UCHRA Uber Partnership Increasing Use In Downtown Cookeville
UCHRA’s transportation department has seen a good reception of its new partnership with Uber. Transportation Director Holly Montooth said ridership is increasing every weekend for Pick Up Cookeville. “Majority of the ridership is in a centralized area in Cookeville, which we kind of expected that, but thought we might see more of that readership over […]
Could Cookeville Elect Its Mayor As Separate Office?
It’s the first Monday of a new election year. The mayorship of Cookeville will be open come August as Ricky Shelton reaches his term limit. It’s a position not elected on its own, but rather the top vote getter for council takes the mayor title. Former Mayor Dwight Henry said it might be time to […]
Putnam Making Progress In Goal Of One Device To One Student
Putnam County Schools are nearing their goal of having one take-home device for every student. Supervisor of Technology Johnny Sloan said that the idea came about even before the pandemic. He said that it was important to the school system to have equity amongst its students both in access to up-to-date devices and internet access […]
Roads In Good Shape, Some Power Outages Reported
Sunday night’s snow event has produced power outages in parts of the Upper Cumberland, but roads are in relatively good shape. Law enforcement encouraging residents to take care on bridges and overpasses where the below-freezing temperatures will have the most impact. Most major roads have been treated and have been able to use the heat […]
Tech Cautiously Optimistic About COVID Upon Return To Campus
Tennessee Tech is asking students to be cautious and cognizant of potential dangers with COVID for next semester. Provost Lori Bruce said that the university feels good about returning to campus for the spring semester. “Our numbers have been exceptionally low for the last couple of months,” Bruce said. “So I don’t want people to […]
2021 Ice Storm Has Overton Focusing On Preparedness Entering The Winter
Overton County is approaching one year since the major ice storm that ravaged communities in February 2021. County Executive Ben Danner said over that time, emergency preparedness for any future weather events has been a focus. “We did get a generator from the nursing home. We’re going to put it at the ambulance service where […]
