State News
Peavine problems persist
By BILL PIECUCH For The Vista In March 2000 The Tennessee Department of Transportation marched boldly ahead and set aside $23 million to fund for widening of Peavine Road from roughly I-40 to Westchester Drive in the Glade. Perhaps buoyed, the Fairfield Glade Community Club’s offer in 1999 to donate right-of-way property club helped for [...]
27Mar2013 | Continued
Lions look ahead to District Convention to be held in the Glade on March 8-9
By KEITH D. PONTIUS For The Vista Approximately 175 Lions and their spouses, representing 42 clubs, and over 1,000 Lions in District 12-0 will be assembled March 8 & 9 at the United Methodist Church in Fairfield Glade for their 58thAnnual Convention. District 12-0 is composed of 18 counties located in Middle Tennessee, reaching from [...]
20Feb2013 | ContinuedReports: Glade resident death being treated as likely homicide
By KEITH WALTHER Vista Publisher/Editor The death of Kimberly Batty, 58, of Devonshire Drive in Fairfield Glade is now under investigation by Fairfield Glade Public Safety, the Cumberland County Sherriff’s Department and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. Batty, who was employed by the Fairfield Glade Community Center, was found dead in her home last Wednesday. [...]
12Nov2012 | Continued
“Drug Take Back” slated for Nov. 15 at Wellness Complex
For The Vista The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department and the Cumberland Medical Center Wellness Complex at Crossville are joining again for a “Drug Take Back” event in Crossville to collect out-of-date prescriptions, unneeded over-the-counter medications, vitamins, and other pharmaceutical products for safe disposal. The Front Desk at the Wellness Complex at Fairfield Glade cannot accept [...]
6Nov2012 | ContinuedLocal program arms families with tools to protect senior loved ones from scams
For The Vista Local senior care experts are urging Putnam, Cumberland, Overton, White and Jackson County area families to be alert for scammers who may be targeting their senior loved ones with a variety of clever cons that could jeopardize not only their life savings but their independence. “Scam artists are specifically targeting seniors because [...]
11Sep2012 | ContinuedSome Tennessee Women’s Open spectator to receive prize of three-day golf package
For The Vista The City of Crossville and the Tennessee Golf Association has announced a special incentive to this year’s 2012 Golf Capital Tennessee Women’s Open Golf Tournament. Spectators attending final round action will be eligible to register for an unbelievable vacation package drawing. This year’s event runs Thursday July 19 thru Saturday July 21, [...]
1May2012 | ContinuedOperation: Safe Community gets its start in April
For The Vista Many Americans simply do not know how to properly dispose of their unused or expired medicine, often flushing it down the toilet or throwing it away. These methods can pose both safety and environmental hazards. That is why the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department and Cumberland Medical Center have joined forces to create [...]
17Apr2012 | Continued
Noted Saxophonist Phil Barham To Play April 14 at Glade Dance
For The Vista Music professor Phil Barham of Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Barham will perform with the Big Band Sound at its monthly dance, Saturday, April 14 in Fairfield Glade. Michigan native, Barham was called a “brilliant young American saxophonist” by Winds of the UK. A New York Times article said he had the [...]
10Apr2012 | Continued
Getting themselves into a pickle
More and more Glade residents dill-ing in sweet game of Pickleball By KEITH WALTHER Vista Publisher/Editor Whether you think it is kosher or not, Pickeball is fast becoming the hottest thing since dill slices on a hamburger. In fact, there are over 240 Fairfleld Glade residents who aren’t fickle about Pickleball; they relish the thought [...]
27Mar2012 | ContinuedNational poll ranks Tennessee
For The Vista NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee ranks as the third most favorable state, according to the latest Public Policy Polling survey results. Hawaii and Colorado ranked first and second place respectively in the poll. In addition to the overall ranking, Tennessee was one of only four Southern states ranked favorably among African Americans polled. [...]
13Mar2012 | ContinuedRed Cross comes to the aid of area tornado victims
Special to The Vista Many Red Cross volunteers provided assistance to families impacted by the tornado that left a path of destruction and loss in Cumberland County last week. And, on the heels of that, the volunteers were found across east Tennessee helping with the relief effort in Chattanooga and Cleveland; two of the hardest [...]
6Mar2012 | ContinuedGood Grief – Shouldn’t drug testing be mandatory for all?
For The Vista Read a couple of articles recently that claimed it would be unfair, even unconstitutional, to make drug testing mandatory for welfare recipients. The rationale used in both articles was: If Judges and lawyers and other big shots (JLOBS) don’t have to submit to drug testing then it is discriminatory to make welfare [...]
31Jan2012 | Continued
Wellness Complex Member tells about 2,181-Mile Walk
SUBMITTED John Wigington revisited his walk on the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine in a photographic presentation Oct. 17 for friends, hikers and fitness enthusiasts at the Cumberland Medical Center Wellness Complex at Fairfield Glade where he trained for the five-month challenge.
28Oct2011 | Continued
Cumberland Mountain Storytelling Festival starts October 21
By JUDY PEARSON “Storytelling is alive and well because of Connie Regan-Blake,” says ABC Good Morning America. Acclaimed around the world as a master storyteller, performer and workshop leader, Connie Regan-Blake is coming to Crossville this fall for the Cumberland Mountain Storytelling Festival.
26Sep2011 | Continued
Good Samaritan Society dedication and blessing
By ANNE R. HARRINGTON The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society based in Sioux Falls South Dakota held a dedication and blessing of their Good Samaritan Society-Fairfield Glade campus Tuesday September 20, 2011. The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society began in 1922, growing from humble beginnings, is today, the largest non profit provider of senior care [...]
25Sep2011 | Continued
2nd Annual Jammin’ at Hippie Jack’s Fall Americana Music Festival September 22-25
Get ready to sneak off the beaten path and experience Americana music at its finest at the 2nd annual Jammin at Hippie Jack’s Fall Festival September 22nd-25th in rural Overton County, Tennessee. Held along the banks of the Obey River, the festival offers single day passes and full weekend passes with camping. Pitch your tent [...]
17Sep2011 | Continued
Expanded Auction & Story Telling added to Apple Festival September 24 – 25
By CHRISTINE STINSON The 8th Annual Homesteads Apple Festival will be held on Saturday, September 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sunday from noon to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Homesteads Tower Museum. Admission to the Tower Museum is included in the festival admission price of $1 for all [...]
16Sep2011 | Continued
I did It! Finished the AT on August 31st
By JOHN WIGINGTON I have finished my long, long trek–from Georgia to Maine on the Appalachian Trail! The hike was an experience that I will not soon forget. I was right on my timeline to finish on August 29th, exactly as planned, but I had a two-day delay caused by Hurricane Irene.
10Sep2011 | ContinuedRed Cross moving supplies and volunteers as Hurricane Irene heads toward the east coast
Tennessee sending 8 Emergency Response Vehicles to the Carolinas SUBMITTED Hurricane Irene is expected to make landfall along the eastern shores later this week with winds gusting as high as 150 mph, and the American Red Cross is getting ready for a full East Coast response by preparing shelters for evacuees, pre-positioning numerous emergency [...]
26Aug2011 | ContinuedKnoxville’s Boomsday kicks off Labor Day Weekend
SUBMITTED Known as the nation’s largest Labor Day weekend fireworks show, the 24th annual Boomsday Festival in Knoxville kicks off Sept. 4. “Building on 24 years of success, Boomsday will once again ignite the skies of Knoxville with the nation’s largest fireworks display on Labor Day weekend,” said Kim Bumpas, senior vice president of sales [...]
25Aug2011 | Continued
