Tag Archives: Fall Creek Falls

Van Buren County Schools will receive its portion of a state payment for the Fall Creek Falls Inn closure. This $42,000 payment was approved at Tuesday night’s Van Buren County Commission meeting. However, this is only half of the school system’s share. Van Buren County Commissioner William Maxwell said the commission would look to a later date to pay the ... Read More »

Construction of Fall Creek Falls’ new lodge is on track to be completed this fall. Park Manager Jacob Young said work is moving along after a progress meeting was held Wednesday. “Paint going up. Dry wall is up,” Young said. “The lobby area of this building is spectacular. These conference spaces, the restaurant and the little pool area in the ... Read More »

People camping at Tennessee State Parks in historic numbers this year with four of the top 10 camping months ever recorded. Fall Creek Falls among the leaders in the state. Park Manager Jacob Young said he is not surprised. “The last four months have been extremely busy,” Young said. “Of course, Fall Creek Falls is always a pretty busy park. ... Read More »

Van Buren County School Director Cheryl Cole said the school system has requested its part of a $200,000 payment designed to help Van Buren County. The money came from the state to help bridge the gap with the Fall Creek Falls Inn closed. Cole said she wants to make sure the school system gets its share from county commissioners. “Several ... Read More »

After four years of work, Van Buren County is applying for an $80,000 Healthy Environment grant to put the final touches on its community centers. The Van Buren County Commission approved applying for the grant at Tuesday night’s commissioner meeting. Van Buren County Mayor Greg Wilson said the grant would be used for building picnic pavilions and setting up park ... Read More »

Van Buren County’s Angela and Ronnie Hitchcock will operate the newly built Fall Creek Falls’ gift shop and snack bar after winning both bids. The couple will be in charge of the facilities for the next three years. State officials said the Hitchcock’s only faced competition from one other bidder for the gift shop. The revenues generated will be used ... Read More »

The Fall Creek Falls natural area has been inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network for its publicly accessible mature forests. The organization designates and protects forest over 80 years old throughout the United States. Park Manager Stuart Carroll said the national park service protected the area in 1935 allowing the forest to grow undisturbed. “By setting it aside so early ... Read More »

First Lady Maria Lee will participate in a service project at Fall Creek Falls Thursday to build 50 picnic tables to encourage outdoor learning and working. The park camp site recently received a grant to install fiber cable Internet. Lee said the picnic tables provide an outdoor area for people to utilize the connectivity. “For families to use for camping ... Read More »

Fall Creek Fall’s annual celebration of Upper Cumberland heritage and culture will not take place this year. The 42nd annual Mountaineer Folk Festival is cancelled. Fall Creek Falls Park Manager Jacob Young said after reviewing large group gathering safety guidelines, he and the park board were afraid they could not keep everyone safe. “With the amount of staff that we ... Read More »

The Vice Chairman of the Van Buren County budget committee said passing a property tax increase this year will be difficult to nearly impossible. Commissioner Henry Seamons said after raising taxes last year, a further tax increase has very little support among commissioners. “I told the comptrollers this,” Seamons said. “We had a property tax increase last year of 38-cents. ... Read More »