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The Cummins Falls State Park overlook project will move forward with a TDEC-awarded Recreational Trails Program grant. Park Manager Ray Cutcher said the project will pick up with a workshop meeting. “There will be a workshop set up for those who have been awarded each grant to cover all the processes we have to do in managing the funds for ... Read More »

A Tuesday morning crash claimed the life of a Sparta man. The crash happened at 5:15 a.m. on Sparta Highway in Cumberland County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol has identified the deceased as David Joseph Palmer. According to the THP crash report, Palmer was driving a 2009 Volkswagen when the vehicle crossed the center line and collided head on with a ... Read More »

Putnam County remains in the clear from the Tennessee measles outbreak. Director of the Putnam County Health Department Lisa Bumbalough said people can prevent measles with vaccinations. “The best protection against measles, of course, is to be protected by the MMR vaccine. Which is the Measles Mumps and Rubella vaccine,” Bumbalough said. “Most teens and adults should be up to ... Read More »

White County authorities charged a man with his 8th driving on a revoked license offense following a short pursuit Sunday. Deputies also charged 43-year-old Richard Dunham Jr. with simple possession of schedule VI drugs, felony evading arrest, and leaving the scene of an accident. According to a press release from the White County Sheriff’s Office, deputies initiated a traffic stop ... Read More »

The Fentress County Historical Society will move into the Regan Building once the Finance Department sets up in the County Courthouse. County Executive J. Micheal Cross said both moves will benefit the county. “It puts all the main county offices in one building under one roof. So we should have cohesiveness, better communication. Just all the way around, benefit the ... Read More »

An investigation is underway after a fire destroyed a home in Monterey early Tuesday morning. Monterey Fire Chief Kevin Peters said the fire broke out around 3:00 a.m. at a home on South Holly Street. Peters said crews responded to the scene and found the home totally engulfed in flames. A cause of the blaze has not been determined at ... Read More »

The Putnam County School System will consider changing the Parent-Teacher Conference Dates in the future school schedules. Director of Schools Jerry Boyd said teachers and principals have expressed their concerns about the early conference date. “We are really having a discussion about in the future do we need to push that back a couple of weeks in the future,” Boyd ... Read More »

Putnam County Commissioners voted Monday night to purchase property for three new fire stations. “There’s a new station going in the 10th district down in the Gainesboro Grade County Farm Road area,” County Executive Randy Porter said. “We’re moving the station in Monterey out of the city limits and putting a new one up on Clarkrange Highway to better serve ... Read More »

The Cumberland County Commission approved on Monday night a resolution asking state lawmakers to enact a 1-percent restaurant privilege tax in the county. If approved by the state next year, the money would help construct the proposed Cumberland County expo center. According to county officials, the 45,000 square foot indoor expo center would cost an estimated $3.86 million to construct. ... Read More »