Tag Archives: Crossville

National Weather Service reports an EF-1 tornado touched down in Crossville Sunday. The tornado had winds up to 95 miles per hour and was documented to be 50 yards wide. The tornado touched down just west of Highway 70 N and traveled 1.7 miles before lifting in the area of the Executive Inn on Hwy 127 N. The National Weather ... Read More »

T-DOT installing culverts on Crossville’s 10th Street could cause some road closures this weekend. The work is set to begin at 5 a.m. on Saturday and is expected to finish by 8 p.m. Monday. The project will result in road closures at the intersection of West Avenue and 4th Street and at the intersection of West Avenue and Keyes Street. ... Read More »

T-DOT approved the City of Crossville to move forward with its Main Street Sidewalk Project this week. The program seeks to make the downtown more pedestrian friendly. City Manager Greg Wood said they received grant funding of about $1.25 million, but expect the project will go over that by several hundred thousand dollars. “So we’ll not just do the sidewalks ... Read More »

Crossville City Council wants to be better understand the appropriateness of using city funds to contribute to non-profit entities. The question was posed during the council’s Tuesday night work session. Councilman Scot Shanks brought up the topic after questioning the city’s decision not fund Hospice of Cumberland County in this year’s budget after requesting $10,000. “The city is giving to ... Read More »

Crossville’s contracted design group will use Tuesday’s work session to better refine the design for the proposed indoor recreation facility. Crossville City Council went over four potential options to move forward with. Upland Design Group Architect Kim Chamberlin said all four options include a gym, indoor pool, a fitness component and an indoor track “We’re going to try to begin ... Read More »

Crossville set to officially close on its purchase of the Village Inn next Tuesday. The consensus among city council members at a Tuesday night work session, the building should be razed and the property redeveloped. City Manager Greg Wood said he had requested several developers look at the building and each called it unsafe. “It’s not safe,  it’s not something ... Read More »

The TBI and the Cumberland County Sheriffs Department investigating the shooting of a Crossville woman inside her Brown Road home. 53-year old Terri Loretta Pinton discovered Tuesday night after deputies were called to a shooting. They discovered Pinton with a gunshot wound. She died at Cumberland Medical Center from her injuries. The incident happed just after 11pm. The two agencies ... Read More »

The Crossville City Council will consider renewing its contract with Azure Flight to operate the city’s airport. The City Council discussed the item at its work session Tuesday night. City Manager Greg Wood said it is to be a 60-month contract. “They did a revised contract, the city attorney looked it over and I think he said it looked pretty ... Read More »

Crossville the first of several town halls in a statewide tour by the Vietnam Veterans of America to disseminate information about Agent Orange and other potential toxic exposures. Tennessee State Council President Barry Rice said the town hall will feature a presentation of the list of contaminants veterans may have been exposed to during their service. Rice said the goal ... Read More »

Crossville will soon be the home of a new Vietnam Veterans Memorial thanks to the Cumberland County Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America. Chapter President Tom Oberts said the idea came about when he had seen other monuments in the bi-monthly Vietnam War magazine and realized Crossville did not have one itself. He said Cumberland County has the largest population ... Read More »