Overton Co. Sees Decrease In Bids For Yearly Supplies And Work
The Overton County Budget Committee saw a decrease in the number of companies bidding for materials and maintenance. Members opened multiple bids Tuesday for numerous items mainly pertaining to road work. Chairman Darwin Clark said the county received single bids for tires, road tiles and piping. “We usually get more providers bidding on our products,” […]
Free Two-Week Test Drive Of Electric Vehicle Available To UC Residents
Tennessee Tech Professors are allowing anyone in the Upper Cumberland to take a two-week test drive of an electric vehicle. Chen said anyone can sign up to test either a Nissan Leaf or hybrid Ford F-250. The program being led by Professor Pingen Chen for Tech’s Mechanical Engineering Department. Chen said charging infrastructure is now […]
Fentress Projecting Revenue Drop From Loss Of TDOC Inmates
Fentress County is one of many counties projecting a revenue drop from losing state inmates at its jail. The county has housed as many as 45 state inmates, however County Executive Jimmy Johnson said they are currently at 26 inmates. Johnson said as court proceedings have opened up, the state is coming and picking up […]
White Plains Historic Home Resumes Activities
Algood’s White Plains Historic Home will reopen its doors to the public on Saturday. Friends of the White Plains Home Co-Chair Eunetta Jenkins said that after 17 months, they are excited to have visitors return the historic home for tours and sight-seeing. “There are beautiful homes open to the public all over Tennessee, and we’re […]
Putnam Co. Property Appraisals Calls Less Than Usual
Not many appeals of Putnam County property assessments…yet. Putnam County Assessor of Property Steve Pierce said that calls for both appraisals and informal reappraisals are happening later than usual this year across the state. “Everybody is calling late, especially on our commercial end–a lot of our commercials would have already been calling previously in years […]
Monterey Juvenile Charged Driving Without License And Insurance After Accident
A Monterey juvenile has been charged with driving without a license and insurance and due care after a two car accident Wednesday. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the juvenile driver was with two adult passengers traveling west on Interstate 40 near mile marker 295. The driver was in the left lane and lost control […]
Cookeville Water Wants Aid in Sewage Water Levels after Storms
Cookeville Water Department wants the city council to approve a site suitability study for a wet weather storage facility. Director Ronnie Kelly said this is necessary to alleviate water levels after storms along the main line to the Wastewater Treatment Plant. “Water leaks into the sewage system and it fills up the pipe, and we’re […]
Overton Co. Hwy 42 Carr Creek Bridge Completion Date Pushed Back
The completion date for the Highway 42 Carr Creek Bridge has been delayed once again to the end of June. The 220 foot bridge over City Lake was scheduled to be finished this week. Overton County Highway Superintendent James Norrod said concrete work remains undone. “They plan on pouring one approach slab tomorrow and the […]
Sparta Knights Of Columbus Hosting Fundraising Fish Fry
The Sparta Knights of Columbus on Friday will host a fish fry for the public. Program Director Pete Marino said the food will be for sale from 4:00 to 7:00 at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Sparta. “We’ll have fried catfish,” Marino said. “We’ll have coleslaw made by one of our parishioners. French fries and […]
White Co. Public Library Host Summer Reading Program
The White County Public Library is taking part in the national summer reading program titled “Tails and Tales,” where kids read books about fairy tales and books about animals. Director Cathy Farley said the program is designed to maintain students’ reading levels over the summer to make them better equipped for learning once school resumes […]
