Monterey hopes to have a sewer rehabilitation project completed by the middle of next month. Mayor Bill Wiggins said crews must finish the project by January 12. “The main thrust of that particular project is to rehab aging sewer lines in Monterey, which were first installed in the 1960’s,” Wiggins said. “The most recent update I’ve got from the engineer ... Read More »

A Saturday evening crash claimed the life of a Crossville woman. The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased as 67-year-old June Cabral. The crash happened on Lantana Road just before 6 p.m. A THP crash report said 45-year-old Melanie Burgess was driving a GMC Sierra when the vehicle crashed into the drivers door of Cabral’s Jeep Liberty. Burgess did not ... Read More »

A Saturday night crash claimed the life of a 16-year-old from Celina. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said the accident happened just before 8 p.m. on Brimstone Creek Road in Clay County. A THP crash report said the juvenile was driving northbound on Brimstone Creek Road near Dry Branch Road. Officials said the juvenile’s 1992 Geo Tracker left the right side ... Read More »

Verizon plans to install a small cell pole near the Cumberland County Justice Center and Cumberland Medical Center. Verizon Wireless Representative Alex Brosky said the 4G capacity node will bolster service to the area. “Our folks have identified this particular area as being overwhelmed with data usage, and so the small cell basically offloads the traffic from that particular cell ... Read More »

Dekalb County joins Sevier County in being the only Tennessee districts to be placed in the 10th Annual AP District Honor Roll. 250 other school districts in the United States and Canada have also qualified for the Roll. Tennessee Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn says this took a lot of dedication. “The efforts of Dekalb and Sevier counties exemplify what Best ... Read More »

Three Upper Cumberland business will benefit from the state’s Agriculture Enterprise Fund (AEF). The Department of Agriculture said 12 grant recipients have invested more than $8 million in their agriculture and forest-product businesses. Businesses had to demonstrate strong potential for impact on local farm income, access to markets, increased capacity, or agriculture innovation. Fentress County’s Beaty Lumber and Plateau Sawmill ... Read More »

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission director and his father will serve as co-commencement speakers at the Tennessee Tech graduation ceremony this Saturday. Mike Krause has served as THEC director since 2016, overseeing a $2.1 billion budget and $500 million student aid. His father, Mike Krause Sr., graduated from Tennessee Tech in 1992 with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering. In ... Read More »

The state has identified land for an Upper Cumberland State Veterans Cemetery. The 90-acre property sits off the 320 exit of Interstate 40 in Cumberland County. Travis Murphy is the Assistant Commissioner for the Department of Veterans Services. He said the State Building Commission’s Executive Subcommittee meets next week to consider moving forward with purchasing the land. “We’re really excited,” ... Read More »

With the holiday season starting, so has the flu season. CRMC Infection Prevention manager Stephanie Etter said the best way to prevent the flu is the shot. “It’s really a misconception that the flu shot doesn’t work because even if it’s not a perfect match, you’re still going to get a partial match. If you get the flu and you’ve ... Read More »