Tag Archives: Cumberland County

Bridge repair will limit Interstate 40 eastbound traffic in Cumberland Saturday.   T-DOT contract crews will be repairing the mile marker 326 bridge beginning at 6:00 AM Saturday. Only one lane of eastbound traffic will be open.   Traffic control will be provided. T-DOT officials hope to complete the work by 2:00 PM Saturday. Read More »

Recycled bowling pins are being auctioned to help at-risk kids in Cumberland County. Dogwood Exchange Owner Angela Witzel specializes in reclaimed creations and is hosting an auction for Kids on the Rise, through the Dogwood Exchange Facebook Page. Witzel said starting bright and early at 8:00 AM Friday, people can start bidding on these bowling pins. However, the designs are ... Read More »

Cumberland County wants to pursue an available facility for a new highway building and complex. County Mayor Allen Foster said county officials have looked at a eight-acre complex at the corner of Highway 70 and Northside Drive. The county pursued a lease of the facility when the existing highway facility became unsafe. The owner offered to sell it. “It’s something ... Read More »

The Cumberland County Board of Education unanimously approved requesting a freeze on state standardized testing Thursday night. In its resolution the Cumberland County Board cited the disparities in learning and teaching methods this school year. However, if state testing does happen in Tennessee, the board asked the results be used in a different fashion. Instead of counting scores against the ... Read More »

An overnight accident along Interstate 40 in Crossville left seven people injured, one critically. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports the one-vehicle accident happened around 2:30am near mile marker 320. A vehicle driven by 48-year-old Dorthy Clark of Clinton ran across the left rumble strips. Clark over corrected and left the right side of the roadway. Clark’s vehicle went down an ... Read More »

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a daycare. The Sheriff’s Department said the Crossville daycare operates from a Genesis Road and a Dogwood Circle location. Investigator Tom Howard said they cannot comment on the investigation at this time, and cannot name the allegations against the daycare center. Howard said he wants to know what people know about the daycare ... Read More »

The golf capital of Tennessee cracks the top 20 counties for Tourism in 2019. Cumberland County raked in $130,000,000 in direct tourism spending and generated over 1,000 jobs. Crossville/Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce President Ethan Hadley said he could not put his finger on just one industry that is stimulating tourism. “The industries that have grown, I would say are ... Read More »

Protecting the Plateau will hold a mask exchange Saturday, turning your old masks into art. The non-profit group formed in March to provide masks for first health care workers, first responders and civil servants. Protecting the Plateau’s Co-Founder Angela Witzel said the public giveaway comes on the heels of increasing COVID cases. “Since we do have such an increase in ... Read More »

The owners of Cumberland County’s Autumn Acres have retired from operations. The Woods family operated the farm for almost 20 years. Owner Stephanie Woods said the original plan was to open this fall one last time. But, worries about COVID made the family rethink their decision. “We do get a lot of people who come in and out of the ... Read More »

Crossville City Council called a special meeting to address several issues including the hiring of a public works director. The city had delayed that move after talks began about a county-wide utility. Those talks have ended. Council members asked the city manager to move forward with a job description for the position. Meeting time is Tuesday at 4pm. McMinnville council ... Read More »