This Week: Pickett Applies For CDBG Funds, Fentress Purchases Rescue Gear
The Pickett County Board of Commissioners will meet via teleconference Monday. A resolution to apply for a Community Block Development Grant (CDBG) will be up for approval. Housing rehabilitation being the purpose of funding. Applications for the grant are due in February. The commission will also consider adopting the 2021-2022 budget calendar. Monday at 6:00, […]
CRMC Administers First COVID-19 Vaccines In Putnam County
As COVID cases in the Upper Cumberland continue to rise, two Cookeville Regional Medical Center employees received the first vaccines in Putnam County Saturday. Family practice physician Dr. Jane Gotcher and registered nurse Amy Garrett were administered the first part of the Pfizer vaccine. CRMC CEO Paul Korth said this is the first of over […]
Jackson County Schools Paying Students To Help Cafeteria Staff
Jackson County Schools approved a work-based learning opportunity for high school seniors to help with cafeteria duties, created by the pandemic. School Director Kristy Brown said students will get $8 an hour, working two hours a day, helping distribute meals for students learning remotely. Although, Brown said she will request this gets paid for with […]
Winterizing Your Home To Prevent Pipe Damage
With below freezing temperatures becoming a normalcy, local plumbers are advising home owners to winterize your foundations. Putnam Plumbing Owner Gary Brown said for starters, water hoses should be removed from outdoor faucets. “All you really need to do is take them loose,” Brown said “The faucet that is installed is frost free. If you […]
New Crossville Website Launched Focusing On Tourism
Crossville has launched a new website to highlight Cumberland County’s tourism attractions and businesses. Chamber of Commerce Director Ethan Hadley said ExploreCrossville.com is an extension of a rebranding project that started last summer. “We are working with Good Folks Marketing and Creative to do a branding exercise this year, and as a natural extension of […]
Impaired Driving Enforcement Gearing Up For Holiday Season
Law Enforcement is keying in on drunk and impaired driving this holiday season, because they would rather make a DUI arrest than see a death on the roads. Tennessee Highway Patrol Captain R.C. Christian said from now until the New Year drivers need to make the right decision on getting home during Booze it and […]
