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The town of Livingston has just completed a project to revitalize the town square. Crews have added brick stamping crosswalks around the square as part of a Tennessee Department of Transportation grant. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the project is part of several big investments over the last 18 months to help make Livingston a more attractive area. “We started with ... Read More »

Fentress County is set to participate in one of the country’s largest yard sale events beginning Thursday. Leann Smith is the Executive Director of the Fentress County Chamber of Commerce. She said the Highway 127 Corridor sale benefits everyone in the Upper Cumberland. “The economic impact is immeasurable not just for Fentress County but for our surrounding counties as well,” ... Read More »

The Tennessee Department of Transportation has awarded a bid to pave a portion of Hillham Road. County Executive Randy Porter said crews will soon begin paving from Bear Creek Road to the Overton County line. “They put tar in the cracks of the road as a way to extend the life of the roadway, which made it very rough,” Porter ... Read More »

A Gordonsville man was charged with meth possession following a traffic stop in Putnam County Tuesday morning. According to arrest warrants, Cookeville Police stopped a vehicle for tag light and window tint violations. 35-year-old Brandon Climer was a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the stop. During a K-9 search of the vehicle, the officer discovered a cloth ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider an ordinance Thursday rezoning a portion of Fountain Circle to be used for a wrecker service. Planning Department Director James Mills said very few of these services exist within the city. “That’s one of the more requested items we get in the planning department is locations for wrecker services,” Mills said. “There’s very few of ... Read More »

Smithville Mayor Jimmy Poss and his son, Anthony, are set to appear in court August 6 after being indicted last week. The two were charged after Mayor Poss was found to have paid his son for work at the city’s golf course without the permission of the Board of Aldermen. District Attorney Bryant Dunaway declined to comment on the case, ... Read More »

Various Upper Cumberland counties reported a low early voter turnout this year. Craig Story is the Overton County Administrator of Elections. “I think maybe the Secretary of State’s office was putting out something maybe even today on turnout versus four years ago,” Story said. “And it is my understanding that I think we are up some statewide. Overton County I think ... Read More »

Two Overton County men face several charges after a loaded handgun and drugs were found following a traffic stop in Algood Saturday. According to arrest warrants, Algood Police stopped 26-year-old Joshua Cobble of Rickman, and 42-year-old Linden Cook Jr. of Livingston, along Big Mac Drive. Upon searching the vehicle, the officer found several drugs and drug paraphernalia in Cobble and ... Read More »

The Fentress County Commission hired a new Finance Director on Thursday. County Executive J. Michael Cross said the commission unanimously agreed to hire Tyler Arms. “We had a reconvened Finance Committee meeting last Wednesday and they voted to hire Tyler Arms who formerly was with, I think Union Bank and Fitzgerald’s Trucking,” Cross said. “And then we had a reconvened County ... Read More »

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office’s Safe on 70 campaign begins Tuesday. The campaign will feature an increased presence of law enforcement on Highway 70 to ensure drivers are traveling safely. Fred Sherrill is the Upper Cumberland Law Enforcement Liaison for the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. He said crash data shows that Tuesdays from Noon until 8:00 p.m are the highest ... Read More »