Tag Archives: West Main Street

Flooding in Byrdstown lead to a partial building collapse early Thursday morning. Sheriff Dana Dowdy said damage still being assessed at the West Main Street commercial location. “We had a lot of flooding,” Dowdy said. “We had some flooding in town around the post office parking lot,” Dowdy said. “Had some trees down and had one building damaged. We had ... Read More »

It is movie night in Byrdstown this Friday. Mayor Sam Gibson said the outdoor movie series continues with Grease the movie screened at the pavilion across from city hall. Gibson said the 50’s themed night begins at 6:00 p.m. with the film beginning at sundown. “During that night, they’re also going to do some contests for people dressing up in ... Read More »

Byrdstown is planning an Independence Day event so large, it needed two days to fit in all the fun. Mayor Sam Gibson said everyone is invited to the West Main Street Pavilion on Friday and Saturday. Gibson said on Friday a big night out is planned for kids to come and play. “We’re going to have our water slide and ... Read More »

The Algood Farmers’ Market building is complete and set to open on Thursday. City Administrator Keith Morrison said residents and vendors are excited to have a dedicated facility now. Morrison said the market is another piece to invigorating Algood’s downtown. “The opportunity that if you were using the parking lot and the facility even with it not completed,” Morrison said. ... Read More »

Byrdstown will conduct a corridor study along Highway 111 through a T-DOT grant. Mayor Sam Gibson said adding truck lanes on the north side of Highway 111 is the main focus. “On the south side, we have truck lanes on both sides,” Gibson said. “And that makes it really good for people if you have a slow truck in front ... Read More »