A Fentress County landowner donated a parcel of land to the standalone ER project. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said that the half-acre of land will be used as the parking lot of the facility. “They had some more land that they weren’t going to be using I believe,” Johnson said. “So they gifted that to us and we’re very grateful ... Read More »

Thursday marks the 110th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic. So how did a bible that was on the ship make its way to Baxter? Putnam County Archivist Glenn Jones said that was the result of Harry Upperman’s friendship with Reverend Robert Bateman. Jones said that Bateman was a passenger on the ship who made it to a lifeboat. ... Read More »

Two people were injured in a single-vehicle accident on I-40 in Putnam County Wednesday evening. 37-year-old Brandon S. Barnett of Piney Flatt was driving in 2007 Peterbilt Commercial Tractor with 39-year-old Jennifer L. Barnett of Roan Mountain in the right lane on I-40. Barnett said that due to equipment failure, he lost control of the vehicle and traveled off the ... Read More »

Jackson County Commission approved adding air MedCare insurance coverage for county employees. Mayor Randy Heady said that without a trauma hospital in the region, all patients are life-flighted to the closest one such as Vanderbilt. He said while it doesn’t happen often, when it does those costs can get up to $70,000. “It’s a really good benefit, it’s not very ... Read More »

The Clay County Library Board of Trustees has found its new County Library Director. Chair Dennis Miller said that the board selected librarian Alecia Burns out of two candidates to take the position. “And of the two interviews we conducted, it just seemed that she had a lot of enthusiasm, a lot of experience, a lot of good ideas for ... Read More »

City of Algood approved a $34,600 bid to remove the out-of-use water tank on Main Street. City Administrator Keith Morrison said that tank was brought to the council by residents who were concerned about its deteriorating condition. He said that the city explored different options to rehab it or take it down. “Several years ago it was over a couple ... Read More »

March inflation numbers were even higher than most economists expected. That’s according to Tennessee Tech’s Economics, Finance, and Marketing Chair Wesley Pech. Pech said that to the average person, inflation rates can vary based on lifestyle. “The way that I understand it, one of the main reasons for why inflation has been so high is because of the price of ... Read More »

Algood City Council approved a $2.1 million bid for the Old Walton Sewer Project. Mayor Lisa Chapman-Fowler said that the project started in 2014 as just a sewer project. She said that she feels obligated to start this project. “When we annexed these folks in the Old Walton area, it was in their plan of services that we gave our ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech’s campus radio station WTTU celebrated its 50th anniversary this week. Program Director Hannah Koster said the celebration means a lot. “I made a brand new logo that was based on old logos that I kind of brought together,” Koster said. “I have redone the studio and made it more lively. My goal is to make it more alive, ... Read More »

Overton County will receive some $500,000 in FEMA reimbursements. County Executive Ben Danner said the county was reimbursed for the work it did during the ice storm two years ago. He said that before that, they had bid the work out and gotten outside help. “The last time we got a million back, but we had to borrow a million ... Read More »