Three UC Businesses Receive Agriculture Enterprise Funding
Three Upper Cumberland business will benefit from the state’s Agriculture Enterprise Fund (AEF). The Department of Agriculture said 12 grant recipients have invested more than $8 million in their agriculture and forest-product businesses. Businesses had to demonstrate strong potential for impact on local farm income, access to markets, increased capacity, or agriculture innovation. Fentress County’s […]
Father And Son Veterans To Speak At Tech Graduation
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission director and his father will serve as co-commencement speakers at the Tennessee Tech graduation ceremony this Saturday. Mike Krause has served as THEC director since 2016, overseeing a $2.1 billion budget and $500 million student aid. His father, Mike Krause Sr., graduated from Tennessee Tech in 1992 with a bachelor’s […]
Homeless Man Charged In Tuesday Morning Stabbing
A homeless man has landed behind bars for allegedly stabbing a person in the heart. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office charged Derek Allen Morgan with aggravated assault Thursday. He has not yet posted his $40,000 bond amount. The incident happened early Tuesday morning on Crossville Highway when the victim attempted to remove Morgan from his […]
Land Identified For UC State Veterans Cemetery
The state has identified land for an Upper Cumberland State Veterans Cemetery. The 90-acre property sits off the 320 exit of Interstate 40 in Cumberland County. Travis Murphy is the Assistant Commissioner for the Department of Veterans Services. He said the State Building Commission’s Executive Subcommittee meets next week to consider moving forward with purchasing […]
