Womack Wants High-Level CRMC Staff Limited From Serving On Council
Cookeville City Council member Charles Womack wants the city’s charter changed to prohibit senior employees at Cookeville Regional from serving on city council. Under the resolution that will be considered Thursday night, any high level employees including chiefs and department heads would be prohibited from serving on council while remaining employed at Cookeville Regional. “I […]
PCSS’s Sycamore Elementary Counseling Program Recognized By ASCA
Putnam County’s Sycamore Elementary School counseling program is being recognized as a model program. Only four schools in the state have the RAMP designation from the American School Counselor Association. Counselor Allyson Evans said having a data driven counseling system is a need in today’s world. “This year, more so than ever, I feel like […]
Contact Sports Return To Cane Creek Gym With New Hours
Contact sports made a return to Cookeville’s Cane Creek Gymnasium Monday. Basketball and soccer have been excluded since COVID guidelines went into effect. Athletic Coordinator Lori Medlin said the community wanted the opportunity to return. “It’s been almost a year for no contact sports,” Medlin said. “We’ve had pickle ball and volleyball as non-contact sports […]
Tornado Scammer’s Work Showing One Year Later
As the one year anniversary of the March tornado approaches, local lawyers stand ready to help residents who were taken advantage of. Marla Williams is the Managing Attorney for the Cookeville’s Legal Aid Society office. Williams said they have attorneys to help with civil cases against scammers. “Some of that work would certainly be coming […]
Fentress Co. Officials Exploring Other Vaccination Locations
Fentress County officials are meeting with the state health department Tuesday to discuss options of moving vaccination locations. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said increasing turnout for the vaccine is creating long lines near the county’s health department. “I know today that where our health department is located here off of Main Street people are actually […]
Algood Planning Comm. Approves Zoning Request For Quarry Run Apartments
The Algood Planning Commission has approved a rezoning request for a property on East Main Street. Planning Director Tommy Lee said Putnam Properties is looking to develop a new multifamily structure at the 299 East Main Street location. “They were wanting to rezone the property from general commercial to high density residential,” Lee said. “For […]
Warren Expo Center A Priority For Agriculture Commission
The Warren County Agriculture Commission is working to regain its pre-COVID momentum towards building an expo center. Commission Chair Jon Flanders said creating a public/private partnership will be key to showing the community what an expo center could bring. Flanders said without an expo center there’s no starting point for major events. “Otherwise it’s just […]
Jackson, Overton Experience Weekend Weather Effects
The rainy weather led to issues in Overton and Jackson County this weekend. Jackson County EMA Director Keith Bean said there were a few downed trees but flooding was the bigger issue. Bean said on Sunday night two people had to be rescued after trying to cross a creek on Flatt Dyer Road. He said […]
No Reports Of Major Flood Damage In Clay, Pickett Counties
Clay and Pickett County Emergency Services are reporting no cases of major flood damage after about three inches of rain Sunday night. EMA Director Kyle Haney said Clay County mainly had isolated cases of flooding. “There was some localized flooding in our flood prone spots that we already have around Mitchell Street in downtown Celina,” […]
Cane Creek Sportsplex Softball Registration Opens
Registration is open Monday for the return of the Cookeville Recreational and Church League Softball. There is a 10 person minimum, 12 person maximum and teams must have at least three women to be a co-ed team. Cane Creek Sportsplex Athletic Coordinator Tyler Johnson said it’s exciting to play again after this past year. “It […]
