Area News

A New Bridge on Life By Shane Gilreath [email protected] After a closure of more than a year, the Niggs Creek overpass at High Point – originally built in the 1930s and remodeled some four decades later – is finally set to get a reprieve. The bridge, according to recent reports, is expected to be demolished and rebuilt,…

Cumberland Clear sets sights on landfill fight Proposed development turned citizens to activists By Shane Gilreath [email protected] “My family in Europe were shocked,” said Kathy Obrusanszki, president of the recently formed Cumberland Clear, whose mission opposes the proposed landfill that has already raised alarming levels of controversy. Speaking at the organization’s planning meeting at Timber…

Winfield Included in Development Grants By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) announced last week that Winfield would be included in six new site development grants totaling more than $6 million. “TNECD’s Site Development Program is vital to attracting economic development opportunities in our local communities,”…

Yager visits Scott County Senator provides legislative update to Chamber of Commerce By Shane Gilreath [email protected] With landfill demonstrators outside on the street, the Scott County Chamber of Commerce met for their monthly luncheon on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the Senior Citizen Center on Main Street in Oneida. The event –  attended by a full…

Domestic Violence May Be more than you expect The Scott County Family Justice Center (and others) are there to help By Shane Gilreath [email protected] When we hear the words ‘domestic violence,’ it often conjures an image of aggressive temperaments and physicality, but domestic violence – often identified as “intimate partner violence” – is as broad…