Algood Granted Easement To Create Second Walmart Entrance
Algood has secured the needed easement to create a second entrance to Walmart. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the proposed project would extend Big Mac Drive attaching a roadway to the back end of the parking lot. “We’re working on our permitting with TDEC,” Morrison said. “Once those permits are final and approved and issued, […]
Putnam 911 Director Wants Next Budget To Include Two New Dispatchers
Putnam County 911 Director Penny Foister wants more dispatcher positions budgeted in the next fiscal year. Foister said she would like to see two additional positions, one paid by the county. The other paid by the 911 department. “That will make our power shift where we got two positions last year those dispatchers work from […]
Putnam Wants To Upgrade Jere Whitson Park In Grant Application
Putnam County wants to complete a three-phased parks improvement plan by applying for a $450,000 health grant. Mayor Randy Porter said the first year of the three-year grant would renovate playground equipment at Jere Whitson Park. “We knew Jere Whitson had to be the first cause it’s the most outdated, but as far as the […]
Martin Creek Road Residents Weigh In On Potential Public Water Access
A new multi-party partnership could expand access to public water along Martin Creek Road in Putnam and Jackson Counties, but not every resident plans on taking advantage. Judy Smith has lived on her property for some 42 years. She said that she uses a gravity spring at the top of the hill. “My spring is […]
Putnam Schools Celebrate National FFA Week
It’s National FFA Week and schools across the region are celebrating. One of those being Putnam County’s Upperman High School. FFA Chapter Instructor Wes Shanks said he has seen the Upperman chapter grow in membership over his three years as instructor. “These students are getting leadership skills, personal soft skills that they won’t get other […]
Dronebarger: Exciting Time To See Lee’s School Funding Formula
White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said finally getting specifics from state officials on the new education formula answered some of his concerns. “The framework helps now knowing to see how it’s broken down,” Dronebarger said. “At the point I think we spoke about this last, it was just there was just this grand […]
FAFSA Applications Due March 1st
FAFSA applications are due Tuesday, March 1st for Upper Cumberland high school seniors. Livingston Academy Gear Up Coordinator Vanessa Farris said that FAFSA applications open the door for grant and loan opportunities for higher education. She said that the deadline also affects Tennessee Promise, a program that provides 2 years of free tuition at any […]
Cookeville Leisure Services Hosting Youth Lacrosse Clinic
Cookeville Leisure Services hoping to help kids brush up on lacrosse skills at its youth clinic this Saturday morning. Cookeville Lacrosse Club Director Kurt Snider said that the clinic for 2nd graders to fourth-grade boys will cover the basics of lacrosse. “Catching, throwing, scooping, and cradling,” Snider said. “Lacrosse is played with a stick, it’s […]
Cookeville Faith Fellowship Worshiping In New Building
Cookeville Faith Fellowship has built a new home of worship at the corner of Carr Avenue and Maxwell Street. Pastor Sterl Paramore said the congregation wanted a building of its own after renting a West Jackson Street sanctuary for several years. “Between three to four times as large, and so we’re able to have a […]
Lee Unveils New State Education Funding Formula
Calling it a big day for the state, Governor Bill Lee unveiled the new education funding system called the Tennessee Investment In Student Achievement Formula Thursday morning. A base amount of $6,860 will go to each student. From there, the funding can be increased based on a student’s education needs as well as community factors […]
