A new community marketing initiative in Cumberland County is looking to bring awareness to all the community has to offer. Grow the Plateau is an effort to bring together community leaders together with the general public to generate ideas on how to market the county. Amy Garvin is the Marketing Director for Good Folks Marketing in Crossville. “We’ll be launching ... Read More »

Election Administrators around the Upper Cumberland say they feel they are prepared for August’s election. That’s despite not meeting the state mandate of two times the normal workers. White County Election Administrator Dorcas Marcum said she is trying to have one or two extra workers at each polling site. “We don’t have double the workers,” Marcum said. “But we’re trying ... Read More »

Smithville officials will open bids next week for a new tornado siren alert system. Charlie Parker is the Dekalb County Emergency Management Director. He said the tornado that struck Putnam County in March exposed the vulnerabilities communities have when it comes to such disasters. “Unfortunately it was our realization after the tornadoes in Putnam County how our warning system here ... Read More »

The Clay County High School Football Field will have a new scoreboard for the coming season. The Clay County Board of Education accepted a bid from M.T. Scores, Inc. in Smyrna to install the new scoreboard and two play clocks at both ends of the field. Hermitage Springs Principle Mike Gee said the company installed scoreboards there two years ago, ... Read More »

The Crossville City Court docket scheduled for Tuesday has been postponed until October 6 at 8:30 a.m. The Crossville Police Department reports the move is due to continuing COVID health concerns and new mandates from the Supreme Court. The city is asking anyone with a court date next week to contact the City Court Clerk’s office to determine if they ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland School Directors have been working together to coordinate plans to return students to the classroom. Clay County Director of Schools Matt Eldridge told the Clay County School Board Thursday night that 15 of 18 counties in the region will return to school as normal at the beginning of the school year. “We’ve all been anxious wanting to have ... Read More »

White County will use paper ballots during the August election. Administrator of Elections Dorcas Marcum said the switch was made to move away from the county’s older voting machines. “You actually just come in and get a ballot,” Marcum said. “You choose which ballot you want if it’s a primary. Then you take that ballot and sit down at a ... Read More »

The Director of the Putnam County Library System said funding full-time librarians will help extend needed community services. Phil Schaller said he is grateful that officials throughout the county have helped make new full-time positions a reality. During this year’s budget process, both Algood and Baxter approved funds to bring part-time librarians up to full-time in each city’s branch libraries. ... Read More »

Former Jackson County Clerk Amanda Stafford is being held in Gainesboro for a probation violation. Jackson County Sheriff Marty Hinson said Stafford was arrested by the Sheriff’s Department. He said Stafford allegedly failed a drug test. In May, Stafford pleaded guilty in Jackson County Criminal Court to two counts of theft over $2,500 dollars. She was sentenced to two years ... Read More »

The Putnam County Election Commission set 11 p.m. as the cutoff time for counting votes for August’s election. Election Commission Administrator Michele Honeycutt said elections officials across the state have expressed concerns over how long it will take to count absentee ballots on election night August 6. She told the commission at Wednesday’s meeting they are concerned about worker fatigue. ... Read More »