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A Sparta Beekeeper called on this week to evict a swarm of bees from the Queen of Bluegrass, Rhonda Vincent’s home. Vincent was recording at her home on Monday when she discovered honeybees had established a colony in the overhang of her front porch. Vincent asked a friend for help and that eventually led to Jeffrey Herel . “The front ... Read More »

Celina Mayor Luke Collins said the hopes of reopening Cumberland River Hospital are now gone. Collins said after working for a year and a half, he had originally hoped to see the hospital open on July 1st. He said they wanted to bring a new emergency helicopter that would help with responses as well. Collins said that the owners of ... Read More »

As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, Clay County EMS has officially received its provisional licensure to operate ambulances and provide emergency medical services. Acting Director Andy Hall said they have worked all day long to make this possible. He said the department even had one team member drive the paperwork directly to Nashville to speed up the process in person. “My ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech’s Student Orientation, Advisement and Registration (SOAR) program will kick off its first session Thursday. The program is for all first-time freshmen and will help provide information to help with the transition to campus, review and finalize information about students’ academic major, and share more about Tech’s student life. The two-day session is required and students must attend all ... Read More »

Cumberland County one of nine to receive a clean audit for Fiscal Year 2022. This is Cumberland’s second year in a row with a clean audit. The other eight counties include Blount, Cannon, Campbell, Giles, Hamblen, Roane, Sevier, and Unicoi. The annual audits for these counties were completed without any findings. Audit findings are used to report on weaknesses, deficiencies, ... Read More »

Clay County will now operate the ambulance service with all ambulances and many of the city’s former workers already back in place. With the help of the state, Clay County Mayor Dale Reagan declared a state of emergency Tuesday to facilitate the transfer from the City of Celina. He said as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, the county has two ambulances ... Read More »

Food to the Rescue will provide food to over 215 kids in Overton County during summer break this year. Food Coordinator Megan Burr said the non-profit started offering service in Overton over spring break. She said many children in the county suffer from food insecurity and they lose school meals during school breaks. “There are a lot of kids, I ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center has set a date to start on the 4W/5W renovation project. Interim CEO Buffy Key said they are currently on schedule to mobilize on July 5th. The $16.4 million project would include a six-unit dialysis center. It would also increase the hospital’s capacity to 309 beds. Read More »

White County’s Veterans Museum will be giving out grave marker flags Thursday. Museum Director Sandy Whitt said the flags are used to honor soldiers on Memorial Day. She said they are to remind people to always remember the sacrifice soldiers have made for the country. “It’s for soldiers who were killed in the line of duty, or were missing in ... Read More »

Just 39 percent of Overton 3rd graders were deemed proficient in English Language Arts via recent preliminary TCAP scores released Monday Secondary Supervisor and District Testing Coordinator Kim Dillon said scores increased by about five percent last year. She said with the 3rd-grade retention law in place, the system has already retested those who fell below the threshold and are ... Read More »