Tag Archives: Cancelled

The Overton County Commission will not meet Monday night due to a lack of business. Commissioners were set to gather at 5:00 p.m. A rescheduled date was not shared. The next meeting is currently set for the second Monday of February. Read More »

The Museum of Appalachia in Crossville has cancelled its annual Candlelight Christmas due to rain. The old-time winter cerebration was scheduled for Friday and Saturday evening. The event will not be rescheduled due to the availability of facilities and vendors. The event is centered around the museum’s pioneer village where you can tour authentic log cabins. Historic demonstrations such as ... Read More »

Sparta’s Bluegrass on the Square concert series has been cancelled for the remainder of the season. Performances happen every third Friday from May until October. Organizer Angie Wilhite said the decision was made to protect the community from rising COVID numbers. “I’m sad to have to do this, but I feel for the safety of our people and our community,” ... Read More »

Another year will pass without the Jackson County Poke Sallet Festival. The American Legion Post 129 made the decision to cancel the May event. Post Commander Dale Smith said the reason is to prevent the spread of COVID. “We just try to protect our citizens in a small county in a small town,” Smith said. “Because, we would have people ... Read More »

Byrdstown city officials Monday canceled its Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting this weekend due to rising community COVID numbers. Byrdstown officials said the tree downtown will still be lit, but all other activities are cancelled. Read More »

The annual Santa’s Workshop at the Hyder-Burks Agricultural Building has been cancelled due to increasing COVID numbers. With about 7,000 people attending the weekend craft fair each year, Coordinator Amanda Guidry said the expected volume of people made the event unsafe. “We just did not feel like there was anyway we could possibly keep everyone safe, and that really had ... Read More »

Friday’s Clay County at Pickett County high school football matchup has been cancelled due to Pickett players being exposed to COVID. Pickett Director of Schools Diane Elder said enough players are being quarantined that the school does not have a full roster to compete. “It is a little bit inconvenient I know for the team and for the school,” Elder ... Read More »

Differences in opinion within the Warren County government resulted in the cancellation of Monday’s Warren County Commission meeting. The commission voted 14-7 to hold the August meeting in-person at the Administration Building. County Executive Jimmy Haley has denied the commission access to the building and said zoom is the only way to safely conduct business. Chair Commissioner Blaine Wilcher said ... Read More »

The September Fly-In Event at Crossville Airport has been cancelled this year. The annual event features civilian and military aircraft on display for the public to view. City Manager Greg Wood said following Covid guidelines during the event is not possible. “We just felt we could not comply with the Governor’s Tennessee Pledge to practice social distancing,” Wood said. “When ... Read More »

The 32nd Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival has been cancelled. Festival Coordinator John Allen said cancelling Tennessee’s largest and longest running quilt festival was not easy and required multiple board meetings. “We did not approach it lightly,” Allen said. “Extensive discussions and a great deal of reflection. It was not a unanimous situation until we got to yesterday’s meeting.” Allen said ... Read More »