Council Votes To Move Forward With Outside Counsel
Cookeville City Council voted 4-0 Thursday night to have the city manager hire an outside counsel to provide information on the Ricky Shelton-CRMC hiring. “The public has questions and I believe it is our duty to find the answers,” Council Member Eric Walker said. “The city council (are) the representatives of the people and with […]
Tech Celebrating Awesome Eagle’s 59th Birthday
Tennessee Tech is starting its weekend birthday celebration Friday for school mascot Awesome Eagle. Spirit Program Coordinator Monica Hartsfield said students are invited to the birthday party at the Roaden University Center at 11:00 a.m. “Awesome Eagle will be 59 years young,” Hartsfield said. “We are going to be doing a little bit of everything. […]
WCTE Reestablishes Station Manager Role, New Tech Coming
WCTE has reestablished the Station Manager position, promoting Avery Hutchins to the role. WCTE President and CEO Becky Magura said having this role filled will allow the station to focus on what’s to come in 2021. “We’ve got a lot of balls in the air and we just want to make sure that we’re really […]
Electric Companies Stay Prepared For Ice Storms
Local electric companies are on standby with several winter weather chances over the next week. Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation CEO Jennifer Brogdon said the company has an emergency preparedness plan. “We have to make sure that our crews are ready to respond in the event we have heavy snow or in this case ice,” […]
Cookeville HS Graduate Becomes First UC Space Force Recruit
A Cookeville High School graduate has become the first Upper Cumberland resident to be accepted into the United States Space Force. Eighteen-year-old Chasidy Fly was accepted into the nation’s newest military branch. Fly said she is most excited for the opportunity to expand her education and represent her hometown. “Ultimately, I think that just being […]
Monterey Mayor Considering Changes to Employee Pay Scale
Monterey Mayor JJ Reels said drastic changes are needed to the town’s employee pay scale. Reels said that employees are currently maxing out their pay in one year of employment. Reels said he’s consulted with other municipalities to compare employee pay numbers. “Just small incremental pay raises, that way it’s balanced and employees are not […]
Upper Cumberland Addressed In State’s Proposed Budget
The Upper Cumberland is getting some attention from the state in this year’s proposed budget. State Senator Paul Bailey said that there is private investment from Charter Communications into rural broadband expansion. Bailey said that goes along with Governor Lee’s proposed $200 million. “There’s going to be $5 million invested in the Upper Cumberland area,” […]
Cookeville-Putnam Road Salt Supply Put To Use This Winter
Cookeville Public Works and The Putnam County Highway Department combined to use 150 tons of salt this past weekend. Cookeville Public Works Director Greg Brown says the department has probably used about 250 tons of salt this Winter. Brown said he tries to keep the department fully stocked because of all the variables with salting […]
Body Found At Woodland Heights Identified By CPD
Cookeville Police have identified the body found near Woodland Heights as 25-year-old Dylan C. Jones. On February 4th, a family member of Jones contacted police after Jones was away from his residence for six days. Jones was found by Cookeville City Water Department employees Wednesday in a wooded area north of the dead-end street. According […]
Fentress Asking Residents To Help Decorate County Courthouse
Fentress County is asking residents with an eye for photography to help decorate the renovated county courthouse. Executive Assistant Amanda Hicks said residents can send in new or old photos. Hicks said the only requirement is for the picture to be high-resolution. “What we really wanted to do was bring to life our community,” Hicks […]
