Cookeville Boat Dock Road Utility District Upgrading Waterlines
The Cookeville Boat Dock Road Utility District is gearing up for two major waterline replacement projects. Consulting Engineer Mike Callahan said that starting in three to four weeks work will start to upgrade service lines to about 500 homes south of Ditty Road. Callahan said that following that project, eight inch pipe will go in […]
Sparta Expects To Complete Gateway Monument Project By Late-Summer
Bids will go out for Sparta’s gateway monument project Monday in hope to complete the project by late-summer. This comes following approval from the board of mayor and aldermen Thursday night. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said there will be a recommendation of who to award the project to by Sparta’s next meeting on May 6. […]
Council Votes To Cease Shelton Investigation
Over the objections of Charles Womack, the Cookeville City Council voted Thursday night to cease the investigation into Mayor Ricky Shelton’s hiring at Cookeville Regional. “From the outside and from what this council can view, Mr. Shelton hasn’t done anything wrong in the eyes of this council,” Council Member Eric Walker said. “And for what […]
Cookeville Regional: We Were Fully Transparent
Following Cookeville City Council’s Thursday night decision to end the investigation of Ricky Shelton’s hiring at CRMC, the medical center released a statement saying the center had fully cooperated and had been transparent. “CRMC is aware that the Cookeville City Council engaged an independent external investigator to review whether Ricky Shelton violated any law, statute […]
