Cookeville Utility and Tax Offices Closing for Maintenance Friday Afternoon
Cookeville’s Utility Customer Service and the Business and Property tax office will be closed to foot traffic starting st 3:30 PM on Friday. The Municipal Building will be closed for maintenance, but the drive-thru will remain open for utility customers. Property tax payments will be done online. Services will be open with regular business hours […]
Cookeville Public Works Preparing For Widening Of Jefferson Ave.
Cookeville’s Public Works Department is planning ahead for increased Jefferson Avenue traffic by reworking traffic signal timings. T-DOT plans to start widening the road next spring from Interstate 40 to the south towards Highway 111. Director Greg Brown said work for a new traffic pattern needs to start now. “The reason we need to do […]
Clay Co. Schools Go Virtual Temporarily Next Week
Clay County School System has temporarily switched to virtual only instruction next week. The decision comes after an increasing number of quarantines and positive COVID cases among students. Free meals will continue to be delivered through bus routes each morning.
Dekalb County Schools All Remote Through 2020
All Dekalb County Schools will continue remote learning through the rest of 2020. The county school system went fully remote on December 4th due to an increase in COVID cases among staff and students. Dekalb County School Director Patrick Cripps said the school system will look to return in person on January 4th. Previously, when […]
75% COVID Case Increase Over Last Week
The number of positive COVID cases across the Upper Cumberland has increased by more than 75 percent in the last week, according to data from the State Department Of Health. Since Sunday, 1,675 new COVID cases have been diagnosed across Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Fentress, Jackson, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren and White Counties. […]
Cookeville Driver Services Center Reopens With Limited Capacity
The Driver Services Center Cookeville location reopened Thursday morning after a shortage of staff caused a temporary closure last week. Wesley Moster is the State Department of Safety and Homeland Security Director of Communications. Moster said COVID precautions in place before the shutdown are still being practiced. Capacities are limited inside with masks required as […]
Overton Schools Temporarily Switch To Virtual Learning
All Overton County Schools will transition to virtual only learning from December 14th to December 17th. Director of Schools Mark Winningham said the reason is to protect students and staff as COVID numbers rise. “We have seen an increase in our numbers again as far as students being quarantine. Students being positive,” Winningham said. “Staff […]
Preventing Porch Pirates Stealing Holiday Packages
It is porch pirate season during the holidays, Livingston Police Chief Greg Etheredge said being home when packages are delivered is the best prevention. However, that is not always possible when people are working. Etheredge said having a doorbell camera can be the best way to prevent packages from disappearing, without a trace. “In today’s […]
Overton Asking For Help Locating Runaway Teen
The Overton County Sheriff’s Department is asking you to be on the lookout for a runaway teen. Sheriff John Garrett said sixteen-year-old Amanda Bolden was last seen Thursday at a foster home in Overton County. “There is a possibility that she may have ties or may be traveling to residents in the Crossville area in […]
New Private Subdivision Approved On Buck Mountain
The Putnam County Planning Commission approved a new proposed subdivision off Mountain Top Lane. The main point of discussion before the approval was emergency accessibility. Planning Director Kevin Rush said the developer provided detailed plans on how access would work during the Tuesday planning commission meeting. “If emergency services come and they get so close, […]
