Crossville City Manager Suspended Following Village Inn Closure
Crossville City Manager Greg Wood was suspended for three weeks Tuesday amid concerns of due process over the closure of the Village Inn. The motel on Burnett Street closed last week due to allegations of code infractions. It then reopened shortly after. City Attorney William Ridley recommended the city council to approve an outside investigation […]
Cookeville To Consider Providing Funding For Dogwood Park Sculpture
Cookeville City Council will consider providing additional funding to complete a sculpture honoring victims of the 2020 Tornado. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the monument was a project by the Leadership Putnam Class of 2021. “The plan is for it to go in Dogwood Park in an area that will be very visible and […]
Livingston Budgets Funds To Help Cover SROs For 2023-2024 School Year
Livingston Aldermen approved budgeting some $107,750 to help schools inside the city limits to pay for school resource officers The budgeted amount is for the next school year. Mayor Curtis Hayes said SROs are currently funded through a state grant, which is in its last year. “So next year we won’t even get any money […]
Jackson Co. Awards $122K Bid For County Jail HVAC Replacement And Air Purification System
Jackson County has awarded a bid to replace all HVAC equipment and install an air purification system at the County Jail. Mayor Randy Heady said the low bid came in at some $122,000, slightly under budget. He said the HVAC equipment is original to the jail that opened in 2007. “Any HVAC equipment at 15 […]
Rattlesnakes Common In Upper Cumberland Region
The possibility of finding a rattlesnake in the Upper Cumberland is very likely. TWRA Wildlife Diversity Coordinator Daniel Istvanko said the Upper Cumberland is home to one species of rattlesnake out of two in the state: the timber rattlesnake. “They prefer mature, heavily wooded forests,” Istvanko said. “You know rocky, south-facing slopes with plenty of […]
Cookeville’s Fisk Road Closed Wednesday Morning
Cookeville’s Fisk Road will close on Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Water Quality Control Department will close the portion from East 10th Street to Sunset Drive for sewer repairs. Businesses along 10th Street will still have access but all semi-trucks must seek alternate routes to get to the industrial buildings located along […]
Smithville Making Repairs To Aging Green Brook Park
Smithville’s Green Brook Park will receive about $45,000 worth of improvements this fall. The Board of Aldermen approved the bid for work focusing on wooden playground equipment. Mayor Josh Miller said it was installed more than 20 years ago. “It’s just time for us to make some necessary repairs,” Miller said. “Of course the big […]
Linder Appointed To Fill Vacant Livingston Alderman Seat
Livingston Board of Aldermen has filled the seat left vacant by former Aldermen Chris Speck’s resignation. Bill Linder previously served on the Board for two terms. He was the fourth highest vote getter during the most recent election, finishing just out of the three seats. . “Bill I think represented this community with a great […]
Monterey Enters Preliminary Engineering Contract For Black Bottom Field
Monterey Board of Aldermen approved entering an engineering contract for a multi-purpose field at Black Bottom Field. Mayor Nathan Walker said before architect Jerry Warren proceeded forward with more detailed plans, he provided the Board with better cost estimates for the project. Walker said the contract could cost up to $18,000. “I will say, of […]
Cookeville Will Consider Extending E. 10th St. Phase I By Two Weeks
Add two more weeks to the construction of Phase I on Cookeville’s East 10th Street. Cookeville City Council will consider extending the completion date of the Widening Project to August 24th at its Thursday meeting. Public Works Director Blake Mayo said crews have run into several issues during the process. “A couple of box structures […]
