COVID Items To Consider When Completing Tax Returns
COVID has changed the way people live their lives, but it may have also transformed how your tax return will look this year. Jennifer Phipps is the owner of Cookeville’s Phipps CPA. Phipps said unemployment benefits could have an impact on your tax position. “Those who were receiving unemployment benefits during 2020, hopefully, you had […]
Power Of Kindness At Baxter Primary School
Friday brings to a close Kindness Week at Baxter Primary School. Principal Marsha Wyatt and Counselor Leah Burnett, said the week was about showing kids the impact of being kind to each other. Burnett said that reinforcing the power of kindness matters when it might not be the easiest option. “At an elementary school we […]
Jackson County’s Alice Barlow Honored For Volunteer Service
Alice Barlow of Jackson County said volunteering to her is all about making a change. Barlow is one of eight Governor’s Volunteer Stars Award honorees in the Upper Cumberland. Barlow said she first came to Jackson County in 1968 and made it her mission to improve her hometown. “I got here and fell in love […]
Overton County Positive COVID Rate Decreasing
The Overton County Health Department is seeing a decrease in positive COVID cases over the last two weeks. Director Andy Langford said the county has dropped from 18.2 cases per day to 6.7 new cases. Langford said it is encouraging to see the positivity rate fall to 11.6 percent after previously seeing numbers in the […]
Missing Persons Search Continues At Cummins Falls
Multiple agencies continued the search Friday at Cummins Falls State Park. That is according to TDEC Communications Director Eric Ward who said the search will continue while the park is closed to the public. The search began Thursday, the unoccupied vehicle was found on Wednesday. A hiker is presumed to being missing in the park. […]
Meetings Scheduled With CRMC CEO And City Council Over Mayor Hiring
Cookeville City Council Member Mark Miller said individual meetings are scheduled next week between council members and Cookeville Regional CEO Paul Korth. “Some of the big issues are can a sitting member of the city council seek out employment with a city entity while being a member of the city council,” Miller said. “Is that […]
Cookeville Councilman Met With Attorneys On Mayor’s CRMC Hiring
Cookeville City Council Member Charles Womack said he has spoken to attorneys about the hiring of Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton by Cookeville Regional. Womack said the meeting happened about a month ago. “I’ve been going to bring this for about a month,” Womack said. “We had a legal meeting a month ago, and I talked […]
Cookeville Special Meeting Called For Mayor’s CRMC Hiring
Cookeville City Council will have a special called meeting Thursday. The purpose is to discuss options on outside legal advice on Mayor Ricky Shelton’s Cookeville Regional hiring. City Manager James Mills said the request came from an unnamed council member who could not attend the February meeting. “It was decided today after it was determined […]
Emergency Action Taken For Gainesboro Water Leak
A major water leak in Gainesboro will require emergency repairs after a two week search for the damage. During Thursday’s Board of Alderman meeting, members approved the estimated $100,000 project. Water Department Worker John Pigg said burrowing equipment will be needed to repair the pipe that runs under state route 56. “Roughly about 200 hundred […]
Other Agencies Involved In Missing Hiker Search
Additional agencies are getting involved as the search continues for a missing hiker at Cummins Falls State Park. That is according to State Park Manager Ray Cutcher, who said he could not disclose which agencies are joining the missing persons search. Cutcher said that the person might not even be in the park at this […]
