said the company presented its proposal to the committee Monday night. Hutchings said the committee meeting was recessed before a recommendation was made. “We’re exploring all possibilities right now,” Hutchings said. “That is in no way ... Read More »

Election officials across the Upper Cumberland reporting steady turnout in the final hours before the polls close. Impressive turnout according to White County election officials. Election Administrator Dorcas Marcum reported higher turnout than the previous two elections this year. In Putnam County, lines reported at some precincts Tuesday afternoon. Cumberland County Election Administrator Jill Davis said voters are turning out ... Read More »

The Livingston Board of Aldermen approved a new school resource officer contract with the Overton County School System Monday. The city budgeted more than $100,000 to split the costs of school resource officers inside the city limits earlier this year. City Attorney Andre Greppin said he reviewed the new contract with Director of Schools Donnie Holman. “The main change between ... Read More »

It is a mixed bag of voting turnout for the Upper Cumberland as voters participate in state races and a few scattered local races across the region. Pickett County Election Administrator Tim Clark said turnout is down considerably compared to August mainly due to the lack of local races. “Here in Pickett County we are having a moderate turnout,” Clark ... Read More »

The Clay County Commission voted against a financial incentive for the company wanting to reopen the Cumberland River Hospital Monday night. Commissioners voted 6 to 3 against providing $250,000 to Boa Vida. The money would have matched a similar incentive approved by the city of Celina. Commissioner Winton Young voted in favor of the incentive. “This is the first opportunity ... Read More »

The city of Livingston has a new police chief. The Board of Aldermen unanimously voted Interim Police Chief Ray Smith to permanently fill the position Monday. Alderman Bill Linder made the motion for Smith to become police chief. “I think I’m going to make a motion for Ray, because if he was good enough for us to ask him to ... Read More »