Some Jackson County utility customers may be without water Sunday because of washed away pipes. The utility reports outages across the county. Known outages include: New Hope Rd Schelley Knob Williford Lane Ft Blount Ferry Rd Flynn’s Creek Hunting Creek Rd Riley Creek Rd Pine Lick Rd Crabtree Creek Rd Old SR 85 Hwy Draper Hollow Ln S. Fork Rd ... Read More »

The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for all of the Upper Cumberland with the exception of Van Buren County and most of Warren County. The advisory runs until 1:45pm as small creeks and streams continue to overflow their banks in many counties. More than six inches of rain fell Saturday in most locales with amounts around nine ... Read More »

Emergency officials finding widespread flooding this Sunday morning across the Upper Cumberland after five to six inches of rain fell Saturday. Some parts of Jackson, Smith and Clay Counties received seven to nine inches of rain. The rain will be out of the Upper Cumberland by mid morning Sunday, In Putnam County, Highway 70 is closed near Clark Road because ... Read More »

Numerous roads across Clay and Jackson County are flooded according to emergency management officials. As of 1:30am Sunday, 911 reported flooding along Wet Mill Creek Road, Pitcock Lane, Kyle Street, Williamson Street, Poor House Road, Free Hill River Road, Arcott Road, Turkey Creek Road, New Hope Road, Trace Creek Road Leonard Road, Luther Pedigo Road, and Mack Bean Road. “We ... Read More »

Very heavy rainfall moving into the Upper Cumberland once again Saturday night prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning. The National Weather Service issued a third flash flood warning just before midnight Sunday, including Fentress, Overton and Pickett counties. Very heavy rain will impact these areas with the next batch of rain moving in from the ... Read More »

A speeding stop led Algood Police to the arrest of a local man on at least seven charges. Police tried to stop Bobby Harville after his motorcycle was observed traveling at a high rate of speed on Wall Street. Police reports said the cycle came to stop at 139 East Wall Street and Harville fled on foot. Officer Brandon Bean ... Read More »

The news has been good one year into Cookeville Regional’s five-year agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services. CRMC Compliance Officer Paula Duty says the hospital has received strong reviews from the Office of Inspector General. The office oversees compliance with all federal health care program requirements. Thursday night, the board passed a resolution that it believes the ... Read More »

A Smithville man has been charged with TennCare fraud after allegedly reporting to the state he had custody of his child to get benefits. 34-year-old Grant Lynch faces charges of fraud and theft of services. Both are class D felonies. “Providing false information in order to receive TennCare benefits will not be tolerated in the state of Tennessee,” Inspector General ... Read More »

Ingredients in place for a stormy Thursday across the Upper Cumberland. Meteorologist Rob Carolan said the Severe Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, has placed the area under a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms later this afternoon and into the evening. “The high risk, which is rare to see, is off to our southwest,” Carolan said. “It does include the ... Read More »

A Sparta man almost lost his chance at becoming a millionaire. Nick Slatten lost his Tennessee Cash ticket worth $1,178,746 last Thursday. “I couldn’t find it anywhere,” Slatten said. Turns out, Slatten dropped the ticket at Sparta’s O’Reilly’s Auto Parts as he helped his brother in the parking lot. The ticket was lying on the asphalt for more than an ... Read More »