Comptroller’s Office Said Van Buren Finances In Good Shape
Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Director of Communications said Tuesday’s decision against the Van Buren Wheel tax will not immediately affect the county. Dunn said the county’s property tax will provide enough county revenue for the remainder of the year. “Van Buren County implemented a property tax increase at that time, and it is that revenue that […]
TTU Men’s Hoops Release Schedule, Testing Guidelines Laid Out
Tennessee Tech will open its basketball season at Indiana on November 25. The 27-game schedule released Thursday includes a November 30 home opener against Chattanooga. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said TTU plans to test its male and female basketball players on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, however that could change based on scheduled games. Wilson said […]
Four UC Counties With Positivity Rates Over 25%
Four Upper Cumberland counties reported COVID positivity rates above 25 percent Thursday led by Overton and White County. Both communities report positivity rates of 35 percent according to data from the Tennessee Department of Health. That means one in three COVID tests conducted produced a positive result. Both counties reported eight additional cases Thursday. That […]
Cookeville To Vote On Pay Scale Increases
Cookeville City Council unanimously approved adjustments to the city’s pay range scale Thursday night, just the second changes since 2014. The plan includes a one-time adjustment of four percent to all pay ranges. Finance Director Brenda Imel said the potential to earn more will help Cookeville fill high demand jobs. “We are finding it now […]
Cumberland Co. I-40 East Temporary Closure
Temporary road closures are coming to I-40 East in Cumberland County tonight while permanent overhead signs are installed. From 9:00 p.m. to midnight, T-DOT will be using rolling roadblocks between mile markers 329 and 340. Community Relations Officer Jennifer Flynn said the signs are for the truck climbing lane being built near mile marker 339. […]
Security Upgrades Coming To Jackson Co. School Entrances
Jackson County Schools will be improving security at each of its schools by constructing new secure entrances. The project will be partially funded from a reoccurring state safety grant. Director of Schools Kristy Brown said the upgrades will come in phases due to limited funds. “We want to secure the front entrances of our schools,” […]
Alzheimer’s Awareness Comes to Sparta Drive-In
The power of music for those suffering with Alzheimer’s and dementia will be on the big screen at the Sparta drive-in theater Saturday. November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and National Family Caregiver Month. The award-winning documentary is titled Alive Inside. It focuses on one social worker’s ability to improve a patients communication abilities through […]
Results Challenge Only Path to Jamestown Recount
Fentress County Election Commission Administrator Joey Williams said the only way a recount will happen is if the certified results are challenged. Tuesday night, Jamestown voters approved the package store referendum by two votes with 335 votes for the issue and 333 against. Williams said the work starts Wednesday to start matching up the numbers, […]
Van Buren Co. Officials Not Surprised By Wheel Tax Vote
Van Buren County officials’ doubts about the wheel tax were confirmed Tuesday night after 68 percent voted against the $40 increase. Budget Committee Vice Chairman Henry Seamons said he expected a strong opposition against the wheel tax with the county passing a 45 cent property tax increase in August. “The public is just not going […]
Clean Yard is Key to Keeping Venomous Snakes Away
A west Tennessee child was bitten a copperhead snake this weekend, just outside the door of the house. Copperheads are one of the two types of venomous snakes in the Upper Cumberland. TWRA Biodiversity Coordinator Chris Simpson said timber rattlesnakes and copperheads are still around, but will be making the move to their dens as […]
