Publix Hosting a Job Fair in Cookeville
Publix Super Markets kicked-off a three-day job fair in Cookeville Thursday. Debra Reid is the Media and Community Relations Manager for Publix. “We are in the process of looking for some great candidates who are interested in being customer service leaders in the industry,” Reid said. Publix looks to hire skill and entry-level positions, such […]
Baxter Hires New Police Officer, Page Resigns
A new officer was hired by Baxter’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen Tuesday night. Officer Ryan Bean was sworn in as the newest officer of BPD and welcomed by Chief Danny Holmes. “The Baxter Police Department seems like we’re always going through people, and I don’t know the reason for that,” Holmes said. “But I […]
Rising Interest Could Impact Middle Tennessee
Higher federal interest rates could impact development in the Upper Cumberland and Middle Tennessee. Walker Todd is a lecturer at Middle Tennessee State’s Economics and Finance Department, and worked for the Federal Reserve Bank in Cleveland, Ohio. “On or near the Cumberland Plateau, there’s been a lot of real estate development activity related to constructing […]
State To Consider Pickett 911 Request
The State Emergency Communications Board meets Friday to decide if Pickett County can move forward with efforts to create it’s own E-911 district. County Executive Richard Daniel said the original merger of the Overton-Pickett Emergency Communications District was never meant to be permanent. “The districts merged in 2002 and that was mainly due to the […]
Maverik Oils Coming to Crossville
Maverik Oils broke ground in the Crossville business park Thursday. President Chase Newman-Brewer said the California-based food-grade oil company began looking for an expansion location about three to four years ago. “We started looking at different states in the Southeast and Tennessee really stuck out as the place to do business,” Newman brewer said. “It’s […]
Inn Of The Cumberlands To Be Demolished
Cumberland County Chancery Court has approved the demolition of the Inn of the Cumberlands. Crossville City Attorney Will Ridley gave an update on the issue during this week’s council meeting. “We have an order allowing us to proceed on that,” Riley said. “However, I’m not asking you to vote on that tonight because I’m pursuing […]
Monterey Working To Get New Website
Monterey’s Technology Committee has recommended hiring a company to develop an official town website. Town officials said Columbia-based Local Government Corporation has offered to do a basic web package and maintenance on the site. Nathan Walker is chairman of the Technology Committee. “Looking forward on doing things that we talked about wanting to do, as […]
Cookeville High School Burglarized In Late May
The individuals burglarized Cookeville High School in late May, according to the Cookeville Police Department. The department released a video of the May 29th incident on its Facebook page early Thursday morning. Cookeville Police Captain Bobby Anderson said the individuals did not take anything, but they did vandalize areas inside the school. Police have asked […]
McMinnville Advertising City Administrator Position
The McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen have voted to advertise the full-time city administrator position. For the past four years, Bill Brock has served as interim city administrator. Brock lacks a four-year degree, which is a requirement for one to be considered for the job. This week, the board voted unanimously to change wording […]
