August 28, 2026
Local News
$530,000 ‘Daily Tennessee Jackpot ‘ winner in Fayetteville
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Lincoln County Health Department celebrates modernization of facility
Lincoln County Health Department officials, personnel and community leaders joined the Fayetteville-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the newly modernized health department facility with a ribbon cutting last Friday morning. The interior of the building was repainted, remodeled and updated. Both the dental office and physician’s offices were expanded.
Dolly Parton passes away at 80
Music icon, actress, philanthropist and the Smoky Mountain Songbird Dolly Parton has passed away at the age of 80.
BOMA adopts 2024 edition international codes
Public hearings adopting nine international codes from the 2018 edition to the 2024 edition were held prior to the July Board of Mayor and Aldermen’s monthly meeting. Additionally, public hearings were held to adopt the International Electrical Code, 2023 edition, and the Life Safety Code, 2024 edition. A public hearing was also held to amend the City of Fayetteville’s permit fee schedule and to approve the C-1 Zoning District update.
Patrolman Derek Jordan strives to do his best
Fayetteville Police Officer Derek Jordan, who hails from Scottsboro, Alabama, began his law enforcement career as a corrections officer. For more than four years he worked at corrections facilities with inmates and credits his experience for learning how to talk to and deal people with different backgrounds.
Petersburg BOMA reaches out to TBI regarding email breech
In the absence of the mayor, Vice Mayor Kevin Coffield chaired the Aug. 4 Petersburg Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. New business agenda items addressed were a forensic analysis investigator, post office roof, South Central Tennessee Development District (SCTDD) grant for part-time help and hiring a part-time yard maintenance person.