Tag Archives: Fentress County

A National Weather Service storm survey team determined three different tornadoes touched down in the Upper Cumberland Sunday. All three were EF1 storms on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with winds between 86 and 110 mph. No injuries were reported. The first storm hit just after 4:30 Sunday, traveling some 11 miles between the Jamestown Airport and Allardt. It snapped hundreds ... Read More »

The National Weather Service is set to visit Fentress and Cumberland Counties Monday to assess and survey storm damage after what appeared to be a tornado touched down Sunday night. Fentress County EMA Director James Bilbrey said there was damage to several residences, garages, and barns in the Allardt area. He said crews reported damages near Coon Hunter Lodge Road, ... Read More »

Governor Bill Lee paid a visit to York Insititute Thursday morning celebrating the school’s strong CTE and agriculture programs. Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn called the school a “national model” for all the programs they offer. Lee said that he couldn’t agree more. “There are so many things happening there,” Lee said. “You see kids developing a beef cattle ... Read More »

Courthouses in Tennessee’s 8th district now have safe spaces for victims, including Fentress County. Tennessee 8th District Attorney Jared Effler said the areas will be a secure place where victims can wait to take the stand and avoid intimidation and harassment from their perpetrators. He said the safe spaces are very important for children and victims of domestic assault. “Often ... Read More »

Fentress County’s Clarkrange Business Park one of the top 3 site candidates for a potential new industry. Industrial Development Board Representative Jacob Rosenbaum said a potential biocarbon manufacturing was interested in opening a potential facility in the county. Biocarbon in the form of charcoal and woodchips are sustainable carbon sources replacing fossil coal. “And we are the only site in ... Read More »

Fentress County has received a $1.4 million USDA grant to study the county’s water supply and how it could impact development. Industrial Development Board Member Dwight Dixon said the study will come at no cost to the county. He said USDA wants to help rural communities understand another important aspect of recruiting industry. “We don’t know what the study will ... Read More »

An updated timeline for completion has Fentress County’s standalone ER opening its doors by the end of April. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said they had originally hoped to open in March, but delays in construction and getting materials pushed the date back. He said they do not foresee any more obstacles. “It’s been a long time waiting on it I ... Read More »

Fentress County Clerk’s Office set to offer new services to citizens through an automated kiosk. County Clerk Amanda Hicks said the kiosk provides automated services such as license renewals, address changes, and gun permit renewals. She said she hopes this will serve as a convenience both for her office and for residents. “Any time that there’s a gap in services ... Read More »

Fentress County Fire Department has completed the process to replace of all four fire trucks in its fleet. Chief Larry Cooper said the final replacement was purchased for some $60,000 and picked up just last week. “The fleet we’ve got is really old and it’s really expensive to replace these trucks and we were in much need of some smaller ... Read More »

A former Fentress County corrections officer indicted on one count of Statutory Rape and Aggravated Burglary following a TBI investigation Friday. According to the investigation results, Nicholas Alexander St. John met a juvenile at York Institute and engaged in sexual activity in an abandoned house of school property. St. John was employed by the Fentress County Sheriff’s Office at the ... Read More »