White BOE Increases HS Meal Prices Starting Next School Year
The White County School Board has increased high school meal prices to better align with surrounding districts. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the new prices will go into effect next year but will be applied incrementally over 2 years. “Our prices are much cheaper than those around the Upper Cumberland, and we’ve just tried […]
Gallatin Manufacturer Moves Operations To Sparta
A new manufacturing business has moved from Gallatin to Sparta. Fusion Tools Inc creates cable ropes and shackles for the industrial market. Vice-President Wes Howard said family, expansion opportunities and more employees is why the company selected Sparta. ‘We actually scoured the state all the way from Dickson, Tennnessee over to Oak Ridge, Tennessee,” Howard […]
Fall Creek Falls Participating In Kayak Safety Instruction Course
Fall Creek Falls is one of 12 state parks to partner with the American Canoe Association (ACA) in a low-cost kayak instruction program. Saturday’s program will be offered as part of National Boating Safety Week. ACA Tennessee State Director Andrea White: “Well we know there has been a surge of folks who come to the […]
Algood Parks And Rec Optimistic About City Park Dirt Work
Algood Parks and Recreation Director Roy Phipps said he’s optimistic about the dirt removal process at City Park. City Council recently approved a change order that added a third site for fill dirt drop-off after concerns regarding capacity. Phipps said that the current locations at the park and at the Algood Public Works Department are […]
Cookeville City Council Candidate Gene Bressler Withdraws
Cookeville City Council Candidate Gene Bressler announced on Monday he would withdraw from the upcoming council race. Bressler was one of 12 candidates to qualify for the city council ballot in the August election. Due to a family health situation, Bressler decided he must withdraw to dedicate his time to his family. Bressler said that […]
Student Delegate Reflects On Student Congress On Polices In Education
Three students from Putnam County Schools served as delegates to the Student Congress on Policies in Education (SCOPE). One delegate, Upperman High School Junior Ross King, said that at the one-day event at Belmont University, students were put into small groups and discussed and debated policies that affect school systems. “We debated whether we should […]
Cookeville Murder Suspect Extradited To Putnam Jail
A Cookeville man that allegedly murdered his 23-year-old fiancee was transported back to Putnam County from Louisiana Saturday. Christian Luna is currently being held with a $250,000 bond at the Putnam County Jail. Luna was arrested out-of-state in February for the first degree murder of Lyndzy Bounds. Bounds’ body was found by authorities at her […]
Putnam Schools Purchase New Cafeteria Management System
A new county-wide school nutrition software will be implemented at all Putnam County Schools next year. Deputy Director Tim Martin said the new system will streamline data collecting for nutrition staff. “The added benefit will be that the managers will be able to keep and notice trends and see what kind of things are selling […]
Engineer Work On White County Bridge May Cause Some Closures
Roberts Matthew Highway Bridge over Post Oak Creek in White County will experience closures or lane reductions starting Monday. Financial Director Chad Marcum said engineers will be studying the feasibility of replacing the bridge over the next two weeks. “They need to access underneath the bridge to do some burrowing for geotechnical investigation just to […]
What Police Departments Consider Before Pursuing A Vehicle
How do police departments determine when or when not to pursue a vehicle? The question comes after a recent police pursuit of a stolen vehicle in Monterey that was called off due to public safety. Sparta Police Chief Doug Goff said his officers consider several factors. “We consider the nature of the offense, road conditions, […]
