Monterey Adding Ladder Truck Options To Monday’s Agenda
Monterey will address concerns of fire coverage in the city by exploring options to purchase a new ladder truck. Mayor JJ Reels said after Saturday’s Perdue Plant fire, it became evident the city needs to find the funding for the safety of the community. “We had a fire at one of our most important businesses […]
Dunaway: Strip Searches Must Follow The Law
With multiple strip search lawsuits ongoing across the Upper Cumberland, District Attorney Bryant Dunaway said he expects law enforcement in his service area to follow the law. Dunaway said specific statutes have been passed by Tennessee Legislatures to protect people’s privacy. “No person who is arrested for a traffic or regulatory or other misdemeanor offense […]
Cookeville Leaf Collection Begins
Cookeville Public Works will start picking up leaves in the first week of November. This service will run for city residents on Monday through Friday. Public Works Director Greg Brown said for residents to be mindful of where they place their leaves if they want them to be collected. “It would help if they would […]
Sparta Three Year Plan To Focus On Infrastructure
The city of Sparta is expecting its three-year development plan to be completed early next year. Over the past year, Sparta has undertaken major water and sewer line projects and a new eight year paving plan. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the three-year plan will continue these infrastructure upgrades for the highest priority areas. “Once […]
Towing Company Launches Toy Drive With Saturday Event
A Cookeville towing company has started a toy drive to make sure underprivileged children wake up with a smile Christmas morning. Rush Towing’s “Tow Trucks For Tots,” is a collaborative effort of towing companies across the region. Owner Steve Kincaid said all towing company offices in Cookeville serve as drop off location for new toys […]
White County Election Commission Confident August Issue Resolved
White County Election Commission Administrator Dorcas Marcum said the election issues from August have been resolved for the Presidential Election. Marcum said there was a paper ballot shortage in August and unused early voting ballots were used. However, she said the scanners are set up to only take the ballots they are programmed for, forcing […]
First-Year Retreat Brings Together Mayors & UCHRA
The Upper Cumberland’s city and county mayors made a two day retreat to Granville to work on planning for the future together. UCHRA Executive Director Mark Farley led the retreat. He said the mayors worked on strategic planning and what types of programs UCHRA could implement. Farley said he and the mayors discussed the next […]
Grease Fire Caused Damage At Perdue Plant
Workers at Monterey’s Perdue Plant are returning to work Monday after a fire at the facility Saturday. Monterey Fire Chief Kevin Peters said the fire was contained to the east wing of the building. Peters said the roofing and air vents received the most damage from the fire with no major damage to the machinery. […]
Jamestown Comes Up Short on Water Contest Three-Peat
Jamestown’s string of two state water titles has ended. Jamestown did not make the top three for “Best Tasting Water” in this year’s Tennessee Association of Utility District Drinking Water Contest. This would have been Jamestown’s third straight year taking the title. Maynardville took this year’s title. Jamestown Mayor Lyndon Baines said it was an […]
Monterey Plant To Reopen Monday
The Monterey Perdue plant will open Monday morning after a Saturday afternoon fire damaged parts of the facility. Perdue Farms Director of Corporate Communications Diane Souder said the fire was mostly isolated to one department of the building. That department will be closed Monday. Souder said the local fire department responded swiftly and extinguished the […]
