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LOOKING BACK: A weekly historical news feature
December 1903
+John Turner, S.W. Potter and T.H. Wilson were moving a car loaded with stave bolts to make room for a stock car intended to load with fat cattle. The stave car ran off the switch onto the main line and went west at a lively rate.
Thomas Allred was on the car but wasn’t familiar with working a car brake and he took a flier for the ground which reached without injury. The “wild” car caused much excitement as it was known the east bound passenger was overdue.
Agent Booth rushed to the central phone office to call Creston but the car had passed. Then he called Johnson Stand but it had already passed there. Section men from Creston caught and stopped the runaway about a mile west of Creston in time to flag the passenger car and avert a wreck.
The runaway made the 6 mile run from Crossville to Creston in 8 minutes. Sheriff Potter and John Q. Burnett both tried to catch up with the car on horses but were left behind.
December 1929
+Zero weather breaks the record of many years. On November 30 the mercury stood at 0. Sunday night December 1 a cold rain turned into sleet and by Monday morning Crossville was in the middle of a snowstorm with two inches on the ground. Tuesday morn it was 7 below. It is customary to have a sharp cold spell in January but not in many years has it been this early.
+Grassy Cove — R.E. Ford caught a large red fox, 4 foot , 2 inches from tip to tip. The largest that has been caught in years.
+Mrs. P.A. Erwin of Pleasant Hill has been selected as the County Home Demonstration Agent for next year. She was the unanimous choice of the county committee appointed by the county court to select a suitable person.
December 1993
+Books not returned hit libraries hard. Crossville’s Art Circle Library loses about $10,000 in books a year.
+ Cumberland County High School head basketball coach Mark Bray recorded his 300th career coaching win when the Jets won over Clarkrange 68-58.
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Eagle Scout project dedicated to late Crossville preacher
A Crossville Boy Scout saw the completion of an Eagle Scout project as a way to say thanks to a Crossville preacher and his congregation for allowing the Scouts to meet in the church.
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Crash on Chestnut Hill Rd. claims life of county man
Homer L. Matthews, 48, of Chestnut Hill Rd., was found lying in a ditch not far from his 1997 Nissan pickup that crashed on Chestnut Hill Rd. around 10 p.m. Sunday, about a mile off Peavine Rd., according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
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Library in danger of losing state funds
The Art Circle Public Library could lose support from the state if its budget isn't restored to funding levels of 2009-'10 by the county. That means the county needs to add approximately $42,000 to the library's 2010-'11 budget.
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July 31 is Firefighter Appreciation Day
Mayor J.H. Graham III signed a proclamation at the July city council meeting that declared July 31 as Firefighter Appreciation Day. Now the community has an opportunity to support local firefighters.
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Hog heaven
The Jr. Grillers youth team was among five teams competing in the first Crossville Wheels 'n Squeals competitive barbecue cooking contest.
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Suspect charged in vehicle burglary
A Crossville man seen running from the scene of an automobile break-in has been arrested and charged with auto burglary and items taken have been recovered.
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Residents warned of scam
The Crossville Police Department reports several members of the Cumberland Medical Center Wellness Complex have been receiving calls from an individual claiming to represent the complex.
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VEC plans power outage Saturday
Volunteer Energy Cooperative will be preforming maintenance work that will require a planned power outage in Cumberland County beginning at 1 a.m. and lasting until 5 a.m. Saturday.
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BOE approves fees for daycare program
The Cumberland County Board of Education approved a fee schedule for care at the new Tennessee Early Intervention System daycare located on the grounds of the Central Office.
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No decision on county budget
[VIDEO] In spite of a state mandate to fund the school system with a probable tax increase or wheel tax looming over their heads, county commissioners delayed passing the 2010-'11 budget and postponed addressing the subject again until after the upcoming county general election Aug. 5.
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