Work to improve US 127 in Pickett County will get underway this week. TDOT Community Relations Officer Jennifer Flynn said the project will focus on improving the safety along some four miles of roadway. Guardrail enhancement, better visual signals, new pavement markings and improved signage all a part of the project. The project will stretch from state road 295 to ... Read More »

An Upper Cumberland lawmaker wants to stop county employees from serving on future county legislative bodies. State Representative Kelly Keisling introduced the bill which would disqualify anyone not currently serving as a county commissioner, for example. Those members would be grandfathered in under the law. “You can’t be a school employee and serve on a school board,” Keisling said. “You ... Read More »

A new study that shows the number of cases of Alzheimer’s projected to reach nearly 14 million by 2050 does not surprise one local advocate. Tracy Plant serves as the Cumberlands Area Regional Director for Alzheimer’s Tennessee. “Professionals on both the local level and the national level have been making this call out for awhile that we not near as ... Read More »

Wet weather has delayed work to update the Fall Creek Falls Nature Center and the areas around the center. “There’s not been a lot done on the outside of the building, but the inside, we’ve been able to get a little bit of the remodeling in there at least halfway completed,” Park Manager Jacob Young said. Young said the contractors ... Read More »

A Crossville woman sent to the hospital Tuesday night after an accident along US 70 West in Cumberland County. 65-year-old Karen Blaylock injured in the accident and taken the Cumberland Medical Center. The accident happened around 6:15pm near Star Drive. According to THP reports, Blaylock travelling east on US 70 as she slowed to make a left turn onto Star ... Read More »

Cookeville Police arrested a man Tuesday afternoon after he fired multiple shots into an Eastgate Circle residence. Joshua Alexander Baker faces charges of reckless endangerment after he allegedly fired several gunshots into a residence at 32 Eastgate Circle. Police responded around 4:40pm Tuesday. No one injured in the incident. Police said they do not have a motive for the shooting. ... Read More »

The calendar says Wednesday marks the first full day of spring, but Upper Cumberland residents awoke to snow. Fentress County reporting as much as four inches of snow Wednesday morning. Dispatchers report several accidents in Fentress County. In southern areas, the wet snow coated trees painted a picture of winter white. With temperatures just around freezing, snow on roads and ... Read More »

The graduate program in Tennessee Tech’s School Of Education ranks among the top 200 nationwide. U.S. News & World Report ranks graduate programs across multiple fields. The rankings combine expert opinions on a program’s standings as well as statistical measures. Tennessee Tech ranks tied for 196th among education graduate programs. The magazine released the rankings Tuesday. Read More »

The Putnam County Schools will hold a series of five public meetings to address the issues of school safety. Superintendent Jerry Boyd announced the forums in a letter to parents Tuesday. Boyd says the town hall forum will give parents a chance to hear more about the system’s safety efforts and share thoughts as well. The five meetings will be ... Read More »

Less than a week after the Crossville City Council agreed to fund a fourth school resource officer, the officer has been hired. Patrol Officer Scott VanRuden has been selected to fill the position. VanRuden will serve the Phoneix School, giving all four schools within the city limits an SRO. VanRuden joined the Crossville Police Department in 2012. He has undergone ... Read More »