Area Breaking News

A $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant has been awarded to Cabool High School to make improvements on the school grounds. CHS principal Brad Shockley made application for funds to beautify and revitalize the commons and develop an outdoor classroom area between the “A” and “B” buildings. Shockley said plans are to begin the work…

A fire that is believed to have started from an electrical overload heavily damaged a home at 710 Hickory early Monday morning. Cabool Fire Department was dispatched at 1:59 a.m. January 14 to the house at the northeast corner of Hickory and Summit. Fire Chief Brent Honeycutt said residents smelled smoke in the home around…

Voters in Cabool School District will be asked in April to continue with the current school levy through 2034 to pay for energy efficiency and other improvements. Titled Proposition Bulldogs 2020, the ballot issue does not ask for any increase in the tax levy. It seeks to main the current voter-approved tax levy ceiling at…