Governor Phil Bredesen joined state and local leaders in announcing a transportation enhancement grant in the amount of $84,126 for Phase Two of the Downtown Tracy City Pedestrian Enhancement Project.

The formal dedication ceremony for the building, which will house the Grundy County Veterans Museum, will be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 1 at 4:00 p.m. as part of Palmer’s Annual Labor Day Celebration.

Big Creek Utility is requesting that all of its customers voluntarily restrict water usage as drought conditions persist in Grundy County and east Tennessee. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought conditions have reached "severe" status in Grundy...

Governor Phil Bredesen, Senator Steve Roller and Representative Bill Harmon have announced more than $11.9 million in parks and recreation grants will be awarded to recipients across Tennessee.

The...

Big Creek Utility is requesting that all of its customers voluntarily restrict water usage as drought conditions persist in Grundy County and east Tennessee. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, drought conditions have reached "severe" status...

A total of 1236 Grundy County voters, including absentee and early votes, turned out to cast their ballot in the Thursday, August 7, 2008 State Primary and County General Election. The light voter turnout was 15.05 percent of the total registered...

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The National League Of Junior CotillionTM (NLJC), a program of etiquette, character education, and social dance training for middle and junior high school students, has announced plans to establish its National program in Grundy County.

The following Grundy County Sheriff’s report, submitted by Sheriff Brent Myers, contained the following:

On July 14 – Mitchell P. Elwain was arrested for driving on a revoked driver’s license...

On June 28, 2008, David Bukley with TDEC Division of Drinking Water Supply conducted a sanitary survey of Tracy City Public Utilities water treatment plant facility and distribution system. Tommy E. McFarland, manager of the Tracy City Public Utility,...

After ten years managing the Caney Fork and Western Railroad, Sharon Childers Hobbs of Altamont made history by becoming the first female train engineer since the railroad known as the Sparta Branch was chartered in 1852. The traditional male-only...

As a further commitment to the community, Ben Lomand Telephone Co-Op and BLC are now offering TranquilityTV® on local community channel six. If you’re a subscriber to BL Digital TV, you can watch TranquilityTV on Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. and...

Tennessee is gearing up for the 150th commemoration of the Civil War beginning in 2011. A newly produced driving trail directs people all across southeast Tennessee, serving up a mixed batch of sites and stories from this significant time in history.

According to reports, Nissan North America Inc. will offer buyouts to about 6,000 employees at the company’s two Tennessee plants and eliminate a night shift at one plant because rising fuel prices and the economic downturn have slowed sales of...

A Manchester man has become the first fatality resulting from a fall while walking the 1.25-mile trail at the Old Stone Fort Archaeological Park in Manchester, according to park officials.

Ranger...

A Coffee County woman has been indicted for TennCare fraud involving "doctor shopping," or using TennCare benefits to go to multiple doctors in a short time period to obtain controlled substances.

The...

Organizations seeking funding for artistic and cultural projects that benefit the community are invited to apply for an Arts Build Communities (ABC) grant. 

Arts Build Communities (ABC)...

The Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg is undergoing a $6 million expansion, adding nine new fermenters to the operation in the holler.

According to Master Distiller Jeff Arnett, the move is...

The Grundy Golf Teams have been busy over the last week, with three matches on the schedule.  Last Monday, both squads took on Coffee County at Sewanee.  The results are as follows:

Girls:...

After weeks of preparation and scrimmages, it finally counts Friday night. The Yellow Jackets will take the short trip down the mountain to face the Whitwell Tigers for the first official game of the season. The Tigers got their season underway...

The Grundy County Lady Yellow Jackets will kick off their season in back-to-back-to-back games on August 26, 27, and 28 at Middle
Tennessee Christian School, South Pittsburg, and Tullahoma.

While...

The Yellow Jackets turned some heads in the annual Sequatchie Valley Jamboree Friday defeating Sequatchie County 14-0 and playing South Pittsburg close in their second quarter of action. The South Pittsburg quarter saw mostly second team members...

The Middle Tennessee Association of REALTORS® has announced the 3rd Annual "Right Start" Golf Tournament on September 25 at Willowbrook Golf Course in Manchester.

The tournament is currently accepting...

It’s been nearly five years since one of Grundy County’s Hometown Heroes has competed on the Division I level. Come November a former Lady Yellow Jacket Megan Rollins will don a Lady Moc uniform and play for UT Chattanooga after a...

Two weeks after their last tournament NBT’s Tennessee district saw the same last names Saturday in the win column but in different order. This time it was Gene Cantrell winning on the adult side and Hank Lowrie winning on the juniors. Cantrell maintained...

On Saturday, August 9, the Grundy County Lady Yellow Jackets will host their annual volleyball play-day in both the upper and lower gyms
at the high school. Both coaches and fans will get a sneak-peek at the talent for the upcoming season.

The Yellow Jackets saw their first scrimmage action on Friday at Pikeville facing off against Cumberland and Bledsoe County. When the contest was complete Coach Jim Swafford was impressed with the showing the defense made.