The Gouldstown Road wildfire in Fentress County is now 87 percent contained. Tennessee Department of Agriculture Forestry Division Public Information Officer Tim Phelps said the 1,000 acre fire burnt slow and crews were able to reinforce control lines. Phelps said fire crews are almost to the finish line. “It’s far enough away from town, there’s really no threat to Jamestown,” ... Read More »

All 14 Upper Cumberland Counties have free high school equivalency course opportunities. Lynda Huddleston is the Upper Cumberland District Coordinator for Adult Education. Huddleston said getting started is as simple as making a phone call. “Let us know what county they’re in or where they would like to attend and we can give them specific times and dates,” Huddleston said. ... Read More »

Livingston is planning to bring bring live music back to Central Park after taking 2020 off because of the pandemic. The event is called Live in Livingston and it would happen from July until October. Downtown Revitalization Chairman Ray Evans said planning has to begin now because you cannot wait to book quality performers. “We’re real excited, we just think ... Read More »

The Putnam County School System has taken a step forward in securing partners to expand career and technical education opportunities. Director of Schools Corby King said the system has been trying for a long time to get internship partners for advanced manufacturing. King said they had not been able to make any headway with local manufacturers until now. “We now ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech wants to be conducting research and holding classes in its new Poultry Science Building by Fall. Dean of Agriculture and Human Ecology Darron Smith said the poultry industry is huge in Tennessee. Smith said students can get job offers of $60,000 a year after studying animal science. “We actually place a lot of our students in the Tennessee ... Read More »

Overton County is asking locals to volunteer this Saturday to cleanup debris from the February ice storm. There’s an estimated 60,000 cubic yards of debris down in the county. Overton-Pickett County 911 Public Relations Traci Masiongale said Airport Road, Oakley Allons Road and Rock Crusher Road are the target areas. “A lot of the county is elderly people where it ... Read More »

The Tennessee Forestry Division will not issue anymore burn permits in the Upper Cumberland until it rains. Putnam County Fire Chief Tom Brown said the county is seeing numerous vegetation fires start this time of year. Brown said no one should be burning right now with high-winds and dry, low humidity conditions. “It doesn’t take much for wind to blow ... Read More »

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture and other Upper Cumberland fire crews are fighting a 1,000 acre wildfire in central Fentress County. Tim Phelps is the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division Public Information Officer. Phelps said the fire was 85 percent contained and in a remote area southwest of Jamestown. “Through the afternoon crews have been working to reinforce containment ... Read More »

The Algood City Council tabled a rezoning request Tuesday night so it can review the city’s long-term plan for growth. The rezoning request was from Putnam Properties who want to add a third building to Quarry Run. Councilman Luke Hill said he thinks Algood should consider how adding more high density residential areas could affect infrastructure. “Once we start adding ... Read More »

The Clay County Boys and Girls basketball teams are heading to the state tournament over the next two weeks. Clay County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Doug Young said it was a packed house Monday for the boy’s win over Cascade. Young said the winning tradition for these programs create pride in Clay County. “When it gets to be this ... Read More »