White Co 911 Addressing Holes In Dispatch Coverage
White County E-911 has plans to continue improving its radio system next fiscal year. Director Suzi Haston said the department wants to install two new repeater sites at the Eastland and Central View Fire Departments. “We expect huge improvements especially around the Eastland area and Central View area,” Haston said. “We have some dead spots, […]
Warren Pushing For Industrial Growth Through TDEC ARP Upgrades
Warren County plans to use some of its TDEC ARP money to prepare for industrial growth in the southwest portion of the county. County Executive Jimmy Haley said the county’s Industrial Development Board has a property it wants to develop. “IDB has purchased 200 acres right on the Coffee County/Warren County line that we’re working […]
Cookeville-Putnam NAACP Celebrates Judge Jackson’s Confirmation At Friday Rally
History was made Thursday as the US Senate confirmed Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson into the Supreme Court. Cookeville-Putnam NAACP Branch President Tom Savage said the organization will hold a rally Friday celebrating the first black female Supreme Court Justice. “We celebrate to see that the court will represent Americans,” Savage said. “It will represent the […]
Cumberland Sandwort Removed From Endangered Species List
A flowering herb that only grows in four Tennessee counties including Fentress County and Pickett County has recovered as an endangered species. The Cumberland Sandwort is a small, delicate plant that grows in the sandy floors and sandstone ledges of the Cumberland Plateau. TDEC Natural Heritage Program Manager David Lincicome said the white/pinkish flower has […]
T-DOT Anticipates Cookeville To Gain Urban Designation
T-DOT has preemptively added Cookeville in its budget to gain urban transit status in 2023. Now they await federal government approval. Cookeville was listed in T-DOT’s annual three-year transportation program released Thursday. The status means the city would be eligible for federal transit funding. Deputy Commissioner/Chief of Environment and Planning Preston Elliot said the state […]
TTU’s “Window On The World” Event Promotes Diversity And Global Harmony
Tennessee Tech’s “Window on the World” (WOW) Celebration returns this Saturday on the Main Quad. Co-Coordinator Alejandra Cisneros-Conohan said that the event was created over 22 years ago to promote diversity and global harmony. “We’re a melting pot and it’s nice not only to learn about the cultures that we develop here but about how […]
UC Right-Of-Way Acquisitions Part Of State’s Transportation Improvement Plan
Two Upper Cumberland right-of-way acquisitions are part of the state’s Transportation Improvement Plan released Thursday. The two projects are the only major T-DOT projects planned across the region between 2023 and 2025, according to the plan. One of the projects will be in Clay County, where right-of-way acquisition is on the agenda in 2023 from […]
Baxter FD To Host Basic Life Saving Skills Class Saturday
Baxter Fire Department will host a CPR and First Aid course this Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Chief Matthew White said that the course will teach attendees basic life-saving skills they can use in various emergencies. “We’ll teach them in case they might have to do CPR or Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation where they have to […]
Cookeville-TTU Gateway Signage Project Waiting T-DOT Approval
New Cookeville gateway signage project awaiting T-DOT approval. City Manager James Mills said that the partnered project with Tennessee Tech must meet specific guidelines from T-DOT. He said that guidelines are even more specific when the project is on a T-DOT right-of-way. “They do this for any type of community that has these signs,” Mills […]
Putnam Planning Approves Preliminary West Cemetery Subdivision
The Putnam County Planning Commission gave preliminary approval to a 10-lot West Cemetery Road subdivision Tuesday night. Planning Director Kevin Rush said commissioners also recommended for the developer to leave access to the acreage behind the lots. “We’re proposing that we recommend to the developer that they leave another 50 foot strip going back to […]
