Edgar Evins State Park has hired Brad Halfacre as park manager. Halfacre said it’s a position his father previously held from 1996 to 2014. “I always wanted to be a ranger,” Halfacre said. “Being named park manger and falling into the family legacy is really a dream come true.” Halfacre began serving the position earlier this month and went through ... Read More »

The Rickman Volunteer Fire Department has purchased a new fire truck. Chief Josh Nave said he credits the Firefighters’ Friend Foundation for helping find the new engine. “They reach out to volunteer fire departments that are not funded or under funded,” Nave said. “They come up with things that under funded fire departments can’t get. These guys have it or ... Read More »

McMinnville City Administrator Bill Brock announced his retirement this week. Brock said he began thinking about retirement a few months ago. “The more I looked into retirement it looked like and option I wanted to take. I’ve been here a little over 30-years and the city’s in good shape,” Brock said. “It makes me feel good that I can leave ... Read More »

The work to build a new county services building began in Livingston this week. County Executive Ben Danner said crews finished demolishing the old Republican headquarters building on Tuesday. “We’re kind of picking through stuff. It was a Confederate hospital in the 1860’s and was burnt when the Yankees came through,” Danner said. There’s some logs underneath that we are ... Read More »

The completion date for repairing the Highway 111 railroad crossing in White County might be pushed back to April. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said the weather might keep the project from being completed on time. “We have been shooting to try to get this done by the end of the year. Our issue now is weather and time and ... Read More »

A number of planned hikes will ultimately help the Tennessee Central Trail board determine which way to expand the trail. Vice Chairman Brad Sells said board members will hike from the Cookeville trail head to Cane Creek next week to explore the possibility of expanding West. “Connectivity is a big part of what we are trying to do,” Sells said. ... Read More »

An Investigation by the State Comptroller’s Office has revealed that a former accountant of Volunteer Energy stole nearly $1 million. The investigation led a Meigs County grand jury to indict Jason Kittle this month on a charge of theft over $250,000. “This is one of the largest cases of theft that we have investigated,” Comptroller Justin P. Wilson said. “However, ... Read More »

Jamestown Mayor Lyndon Baines hopes to update the municipal airport. Baines said he’s working on a three phase project with TDOT and FAA to improve the runway and North taxiway. “We’ve already got the first phase going right now with a $228,000 grant to get in the planning stage,” Baines said. “After that, we will move to phase two, which ... Read More »

Putnam County will be closing on land purchases for two new fire stations next week. County Mayor Randy Porter said he hopes to have both fire stations completed by the summer of 2019. “Both buildings will probably be bid and constructed around the same time, just as soon as weather breaks this spring,” Porter said. “The company that normally gets ... Read More »

A Danville Kentucky man faces multiple charges for a Tuesday morning crash in Overton County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol charged 23-year-old Collin Randolph with DUI, reckless endangerment, criminal impersonation, and two counts of drug possession. A THP crash report said Randolph was driving in the wrong lane on Highway 111 when his 2012 Nissan Odyssey collided with a tractor trailer ... Read More »