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Monterey’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen will consider approving bids for three paving projects when they meet tonight. “One is Gaw Street from East Commercial into that strip mall,” Monterey Mayor Bill Wiggins said. “We’ve had a road bed in there. It’s well packed now and ready for a hard surface.” The other two projects are the lower end of ... Read More »

We continue our talk about helping victims. Part Two of Human Trafficking. The United States is experiencing a growing number of cases all across the nation, and in our region. Today In The Upper Cumberland we continue our talk about the survivors and victims of human trafficking. Human or sex trafficking is a problem that begins in small ways. Law ... Read More »

Residents from across the Upper Cumberland traveled to Fentress County Saturday morning for free health care provided by Remote Area Medical. Crystal Moore, of Livingston, said she hadn’t been able afford a visit to the dentist for nearly three years before coming to the RAM clinic. “It means a whole lot,” Moore said. “It’s something you can go to that ... Read More »

A crash involving a pickup truck and trailer brought I-40 eastbound to a near standstill Friday afternoon near Baxter. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Aaron Wilson, of Rickman, was driving when his trailer began shaking as he changed lanes. The THP report indicates as Wilson slowed down to regain control, the trailer swung to the left of the ... Read More »

Remote Area Medical (RAM) is set to host a free clinic in Fentress County this weekend Sept. 8-9. The clinic will begin at 6 a.m. at South Fentress Elementary School with the parking lot opening at midnight. RAM Media Relations Specialist Robert Lambert said the clinic will be offered on a first-come first-serve basis. “We always encourage people to get ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved the first reading of an amendment allowing more paving in the area of North Dixie Avenue and Jere Whitson Road. City manager Mike Davidson said the city has already completed approximately $625,000 worth of paving. “”Essentially most of that was done north of 12th Street and we want to try to get Dixie Avenue from 12th ... Read More »

Cumberland County needs approximately thirty-five more Tennessee Promise mentors. Tennessee Promise, a last-dollar scholarship program, requires each student to have contact with a mentor. Brad Allamong is the President of the Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce. “We have been working with tnAchieves for the last, well the program has been in existence, this will be its fifth year. And we ... Read More »