Area News

With equipment installed and staff trained, the Perry County Clerk’s office is now your one-stop for Tennessee driver license renewals and for acquiring the new REAL ID. The service is offered by appointment only on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at the courthouse office during regular hours, 8:00 to 4:00. Call 589-2219 to set up your…

Town of Linden water customers on Highway 412 East, Brush Creek, Coon Creek, Hurricane Creek, and Short Creek had to take precautions last week when the Town issued a “boil water alert.” Linden Mayor Wess Ward said the old bore that carries the water line underneath the Buffalo River near the bridge just east of…

A situation possibly involving a bomb resulted in a local law enforcement investigation, with response from the Tennessee Highway Patrol and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms—and charges against a Perry County man. On February 10, 2020, officers responded to a call at the home of Audra Kidd on Lower Lick Creek Road. She told…

A meeting to revive the disbanded Pineview Volunteer Fire Department will be held this Saturday, February 22, 3:00 p.m., at Tom’s Creek Baptist Church. Since Pineview VFD stopped operations, the Lobelville and Linden Volunteer Fire Departments have agreed to answer calls, but the response times is at least twenty minutes. Organizers of this meeting point…