Crossville woman arrested in Florida after trying to run her husband over

DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA - A Crossville woman faces multiple charges after authorities in Florida said she admitted to driving under the influence and trying to run over her husband with her car.

Link to WBIR story.

Set your clocks up and Spring Forward tonight!

With the return of Daylight Saving Time we will lose an hour of sleep tonight.

Set your clocks forward one hour before you go to bed tonight!

Who remembers this promotion to encourage Economic Development

Once upon a time there were lots of these bumper stickers on cars in 

Cumberland County and Crossville. Did you?

A promotion of the Chamber of Commerce from around 25 years ago or so.  Inviting companes to manufacture things, to "Make it on the mountain."

Winter Weather Advisory in effect overnight Saturday for area.

An upper trough coming through Middle Tennessee Saturday night will combine with sub-freezing temperatures to produce snowfall across the region, with most of the accumulating snow occurring after midnight. While most locations will receive only light accumulations, a few spots across the Cumberland Plateau and southern Middle Tennessee will likely see up to an inch of snow.

Photo by Jim Young

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM CST THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY

The National Weather Service in Nashville has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for up to an inch of snow, which is in effect
from 6 PM CST this evening to 7 AM CDT Sunday.

* TIMING...Saturday night, mainly after midnight.

* MAIN IMPACT...Driving conditions may become hazardous.

* OTHER IMPACTS...Limited visibilities and damage to vegetation that has already bloomed.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means that periods of snow
will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow
covered roads and limited visibilities...and use caution while
driving.

NOAA Special Weather Statement: Weather forecast calls for snow. Question is how much?

Photo by Jim Young

Snow Accumulations are Possible Saturday Night...

A late season snowfall is possible across Middle Tennessee
as cold air is expected to filter into the state and change rain
Saturday afternoon into snow Saturday night.

Some uncertainty still exists to exactly how much snowfall will
occur, but it looks like the best chance for accumulation will be
on the Cumberland Plateau, where up to 2 inches will be possible.
Areas along and north of I-40 will also have a shot of up to an
inch. For those south of I-40, a dusting will be possible.

Thanks to our recent warm weather, ground temperatures will be
pretty warm this weekend. However, as temperatures drop into the
middle and upper 20s Saturday night, some slick spots could
develop on area roadways, especially over the north.

Please stay informed of the weather forecast this weekend and be
ready to adjust your travel plans as needed, especially for
Saturday night.

Snow is also forecast next week for Monday night and Tuesday morning. 

Chamber's Targeted Industry Analysis and local workforce analysis underway by Memphis Firm Younger Assoc.

Work is getting underway on the targeted industry study and workforce analysis both commissioned by the Chamber of Commerce as part of the Horizon Initiative plan.

The Chamber raised over $120,000 in order to receive $40,000 from each of the city and county governments as part of the plans and study to improve the local area's chance at bringing in additional jobs.

Sharon Young, left and Lana Suites, right of Younger Associates

Sharon Younger, president of Younger & Associates of Memphis heads the firm hired to do the studies and spent some time with local media to explain what they will be doing and how they will be doing it. Younger was visiting Crossville to look at the area and meet with stakeholders for the study including elected officials, chamber members and education leaders. In addition to Younger, the firm's research director Lana Suites was also part of the visiting team.

The firm will be making additional community visits and reports with the chamber and stakeholders including gathering information for an in depth study of the local workforce, their education and skill levels, barriers to employment, whether they are adequately or under employed and other information of interest to potential employers looking at Crossville.

One of the issues facing the community in attracting new companies is the available work force and their level of education. The firm will be interviewing a statistically valid sample of the population and these interviews will take place typically where a wide variety of the population goes such as shopping locations. These surveys are expected to take place in early April. Along with the work in the community, the firm will be using data from local state and federal data sources as well as other information in order to tie all the information together.

A bit later on in the process, the firm will return to meet with employers to ask them what they're needs are as well as what the capacity of the local education components to see if they have the necessary programs and capacity for what the employers say they are seeking.

Younger explained that the firm has already looked at the area and how employees travel from one county to another and the commute time. One interesting bit of information showed that even though many workers from surrounding counties traveled into Cumberland County there were also a number of workers who traveled out of Cumberland County to work. According to Younger, that information shows that if there were adequate jobs locally there is a group of the workforce that could take those jobs.

She said she had a positive impression of the community including the downtown and industrial area, both things that companies look for.   

Snow possible in the forecast for this weekend.

A forecast for snow accumulations this weekend shouldn't be as bad as the "Storm of the Century" 24 years ago back in 1993 when Crossville got over 25 inches of accumulation. 

Friday through Wednesday: A storm system will pass through Middle Tennessee this weekend with a good chance for snow late Saturday and Saturday night. Areas along and north of Interstate 40 may see around an inch of snow, with up to 2 inches along the Cumberland Plateau, and a dusting of snow south of Interstate 40.

Crossville's forecast for Saturday evening currently calls for Snow and sleet likely before 9pm, then snow with a Low around 25. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.