UC Regional Airport Updates Airspace
The Upper Cumberland Airport has updated its airport zoning map. The zoning map sets height restrictions for infrastructures built around the airport. Manager Dean Selby said the airspace is reevaluated every 10 years to match the layout plan. “When that pilot is flying in, and we are talking about instrument conditions,” Selby said. “When the […]
32 Year Cookeville Fire Dept Vet Laid To Rest
A 32-year veteran of the Cookeville Fire Department will be laid to rest Thursday afternoon. Billy Joe Brogdon passed away this weekend at the age of 85. Brogdon served in the Vietnam War and the National Guard before joining the fire department. Brogdon retired in 1995. Brogdon will be laid to rest at Cookeville City […]
Van Buren Schools Purchases New Online CTE Program
Van Buren Schools have increased funding for online career and technical learning. The Board of Education approved a budget amendment adding about $6,500 to purchase a new online curriculum. Director of Schools Cheryl Cole said the school system was not prepared for classes to move virtual, and lacked online programs. “We found this program,” Cole […]
June Sales Tax Revenues Up 10% Over 2019
It appears Putnam County has weathered the feared sales tax downturn from COVID as June revenue numbers increased 10.3 percent over last year. That countywide increase essentially wipes away the 9.3 percent decrease from April during the COVID shutdown, according to numbers released by County Mayor Randy Porter. Sales tax numbers for June reported Wednesday. […]
TTU Greek Life Moving To Online Events
Tennessee Tech’s Greek Life will look different this year with events moving to virtual. The Welcome Back Cookout and the first night of sorority recruitment are the first two changing formats. Dean of Students Katherine Williams said there are likely more to follow in the future. “Safety is our number one priority,” Williams said. “Obviously, […]
Rose Said Small Business Bore Brunt Of COVID
The government likely made a mistake with the additional $600 unemployment supplements. That’s according to Tennessee Representative John Rose, speaking to local small business owners during a Tuesday roundtable discussion. “Anything that the federal government, state government, local government does to try and ameliorate the impacts of a forced economic shut down are going to […]
