Brownsville News

I-40's Rocky Past: Interstate through Haywood County has long history of slide-blocked travel

Winston-Salem Journal - Fri Nov 06

Rock slides that block travel between Haywood and Newport, Tenn., have plagued Interstate 40 since it first opened in October 1968.

Road to Tennessee a tough battle

The Mountaineer Publishing Company - Thu Nov 05

David Noland of Fines Creek clearly remembers his family's crusade to get a paved road between Haywood and Newport, Tenn.A It dates back three generations and still represents an enormous political victory for Haywood.

Perfect use for stimulus

HendersonvilleNews.com - Thu Nov 05

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 7:22 p.m. The monstrous rock slide that closed Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge Oct.

- SA troubled history

The Mountaineer Publishing Company - Tue Nov 03

Rock slides that halt travel between Haywood and Newport, Tenn., have plagued Interstate 40 since it first opened in October 1968.

Brownsville picks new police chief

The Jackson Sun - Tue Nov 03

A Tennessee Highway Patrol officer and former Brownsville fire chief has been appointed as Brownsville's new chief of police.

Fix crime problem or reap grim results

Jacksonsun.com - Tue Nov 03

There is good news for Tennessee this week as the state is ranked with the fifth best business climate by Site Selection magazine.

Barbershop opens downtown

DNJ.com - Mon Nov 02

Robert Matthews III calls the barbershop "the man's last country club." Matthews, known by many as Third, recently opened Front Street Barbershop at 116 Front Street in the town's historical district.

City looks to settle in Taylor case

Jacksonsun.com - Sun Nov 01

The City Council will vote Tuesday on a proposed $15,000 settlement with a female Jackson police officer who accused a supervisor of sexual harassment in a complaint filed last year with the Tennessee Human Rights Commission.

Brownsville's Kendrick is Jackson's next police chief

Jacksonsun.com - Sat Oct 31

Two weeks from Monday, Gill Kendrick will trade his current office for one a short drive east on Interstate 40.

'Wedge' effect may explain I-40 rock slide in Haywood County

Asheville Citizen-Times - Fri Oct 30

A 'wedge failure' between shifting planes of rock may have caused Sunday's massive rock slide that closed Interstate 40 near Tennessee.