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A paving project will close a portion of Crossville’s Main Street for most of this week. TDOT crews will be paving Main Street from Neechum Street to Highway 70. The work will be conducted from 6 a.m until 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Road closures will take place during these times and the city has asked drivers to seek alternate ... Read More »

The project to replace water lines should be complete on time. Project manager Joe Lehrer said work is moving forward as scheduled. The entire project is set to be complete at the end of July. At that time, TDOT will begin paving Willow Avenue from south of Jackson Street to just north of Gainesboro Grade. Lehrer encouraged drivers on Willow to ... Read More »

Sparta’s Board of Mayor and Alderman may approve an updated personnel manual for city employees next month. The board reviewed a presentation from MTAS representative Joe Grubb and City Administrator Chris Dorsey at its regular meeting Thursday.   “We needed to update our manual to keep up with all the new employment laws and things of that nature so time ... Read More »

Sparta’s long-planned paving project is one step closer to reality. The city’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen accepted a bid to pave Roosevelt Drive from Spring Street to just past Allen Drive. The winning bid of $131,509 went to Rogers Group, a Nashville Construction firm. City Administrator Chris Dorsey said TDOT needs to approve the bid, because the city is ... Read More »

The Tennessee Department of Health announced mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus have been found near Nashville. While the virus hasn’t been found in the Upper Cumberland, it’s still a good idea to eliminate mosquito areas around your home. Putnam County Extension Agent Wayne Key said it’s all about disrupting the cycle. “The biggest thing with mosquitoes is control in the ... Read More »

A Crossville man will serve a lengthy term behind bars after pleading guilty to child abuse and sexual battery charges. The charges against 35-year-old Brock Justin Dunaway stem from a 2013 domestic violence incident that was investigated by the Crossville Police Department. Dunaway has pleaded guilty to child abuse and received a three year sentence. He also pleaded guilty to ... Read More »

Sparta Electric will have a power outage Saturday night. All customers west of the White County Courthouse will be affected. The power will be disconnected in that area beginning at midnight. The outage will continue from three to five hours. Sparta has been upgrading its power grid this month. Planned outages have occurred since the beginning of the month for ... Read More »

Tennessee’s annual sales tax holiday will take place next Friday. Established in 2006 by the General Assembly, the three day holiday allows state residents to save money on items such as clothing, school supplies, and electronics. Cookeville State Representative and Republican Caucus Chairman Ryan Williams said the holiday will give families a little more financial flexibility moving forward. “It’s an opportunity ... Read More »

Gov. Bill Haslam announced Tennessee has historic low unemployment, but there may be more behind the numbers. Haslam said June’s statewide unemployment was 3.6 percent, the lowest in state history. Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce CEO Brad Allamong said that number doesn’t include people who have left the workforce, stopped looking for work or maybe have a part time job ... Read More »

FEMA intends to reimburse several Tennessee counties for damage sustained during the Memorial Day storms. The agency posted the notice on its website Wednesday. Putnam County Executive Randy Porter said he knows FEMA intends to pay, but he doesn’t think the county will see the money anytime soon. “If we use the ice storm as an example, when we had ... Read More »