The Cumberland County Commission has voted to leave the Fourth District Board of Education seat vacant until the August election. Anita Hale had previously submitted her resignation from the seat effective May 1, 2026. Sadly, on Monday the Commission learned that Mrs. Hale had passed away. According to Cumberland Coun...

Cumberland County Commissioners have chosen not to appoint a temporary replacement for the late Nancy Hyder's 2nd District Commission seat. The vacancy will remain until it is filled by voters in the August election. According to County Mayor Allen Foster, since Commissioner Hyder was on the ballot, state law requir...

Cumberland County Schools is mourning the passing of Anita Hale, who served decades as a teacher at North Cumberland before transitioning to serve as a fourth district school board member. "Ms. Hale taught us all what it means to lead with a servant's heart. She will be missed. The Cumberland County Schools' thou...

Kairos Power has broken ground on the Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee - the company's first commercial-scale reactor and the first-ever power-producing Gen IV reactor to receive a construction permit from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). In a press release the company said that Hermes 2 is ...