Cookeville Hosting National, International Fishing Events
Cookeville will host the 2021 U.S. Kayak Open and the 2022 FIPSed Kayak Fishing World Championships. Cookeville-Putnam County Visitors’ Bureau Executive Director Molly Brown said landing national and international fishing events is a huge win. Brown said hosting international events are exactly what communities are looking for when it comes to tourism. “We’re just excited, […]
Putnam Schools And WCTE Employee Awarded By PBS
Putnam County Schools and WCTE Ready to Learn Project Manager Cindy Putman has been awarded for her work intertwining PBS content and local education. Putman received the 2021 Bobbi English Champion for Children Award from PBS, Sesame Workshop and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Putman said she’s spent six years using public broadcasting to get […]
January is National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month
January is human trafficking awareness month with the goal to educate communities of an ever growing problem. Rana Zakaria is the Community Educator of the Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking. Zakaria said areas such as the Upper Cumberland are especially vulnerable. “They are geographically isolated,” Zakaria said. “There are usually less stops out there, which […]
