Smithville Wins $25,000 Grant Through Dog Park Dash
The City of Smithville will use a $25,000 grant through The Boyd Foundation to construct a new dog park. Alderwoman Gayla Hendrix said the dog park will provide a great benefit to the community on multiple levels. “One, it provides a healthy place for pets to play… and run free in a protected environment,” Hendrix […]
Cookeville To Repair Boyd Farris Slope Failure Through USDA Relief
Cookeville City Council has approved an agreement with the USDA to make slope repairs stemming from severe flooding last February. Greg Brown serves as the city’s public works director. “It’ll provide federal assistance to repair the slope failure we had on Boyd Farris Road between the road and Falling Water River,” Brown said. “It’ll help […]
Sparta Rotary Club Begins Calfkiller River Project
The Sparta Rotary Club has begun a two-phase safety project on Calfkiller River. Former Rotary President John Downs said the project aims at placing warning signs and mile markers along the full 38-miles. “First off, in the last ten years or so there have been four drowning deaths, mostly kayakers that get out,” Downs said, […]
Cookeville, HFR Design To Update Dogwood Park Master Plan
The City of Cookeville will work with HFR Design in updating the master plan for Dogwood Park. City Councilman Charles Womack said Thursday the success of HFR’s work on the new skate park gives him high hopes for the new master plan. “The skateboard park is fairly successful right now. I’ve been driving by at […]
Trial Involving Former Smithville Mayor Delayed
A trial initially scheduled for next week involving former Smithville Mayor Jimmy Poss has been delayed. According to DeKalb County Circuit Court Clerk Susan Martin, a hearing has been scheduled Aug. 5 at the DeKalb County Courthouse to reschedule the trial. The trial had initially been scheduled for July 23-24 following a hearing last December. […]
Monterey Receives $1 Million Capital Outlay Note
Monterey received it’s $1 million capital outlay note Friday afternoon. The loan will provide funding for paving at least five roads and addressing a stormwater drainage project in town. Mayor Bill Wiggins said he expects those projects to get underway soon. “I’m assuming that we’re going to go ahead and bid out the road projects […]
Sparta Sets Sales Tax Referendum Election Dates
The City of Sparta will begin getting the word out about the sales tax referendum dates. Sparta Mayor Jeff Young said it is the board’s task to tell citizens about their right to vote on the 25-cent sales tax increase. “We are going to have probably at least a couple of town hall meetings. Of […]
