Tag Archives: White County

Roberts Matthew Highway Bridge over Post Oak Creek in White County will experience closures or lane reductions starting Monday. Financial Director Chad Marcum said engineers will be studying the feasibility of replacing the bridge over the next two weeks. “They need to access underneath the bridge to do some burrowing for geotechnical investigation just to make sure that when we ... Read More »

The State Department of Veteran Services will once again seek funding for the Upper Cumberland Veterans Cemetery. The project was not selected for federal funding last year. Commissioner Tommy Baker said the project ranked 66th on the priority list. Only 44 were funded. “We did not make the cut in FY ’22,” Baker said. “So, we have went ahead and ... Read More »

Hail and strong winds caused issues in White County as severe storms came through the Upper Cumberland Thursday night. White County Emergency Management reported multiple trees down on both the western and eastern end of the county between 7pm and 8pm. Areas impacted include Smithville Highway, Old Smithville Highway, and the downtown area. The National Weather Service at Nashville reported ... Read More »

Incumbent Denny Wayne Robinson won the Republican Primary for White County Executive Tuesday. Robinson beat challenger Joe Hallums Tuesday with more than 5,000 voters casting ballots. Robinson finished with 55 percent of the vote to Hallums’ 44.9 percent. Incumbent Sheriff Steve Page moved on capturing 67.5 percent of the votes in the sheriff’s primary Tuesday while John Ford finished second. ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland voters have one more week to get to the poles for early voting. So far, election offices have seen a mixed bag of turnout since early voting began last week. Overton County Election Administrator Craig Story said over 700 people have participated in his county. “Mid-terms are usually a little less on turnout than some of our other ... Read More »

The White County School Board has started the evaluation process of Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger. School Board Chair Jayson McDonald said the purpose is to set goals for the director to achieve while also reviewing performance. “His salary comes up, his contract ends June 31st,” McDonald said. “We do it in April to the evaluation and then we talk ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Regional Airport Manager Dean Selby asked the four government entities affiliated with the airport to consider increasing their contributions. Those four entities are Putnam County, Cookeville, White County, and Sparta. The request to increase from $28,000 to $35,00 each came as part of budget approval at Tuesday’s airport board meeting. “I feel like, and based on TDOT’s (study), ... Read More »

White County Commission approved matching funds for TDEC Water Infrastructure during its Monday meeting. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said that the money will be spent in next year’s budget. He said that this approval allows him to go to the utility district to discuss the County Commission’s commitment to water infrastructure projects. “Because I need to start getting those ... Read More »

The White County basketball courts near its high school will need further surface work after a sealed crack has reappeared. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said he has contacted the company that conducted the original resurfacing to assess the court. “I’ve not got a report from them yet on how they’re going to move forward, but it’s just an eye ... Read More »

Cookeville plans to approach White County and Jackson County about helping financially with the city’s planned water plant expansion. Cookeville about $8 million short in paying the increased costs of the expansion which will increased capacity by 50 percent. White County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said he has not received a formal proposal. Robinson said he would give the project ... Read More »