Pleasant Hill News

Stoney Lonesome was one of the bluegrass groups who performed at the the Depot. Others such as Lilly Lung, Cumberland Heart and Long Shot performed on the mainstage on Main St.

Authorities suspect foul play in the death of a man at his home near the Cumberland-White County line, between Sparta and Pleasant Hill.

A real part of the Cumberland Plateau's history was the development of health care services that had its true beginning in Pleasant Hill, and later moved to Crossville to form the Cumberland Medical Center.

Costs to acquire easements for sewer lines at North Cumberland Elementary are over budget, but bids for the entire project came in under budget, allowing the Cumberland County Board of Education to move forward with construction of the line.

Cumberland County schools paraprofessionals are nominated annually in April for rehire.

Motorists stopped for traffic violations in Tennessee could be fingerprinted if state lawmakers approve a bill pending in the legislature.

Currently, when drivers are cited during traffic stops police officers ask for the driver's signature on the ticket But the proposed bill would allow police departments to eliminate signatures and collect fingerprints.

Supporters say collecting fingerprints would save money and help police determine whether the driver is wanted for a criminal offense, but opponents worry that it allows the government to tread on individual privacy rights.

"The way I see it, if they take your fingerprint, they have access to your history and that's an invasion of privacy," said Martha Simms, 27, a mother of two who recently got a speeding ticket in Davidson County.

State Sen. Joe Haynes and State Rep. Mike Stewart co-sponsored the bill, which gives police departments the choice of collecting a signature or a fingerprint, or collecting a signature and a fingerprint. The bill has been approved by the state House of Representatives, and senators will vote on the measure Wednesday. The bill, if passed, will take effect on July 1. At that time, any police department within the state could require fingerprinting as a means of identification, said Haynes, a Goodlettsville Democrat. "It's their discretion," he said.

May 1903 Sequatchie Valley was well represented at the Grandview commencement and everyone reported a good time while in Grandview.

Dec. 18, 1917 - April 19, 2009 John William Wohltman, 91, of Pleasant Hill, passed away April 19, 2009.

The annual Trash and Treasure Sale sponsored by the May Cravath Wharton Association under the umbrella of Uplands Retirement Village has been inundated by a large volume of donations this year.

Winter-like weather has delayed the healing process on the aerified greens. Cool temps, heavy frost, and April snow have drastically hindered new growth on the greens.

April 1903 Among other novel feats of the St. Louis Exposition will be reunions of the Smith and Lewis families which all the Smiths and Lewises in the country will attend.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting a Driver's License Roadside Safety Checkpoint April 24, in Cumberland County at 6 p.m. In recognizing the danger presented to the public by unqualified drivers, troopers will concentrate their efforts on vehicles being operated by drivers who would violate the driver's license laws of Tennessee.

The Earth Day Film Festival will be held in the Art Circle Library Annex on Wednesday, April 22, from noon until 4:30 p.m. Everyone is invited and refreshments will be served.

April 1903 The members of the Rebecca Lodge here are preparing a play which will be given in the near future in Cline's Hall.

There were unconfirmed reports of two funnel clouds Friday afternoon between the Midway community in southwest Cumberland County and Pleasant Hill.

April 1903 H.C. Potter and William Scarbrough were over from Pleasant Hill yesterday.

I want to remind you that Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, located on Brown Town Rd., will have a yard sale April 4, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the church fellowship hall .

A film festival that will thoroughly address the worsening global humanitarian water crisis as well as the water crisis in America's Southwest will take place on Thursday, April 2, in Pleasant Hill Community Church.

Continuing all year round in Cumberland County are the AARP Driver Safety Program courses for adults 55 years and older.

A series of assaults across Cumberland County have been reported to law enforcement over the past week to ten days, including claims by one couple that they were roughed up by men wearing shirts identifying ...