Ducth Craft Sleep Products Expansion Bringing 20 New Jobs To Clay
Dutch Craft Sleep Products in Celina plans to expand its operations, creating 20 additional jobs. The UCDD Executive Committee approved a $250,000 loan for the expansion Wednesday. Loan Officer Jesse Villard said the money would go to the Joint Industrial Development Board of Celina and Clay County. “Dutch Craft Sleep Products, which is founded and […]
Celina Aldermen Increase Pay For Next Term Of Elected Officials
A charter change by the Celina Board of Aldermen will bring increased pay for Aldermen and Mayors starting in 2025. The board approved Aldermen pay to increase to $300 per meeting as well as increasing the mayor’s compensation Tuesday. Mayor Luke Collins said the raise was based on surrounding municipalities. “For too long, that charter […]
UCHRA/UCDD Entities Receive Clean Audit Report From Firm
UCDD and UCHRA have received a clean audit report this year from an outside accounting firm. Senior Audit Manager Derek Young of JHM in Chattanooga gave a presentation of the report Wednesday to the Executive Committee. Young said the firm reviewed the finances, operations and accounting practices. “We had not significant decencies or material weaknesses […]
School Funding Town Hall Raises Questions About Local Match
School and county leaders from across the Upper Cumberland came together Wednesday to talk about the issues of a new state funding formula for education. The meeting focused on the local match component that every county has to provide. The consensus to state officials: more information was needed both on how the modeling is done […]
Total Loss After Putnam Garage Fire On McClain Road
A garage fire at 1571 McClain Road resulted in a total loss of the building. Putnam County Fire Chief Tom Brown said that responders were there for some three hours to take care of the fire. He said that they believe it was caused by some kind of wood stove located near the front of […]
Palace Theater Starting Christmas Movie Series This Friday
The Palace Theater in Crossville will host a five-night Christmas movie series starting Friday. A mixture of Christmas classics and family favorites make up the line up. Operations Assistant Guy McBride said the first showing will be Polar Express. “We have a series of movies that are popular movies that have come around through the […]
Overton BOE Purchases Scoreboard And Lighting For Stadium Project
Purchases for the Livingston Academy Stadium renovations continued Tuesday with the approval of a new scoreboard and lighting. School Board Chair Mike Hayes said the expenditures are in preparation to put the total project out for bid on December 27th. “The lighting there is about a four month lead time,” Hayes said. “The scoreboard there […]
Celina Aldermen Approve EMS Raise, Adoption Pends Commission Approval
Clay County EMS employees are a step away from receiving a $1 per hour pay raise. Clay County’s EMS committee approved the increase at its latest meeting. City Mayor Luke Collins said with the Board of Aldermen’s approval on Tuesday, the action only pends a vote from the full commission. “Good news is, we’ve had […]
Algood Approves Bid For Inflatable Trenching Walls
Algood City Council approved awarding a bid to CGS Inc. for two sets of trenching walls. City Manager Keith Morrison said that the $17,418 purchase allows the city to get its own walls instead of having to rent them. He said it’s a new version of the tool that is inflatable. “And when they get […]
