Monterey Depot Museum Awarded For Vlog Series
The Monterey Depot Museum has been awarded for its efforts to keep museum engagement going during the pandemic. The museum received an award from the Tennessee Association of Museums in the A/V video blog category for “On the Road with Dale Welch. Monterey Cultural Administrator Rafferty Cleary said Welch’s impact from recording the historical knowledge […]
Overton EMA Needs Shown Following Ice Storm
In the aftermath of severe weather events like February’s ice storm, needs for emergency services can become apparent. Overton County EMA Director Chris Masiongale said that UTV’s to access tower sites became an apparent need. Masiongale said he does have a long-term goal for the county to handle emergencies in the future. “We don’t have […]
Jackson Co. River Cleanup Begins Saturday
The Wildwood Resort and Marina is doing its part this weekend to keep local waterways clean. Its fourth annual Cumberland River Compact’s Adopt-a-Stream cleanup is scheduled for Saturday. Wildwood Resort and Marina Co-Owner Natasha Deane said this year’s goal is cleaning about a mile of river front at Granville’s Veteran’s Park. “Each year, we pick-up […]
Counties Given Ability To Move Through Vaccine Phases
The Tennessee Department of Health announced Friday that each county will be able to move through vaccine eligibility phases as they choose. The vaccine had been available statewide to people age 65 and older and those in Phase 1c. “As Tennessee continues working to protect those most at risk of serious illness and death from […]
Putnam Opening Vaccines to 55 and up, Phase 2A-B
Putnam County has opened up its COVID vaccinations to the 55 and up age group, along with phase 2a and 2b starting Monday. The 2a-b group includes: Child and Adult Protective Services personnel, commercial agriculture and food production, public transit workers, public infrastructure, utilities and others. Residents can go ahead and start registering at putnamcountytn.gov/vaccine […]
Putnam Sales Tax Revenue Up 15% From Last Jan.
January sales tax revenue for Putnam County municipalities grew some 15.5 percent compared to January of last year. The County saw the highest increase by about 32 percent. Baxter followed with about 27 percent. Monterey had a growth of 18.1 percent, Cookeville 13.6 percent and Algood 12 percent. All five municipalities contributed to $3,728,620.34 of […]
Aphena Working Towards Summer Opening For Cookeville Expansion
Aphena Pharma Solutions is preparing for a summer grand opening for its new Chocolate Drive location. Marketing Vice President Eric Allen said employees should begin moving into the facility in April. “Our move in date is going to be sometime in the beginning of April for office staff,” Allen said. “We have already started running […]
Overton EMA Reflects On Ice Storm Aftermath
The Overton-Pickett County E911 Board met for the first time since the February ice storm. Overton EMA Director Chris Masiongale reflected on the efforts during and after the storm to help the county. Masiongale said that throughout this time he never asked for assistance that someone was not willing to provide at a moments notice. […]
Sparta Tornado Siren Outage Leads To System Inspection
Issues with Sparta’s tornado siren led the city’s Board of Alderman to approve an inspection of the system Thursday night. Fire Chief Captain Kirk Young said he started searching for companies after the Church Street siren did not go off during its monthly testing. “And, we’ve got a bid for $4,836 to come out and […]
FEMA Accepts Overton Damage Costs Of $1.8 Million
Overton County EMA Director Chris Masiongale said FEMA has accepted Overton County’s ice storm damage costs of $1.8 million. During Thursday night’s Overton-Pickett County E911 Board Meeting Masiongale said that FEMA was on the ground in Overton assessing the damages earlier this month. Masiongale said the damages could be roughly $13 million in Tennessee. Masiongale […]
