Cookeville Passes New Parking District Ordinance
Cookeville City Council passed a new residential parking district ordinance Thursday night. Council Member Eric Walker amended ordinance to allow households in the areas to be added to any proposed district. “This puts the mechanism in place,” Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton said. Neighborhoods would need to get 2/3 of the residents to sign a petition […]
35th Annual Roller Coaster Yard Sale Starting
The 35th annual Roller Coaster Yard Sale got underway Thursday and will continue through Sunday. This will be 150 miles of yard sales creating a loop from Cave City, Kentucky to Celina. Clay County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Doug Young said he expects more yard sales than usual after a hot and slowed down […]
Cookeville’s Brown Bag Series Returns Friday
The Brown Bag Series makes its return Friday with a concert and lunch at Cookeville’s Depot Museum. Leisure Services has a series of performances scheduled during lunch hour every Friday of October with Blue Coast Burrito available for purchase. Cultural Arts Superintendent Chad McDonald said bluegrass and folk artist Mean Mary will kick off this […]
STEM Center Dealing With COVID Budget Cuts
Tennessee Tech STEM Center Director Darek Potter said his center has experienced budget cuts because of the pandemic. Potter said the center is doing some “belt tightening” but expects to be able to keep going and serving the community. Potter said community events have been cancelled since the pandemic hit, and affected programs with local […]
