Clay Commission To Consider One Bid For New Ambulance
Clay County received one bid for a new ambulance to replace an aging vehicle in the EMS fleet. Mayor Dale Reagan said the County Commission will consider a bid that came in about $24,000 over the $206,000 grant budget. “We’ll bring it up before them and everything, but I feel confident that they are going […]
Dale Hollow Eagle Cam Chatters Hosting Annual Gathering Saturday
Dale Hollow Eagle Cam Chatters is hosting their annual this Saturday. Eagle Cam Facebook Page Manager Darlene Neeley said that the event serves as a way for the online community to come together in person. She said that it’s the love of eagles that draws them together in the community. “I put out tons of […]
Cookeville City Council Approves Lovelady Road Rezoning With Transitional Zone
Cookeville City Council approved on second reading the rezoning of the Lovelady Road project to single-family residential. A transitional zone will be rezoned RS-10, while the remaining acres will be changed to RS 5. The vote was approved 4 to 1, with Council Member Eric Walker the lone no vote. Council also approved the rezoning […]
Clay Schools Approves Bid For Electric Service Replacement At Two Schools
Clay County Schools has approved a bid for electric service replacement at Celina K-8 School and Hermitage Springs School. School Board Chair Benji Bailey said the scope of the project involves replacing and upgrading components of the electric system. “Going forward if we were to expand or address any issues inside the building,” Bailey said. […]
Registrations Live For Friends Of The Trails First Hike Fest
Applications are now live for Crossville’s Friend of the Trails’ first-ever Hike Fest. President John Conrad said that they created the event after the success of the fall Hike-a-Thon. He said that the participants can choose from five trails in Cumberland County and hike at their own pace during the last week in May. “To […]
School Employee Salaries Part Of Preliminary Clay Schools Budget Talks
Teacher and faculty salaries were the main topic of discussion at Clay County Schools’ first budget committee. School Board Chair Benji Bailey said that the biggest difficulty was giving faculty and staff much-need raises but finding the money to do it. “The increase in funding from BEP presents an opportunity to provide increases,” Bailey said. […]
Monterey Budget Amendments Passed To Balance Some $200 K Of Extra Costs
Monterey’s fiscal year-end budget amendments came in more expensive than expected this year. Mayor Nathan Walker said costs came in some $230,000 over budget. Walker said he believes a lot of it has to do with fuel costs. “There’s no real concern,” Walker said. “We were in pretty good shape, and we were able to […]
Putnam 4th Graders Work On Eye Contact And Handshake Skills
Putnam County 4th Graders have spent time during the last weeks of school brushing up on their handshakes and eye contact skills. Capshaw Elementary School Counselor Janna Shope said it comes as part of a system-wide series to help students become more confident in these skills. Shope said that she believes they come less easily […]
DeKalb VFD Doing Free Smoke Alarm Installations This Saturday
DeKalb County Volunteer Fire Department is partnering with the American Red Cross to do free smoke alarm installations this Saturday. Lieutenant Dustin Johnson said that service is available to anyone in DeKalb County. He said installations should only take about 15 to 20 minutes. “Nobody is ever expecting to have a fire,” Johnson said. “It’s […]
White Co Schools Setting Up Portable Classroom To Tear Down BonDeCroft “Short Building”
Pre-K students at BonDeCroft Elementary School will learn in a portable classroom next school year. White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the building currently used by pre-k students is in disrepair. “It’s one of the things that lead us to the whole idea of an addition upgrade a BonDeCroft, so our initial plan […]
