A dwindling fleet of ambulances had Van Buren County officials worried…but three new ambulances will be rolling over the next several months. At times over the past several months, the county had been down to one working ambulance to serve the community. County Mayor Greg Wilson said the problems started last fall. “We lost an ambulance due to an accident ... Read More »

Celina will host a film premiere Saturday as citizens get a sneak peak of a movie featuring Clay County residents. The Income Outcome project chronicles the idea of income in America in this new documentary. The film examines the growing disparity between those with money and those without. “The film is on pockets on poverty throughout the country,” Celina Organizer ... Read More »

Representative Kelly Keisling wants to see rural hospitals across the Upper Cumberland and across the state change for the future. Keisling’s Rural Hospital Transformation Act calls on the state to work with local hospitals to create a plan to deal with a changing health care system. “We want to create a plan that, no, won’t necessarily provide funding to keep ... Read More »

A Friday afternoon crash along Willow Avenue sent three people to the hospital including one life-flighted to Nashville. The crash happened just after 1:30pm Friday as 18-year old Joshua Clemons traveled northbound on South Willow Avenue near the Post Office. Clemons’ 2001 Hyundai Elantra veered into the center turn lane, striking a 2014 Ford Escape driven by 71-year-old Carlion Vaughn. ... Read More »

If you want to vote in the May 1 elections, you must be registered by the end of the day Monday. Voters in the May 1 primary elections must complete the registration process at local county elections offices. Locations and hours of operation are available online. Early voting begin April 11. To be eligible to vote in Tennessee, you must ... Read More »

A Nashville man struck and injured by a Warren County ambulance early Saturday morning on Nashville’s Interstate 24. An accident involving two vehicles happened between Haywood Lane and Bell Road about 4:30am. The vehicles stopped on opposite shoulders following the crash. The vehicle of 29-year-old Cornelius Hurt remained partially on the roadway. Hurt exited the vehicle but had returned to ... Read More »

If you will be travelling this Easter Weekend, you will not run into interstate lane closures across Tennessee. The Tennessee Department of Transportation suspended all interstate construction work Thursday. TDOT crews and contractors will stop all road construction work that requires lane closures through Monday, April 2 at 6:00 a.m. Motorists will still encounter some long term lane closures on ... Read More »

Van Buren County E-911 wants the city of Spencer to increase the amount of money it pays for dispatch services to $50,000 annually. “We’re obviously not going out of business tomorrow,” Van Buren County E-911’s Will Maxwell said. “At this the point, the inter-local agreement states funding with certainty so that E-911 and dispatching services may continued to be delivered ... Read More »

The five Republican candidates for governor visited Algood Thursday night to share thoughts on the state’s future, especially in more rural areas. Kay White, Bill Lee, Beth Harwell, Randy Boyd and Diane Black spoke before a standing-room-only crowd for the Upper Cumberland’s Annual Reagan Day Dinner. Each of the candidates shared information on his/her background and outlined several priorities if ... Read More »

The citizens of Spencer will get the chance to vote on liquor by the drink this November. The Spencer Town Council voted Thursday night to put the question to referendum. The council took no action on a new restaurant being built in Spencer that wanted to serve beer. Several citizens spoke against the proposal during the public comment portion of ... Read More »