Alexandria was the only Upper Cumberland town to receive a historic preservation grant from the state Historic Preservation Office. The town will receive $5,400 to help restore the Seay Chapel and East View Cemetery. Both appear on the National Register of Historic Places. Mayor Bennett Armstrong said the cemetery gates need special attention. “Those two gate markers are the beginning ... Read More »

Larry Stone talks to coaches Mark Wattenbarger and Matt Bates about how their teams performed Friday night, and their expectations for this week’s game. Read More »

Sheila Scruggs interviews Dr. Denise Weaver from Jonah’s Joy about their organization and the upcoming event Comedy For A Cause happening September 29th. Read More »

Sparta Electric customers will have a planned power outage Saturday night. Mayor Jeff Young announced the outage during last week’s board meeting. “We’ll be changing out the power from our spare transformers to our current transformers, we’ll be switching load off of West Sparta to North White and Great Falls, Sparta Electric should be off two times during this time, ... Read More »

A former Smith County deputy was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly removed items from evidence lockers for personal reasons. Brandon McKae Marshall was fired after the allegations surfaced. The Smith County Grand Jury indicted Marshall on two counts of official misconduct, two counts of theft and two counts of tampering with evidence. He was booked into the Smith County Jail ... Read More »

State Sen. Paul Bailey said he’ll take the rest of the Titans season off. Last weekend Bailey made posts on social media threatening to give up his tickets if Titans players took a knee during the national anthem. Now, he says he’ll leave the seats empty and donate an amount equal to the ticket value to two organizations: C.O.P.S. (Concerns ... Read More »

One Upper Cumberland man has spent the last five weeks mapping wildfires in Montana. Jason Duke is a geographic information systems coordinator for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “It’s been a rather severe wildfire season in the west, and where I work for the US Fish and Wildlife Service the Department of Interior made it a mandate that anyone ... Read More »

Cumberland County Mayor Kenneth Carey counts himself among those excited for the new Shooting Sports Park. City of Crossville officials joined the county to hold a ceremonial groundbreaking for the facility Monday morning. “It’s going to be a really unique facility, nothing else like it in the area, a good place to come out and enjoy some shooting sports,” Carey ... Read More »

Teen Challenge of the Upper Cumberland will host its fifth annual Chili Challenge Friday at Livingston’s Central Park. Executive Director Tim McLauchlin said the challenge has been a simple formula that’s worked well for the group over the years. “Not only does it raise money but it really raises awareness in the community and that’s what we love, unlike banquets ... Read More »

Larry Stone talks with Cookeville Head Coach Jimmy Maynard on their win, Red Boiling Springs Head Coach Michael Brown discusses their bye week and Bruce Lamb of Livingston talks recovering from the weekends action. Read More »