Overnight heavy rains have flooded and closed at least 15 roads in Cumberland County. Officials with the Cumberland County Highway Department said at least three roads in the Lake Tansi area could be closed for several days. Road Superintendent Scott Blaylock said those roads include Plantation Drive, Flathead Road, and Dunbar Road. “We knew from monitoring it that we were ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech has broken ground on what will eventually be the largest building on campus. The laboratory sciences building will be located immediately north of the Capital Quad residence halls on the cite of the current parking lot along Stadium Drive. TTU President Phil Oldham said he’s happy to finally get the project started. “The story of the new lab ... Read More »

Putnam County is gearing up for its Veterans Day Parade. Parade organizer and Veterans Service Officer Michael Glass said this year’s parade will have a slightly different route. “The route is a little bit longer than it has been. We are actually going to start at Broad Street and go all the way to the trian depot,” Glass said. This ... Read More »

Cumberland County authorities are searching for a person who discharged a firearm several times at a local church recently. According to a police report, deputies responded to Southwest Baptist Church on Eastland Road where officers observed bullet holes in the church’s steeple. Estimated damage believed to be at 300-dollars. No suspects are named at this time. Read More »

The city of Sparta has withdrawn a Memorandum of Understanding with the United States Marine Corps. The MOU gave the Marines permission to train within city limits for at least the next three years. “A motion was made at our meeting to withdraw the agreement because there was so much controversy over the agreement and that White County was not ... Read More »

The city of Cookeville will hold a community input meeting Tuesday night regarding the design of the town’s first skate park. Cookeville Lesiure Service Director Rick Woods said Grindline Skateparks of Seattle Washington will be at the meeting taking recommendations from community skaters and BMX bikers. “We will be able to meet with them and tell them what we would ... Read More »

The Crossville City Council will hold a work session Tuesday night to discuss a complaint filed against the city by the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The source of the complaint has not been made public at this time. Multiple sources say the complaint is about the water resources department. Tomorrow’s meeting is set for 5:00 inside city hall. Read More »

The Tennessee Highway Patrol has identified three people from Wayne County Kentucky who were killed in single vehicle crash in Van Buren County Sunday. The deceased identified as 33-year-old Josefa Mateo Gomez, 18-year-old Emily Mateo, and a juvenile. Officials said the crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Highway 111 near Baker Mountain Road. A report said Gomez was driving a ... Read More »

Algood Vice Mayor Kirk Dyer says he will still be appearing in chancery court next week to ask a judge to allow city business to move forward after Mayor Scott Bilbrey resigned from office last week. “The process we started in chancery court wasn’t mainly just to get Mr, Bilbrey to attend meetings,” Dyer said. “It was more so to ... Read More »

Special Census Workers will begin visiting homes in Crossville this weekend. The City of Crossville will be conducting a special census this fall and winter. Crossville officials believe as many as 800 residents have moved into the city since the 2014 census. Vice Mayor J.H. Graham said that could mean more money for the city since state-shared revenues are based ... Read More »