Crossville’s Roane State Providing Food to Students
The Cumberland County Campus of Roane State Community College is offering a food pantry to assist students during difficult times. Campus Director Holly Hanson said the pantry is for any student needing assistance. “Our Roane State students, active students, are eligible to ask for help,” Hanson said. “We supply food for the entire household when […]
UC Showing Steadily Increasing COVID-19 Tally
While most regions of the state have seen COVID-19 cases decrease or hold steady in recent days, the Upper Cumberland’s COVID-19 case total has steadily increased. Double-digit new cases of COVID-19 have been reported across the region on 11 of the last 14 days as of Monday, according to data from the Tennessee Department of […]
Funeral Home Launches Tribute Memories Program
Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home is offering a new program allowing those not able to attend funeral services to support families. Funeral Director Jill Horner said people can leave an online condolence on any obituary’s tribute wall through the Tribute Memories Program. The funeral home staff would then print out the note and deliver it […]
Memorial Day: More Than A Vacation
While enjoying your day off, do not forget Memorial Day is more than picnics and barbecues. Commander of the Cookeville Honors Guard Jim McAfee served in the Army for six years across America and Germany. McAfee has served over 1,600 funerals for veterans since joining the Honors Guard in 2011. McAfee said Memorial Day to […]
Food City Hoping For 2021 Opening
Supermarket chain Food city continues to work with developers on a Cookeville location. President and CEO Steven Smith said they are hoping for a spring 2021 opening. “We’re anxious and excited to become part of the Cookeville business community and we’re still working to finalize the deal with the developer,” Smith said. “We’d love to […]
Monterey Pay Scale Exam Will Wait
Monterey’s efforts to increase pay for town employees and examine the community’s pay rate structure are now on hold until 2021-2022. Monterey Alderman Nathan Walker said the finance committee only met once before the coronavirus lock down. Completing the new budget would take three to four in-person meetings to review all city employees’ pay rates. […]
