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Over 120 quilts will be on display at multiple Algood locations this weekend during the 34th annual Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival. Festival Coordinator John Allen said this is the largest, longest-running quilt festival in the state. He said the festival began as a fundraiser for the Algood Senior Center and continues to be the primary fundraiser for the center. He ... Read More »

Algood’s Hope Church has broken ground on a new community playground after the previous playground exceeded its lifespan. Pastor Jason Yarbrough said the church has a long history of community involvement in Algood and this shared space is a continuation of that. He said the new playground will be a significant upgrade. “Until the last couple of years when the ... Read More »

Hope Church in Algood moving forward with a different upgrade and expansion plan after city council voted not to close Wall Street. Pastor Jason Yarbrough said they originally had asked city council to consider closing Wall Street for safety reasons. He said architects are now moving forward on designs with that not being possible in mind. Yarbrough said there had ... Read More »

Algood City Council unanimously voted against the closure of Wall Street from Main Street to 5th Avenue. Mayor Lisa Chapman-Fowler said the original request from Hope Church came in so the church could increase the parking area and construct a park for the community. She said a recent traffic study concluded that more than 2,000 cars traveled on Wall Street ... Read More »

Algood City Council will consider closing a portion of Wall Street between 5th Avenue and West Main Street. That after the recommendation came from Algood’s Planning Commission Thursday night. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the city decided to abandon the street in 2006. He said that Hope Church had asked the city to review it for closure as it begins ... Read More »