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Production business officially opens on the square in Gainesboro - UCBJ - Upper Cumberland Business Journal

Gainesboro · Gainesboro

Production business officially opens on the square in Gainesboro - UCBJ - Upper Cumberland Business Journal

The studio will also be available to creatives who need a space Pennington Productions officially cut the ribbon on its studio in Gainesboro recently. The studio offers photography and videography services. “We did it! Thank you so much to everyone that came out last night. I’m so glad that the studio is finished, so that […]Read Article

Gainesboro Wanting To Replace Mulch At City Park Playground

Gainesboro · Gainesboro

Gainesboro Wanting To Replace Mulch At City Park Playground

A child injured falling off playground equipment has led Gainesboro to want to replace the mulch at the City Park. Gainesboro Aldermen discussed replacing the playground mulch with a rubber mulch to make the playground safer for children. Alderman Deborah Whitaker said in the past, the school system bought rubber mulch for all of the Pre-K playgrounds. Whitaker said installing rubber mulch did not solve the playground problems. “It floats really…Read Article

Gainesboro Water Rates Increasing By Two Percent

Gainesboro has approved to increase water rates by two percent for the upcoming fiscal year. Alderman Beth Young said the state is requiring Gainesboro to increase the water rates as the state has a mandate that all water systems have to make increases on an annual or sometimes bi-annual basis. Young said the two percent increase will cover the increasing cost to operate the water plant. “Cost of chemicals, cost of repairs and maintenance to you…Gainesboro · Gainesboro Read Article

Gainesboro Hopeful For Loan For Water Treatment Plant

Gainesboro hopeful the town has a better chance of approval on a $10.5 million loan for a new water treatment plant. Consulting Engineer Nathaniel Greene said the town applied in 2023, but did not make the priority funding list. However, Green said TDEC recently re-ranked the priority list. “I received an email that said they want to reopen, that we have now been re-ranked for that 2023 ranking, so two years behind, but I guess late is better th…Gainesboro · Gainesboro Read Article

Gainesboro Facing Tight Budget For Next Fiscal Year

Gainesboro Mayor Lloyd Williams questioned if the town could operate in the black for the upcoming fiscal year after a first reading of the new fiscal year budget Thursday. Town Recorder Darla Pippin said she has talked with consultants who believe the town will be ok. The budget does feature raises for city employees, but Williams said he believes the proposed raises are too high. “I just don’t want us getting in bad shape,” Williams said. “For…Gainesboro · Gainesboro Read Article

Lady Wildcats dominate rival Jackson Co.

GAINESBORO — The Monterey High School softball team extended its win streak to three in a row on Thursday with a dominating 18-1 win over District 5-2A rival Jackson County in Gainesboro.Gainesboro · Gainesboro Read Article

Conference room named in honor of Jackson County mayor

Hugs were exchanged and tears were shed as the family of the late Randy Heady attended a dedication ceremony at the Upper Cumberland Development District Wednesday.Jackson County, Tennessee · Jackson County Read Article

Christian "TheoBros" are building a tech utopia in Appalachia

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A couple of years ago, Andrew Isker, a pastor and father of six, made a big decision. He would move his family away from Minnesota, where six generations of his ancestors had lived before him, to a rural community in Tennessee. Leaving his home state wasn’t easy, he told Tucker Carlson on Carlson’s YouTube show in March. But he had no choice; the progressive excesses of Governor Tim Waltz simply had become too much to bear. Isker was especially …Politics · Gainesboro Read Article

Gainesboro Approves Bid For Water Line Project

Gainesboro Aldermen approved a bid to install new water line along North Murray Street Thursday night. The $527,000 project includes some 22-hundred linear feet. Aldermen initially had concerns about the low bidder, as the town’s engineering firm has never worked with the contractor before. Consultant Zeda Hillis said she has talked with the contractor’s references and said the contractor is credible. “They checked out perfectly well with all ot…Gainesboro · Gainesboro Read Article

Poke Sallet Foundation Pushing For Fairground Fixes

The Poke Sallet Foundation requesting support from Jackson County to repair numerous items at the county’s fairgrounds. Foundation President Kara Smith said upgrades needed for the site’s bathrooms, electrical system, bleachers, and roadways. Smith said the main items the foundation wants to handle before this year’s event in May include cleaning up the bleachers and fixing the bathrooms in the community center. “We’ll still put safety, yellow s…Jackson County, Tennessee · Jackson County Read Article

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