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While the state has again applied for money to fund an Upper Cumberland Veterans Cemetery, the chances of the project being funding do not look good. That according to Patrick Rice, Assistant Commissioner of Cemetery Operations for the Tennessee Department of Veteran’s Services. The National Cemetery Administration wants every veteran throughout the nation to be 75 miles from a veterans ... Read More »

Local officials said they will not stop pushing for an Upper Cumberland Veterans cemetery. The proposed site in White County did not receive federal funding for a second time. Upper Cumberland State Veterans Cemetery Association Chair Donna Fare said there are 25,000 veterans in the region that could use the site. “I think we are going to have to work ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Veterans Cemetery rejected for federal funding for a second straight year by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Patrick Rice is the State Department of Veteran Services Cemetery Operations Assistant Commissioner. He said the location of the proposed project impacted the application. “The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs determines funding allocations based on the number of new Veteran ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Veterans Cemetery project on hold as the state Veterans Office waits for federal funding. Public Information Officer David Solon said the department is eligible for Veterans Affair grant funding. Recipients will be named in October. “If we are to get awarded the grant and we are very optimistic that we will be, once that happens the VA ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Veteran’s Cemetery has found its home in Sparta after the state finalized a deal for land along Country Club Road. The search for an Upper Cumberland location has been an ongoing process for several years. Veteran’s Services Deputy Commissioner Tilman Goins said the 127 acres finally complete the department’s goals of having state wide cemetery coverage. “Veterans ... Read More »

The search for a location for the Upper Cumberland State Veterans Cemetery has resumed after a land deal in fell apart. Paul Overholser is the Strategic Development Director for the Tennessee Department of Veterans Services. The department had originally selected 93-acres adjacent to I-40 in Cumberland County for the cemetery. “We had an initial verbal agreement with the property owner,” ... Read More »