Stewart County News

Miss Stewart County 2013 Brena Pulley waves to the crowd as she rides in the Eagle Fest Parade on May 18.

According to Stewart County Emergency Management Agency Director Clint Mathis, about $1,500 of Churches of Christ Disaster Relief supplies have been removed from the former Gateway Ford building on Church Street and Donelson Parkway in Dover.

Gov. Bill Haslam says the U.S. Small Business Administration has granted his disaster declaration request for five counties after last month's severe storms and flash flooding.

The Montgomery County Highway Department has reopened Sango Road. The only road that remains closed is Lylewood Road at the Stewart County line.

CARLISLE, Tenn. Neighbors in the Stewart County community of Carlisle are busy cleaning up after flood waters damaged dozens of homes there over the past week and a half.

Through the years, I've tried really hard to focus on the good and not dwell on the bad.

John G. Miller Jr. shows how high Hurricane Creek came on the steps to his home.

Wallace said that several people in the area hve reported receiving calls from non-local numbers; the callers tell them they have either won Publisher's Clearing House or a trip.

Montgomery County, TN - The Montgomery County Highway Department has reopened Kirkland Road.

American Red Cross worker Bob Tyler loads food boxes to be distributed to residents of Stewart County, Tennessee, who were affected by recent flash floods.

When heavy rains moved into Sumner County Saturday and early Sunday, members of the countywide water rescue team helped four stranded motorists to safety in four separate areas of the county.

There are many things throughout my life that has really made me wonder -- is there a light at the end of the tunnel? My mother used to say many times, "the darkest hour is before the dawn." Many of us go through turbulence and crisis, but I believe with God on our side, He will get us through in His own time.

The driver of this vehicle, Jr. Boone of Dover, escaped unharmed shortly after midnight Sunday.

The National Weather Service continues to issue a River Flood Warning for the Cumberland River at Dover-Stewart County.

Severe storms rattled Middle Tennessee during the weekend, causing many area creeks and rivers to rise significantly, but the Cumberland River remained well below flood stage.

Heavy, rapid rain caused some major flooding and damage to roadways, homes, and businesses in Stewart and Houston County Saturday night and early Sunday morning.

In Dover Tennessee, there is an emergency shelter setup at First Baptist Church located at 220 Church Street.

It's probably no surprise that March brought a slight increase in the unemployment rate for Clarksville-Montgomery County.

At 8:34pm CDT, National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated thunderstorms with very heavy rainfall continuing to impact Stewart County and the rest of the warned area.

Not even the announcement that several roads in Stewart County were closed due to flooding deterred the capacity crowd gathered Saturday, May 27, for the Miss Stewart County Pageant.