White Co Election Results To Be Certified This Week
Despite a White County Commission race decided by one vote, there has been no challenges to last week’s election. Election Administrator Dorcus Marcum said election results are set to be certified on August 16thTuessday at 5:00 p.m. “We are about half way through our paper work, so once we get that done, I’ll prepare the […]
Algood Approves Purchase For Three Police Vehicles
Algood City Council approved the purchase of three new police vehicles, including two cars and one pickup truck. Chief Dale Armour said the purchase comes as part of the yearly cycle to phase out older vehicles in the fleet. However, he said there have been supply issues for the 2022 vehicles the department budgeted for. […]
Jackson County Central FD Honors Eddie Brewer Through Memorial
Jackson County Central Fire Department has a new memorial honoring the life of Eddie Brewer. Brewer was a long-time volunteer for the department and the county’s rescue squad until he decided to follow his dream to become an over-the-road truck driver. Chief Jeff Conn said the 35-year-old lost his battle to COVID in February of […]
White Co Studying Landfill To Open New Cell
White County currently diverting trash to evaluate the life span of its class one landfill. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said there will be no interruptions in services. Robinson said the county is just trying to get a new cell permitted. “We’ve got to see where we are at, and how close we are to […]
Smithville Splash Pad Operating With No Issues
The Smithville Splash pad has been in high-use since being installed two-months ago. Mayor Josh Miller said the project was completed to the city’s standards and has not faced issues since opening. “Smithville is a small town, we don’t have the luxuries of Cookeville and other big towns have, but I do think it is […]
Active Railway Hindering Cookeville’s Rail Trail Expansion Westward
Cookeville’s active railway is creating issues in the process to expand the rail trail westward. City Manager James Mills said a railway is considered active when trains can still run on it. He said that the city is trying to create the trail in conjunction with that line with maintaining separation. “In most places, there […]
UCHFH Moving Restore To Jefferson Ave This Fall
The Upper Cumberland Habitat for Humanity has secured a new location for its Restore. Executive Director Pam Ealey said the donation based store will move to Jefferson Avenue next to Big R Farm and Home. “We looked at that back 21 months ago, and it didn’t work out at the time,” Ealey said. “But as […]
Putnam School Centralized CTE Building A Future Idea To Explore
The idea of Putnam County Schools creating a centralized CTE building not a priority at this time. The suggestion came up in a school board work session earlier this year. Director of Schools Corby King said the system has other projects to focus on at this time. “That’s kind of been put on the back […]
New Traffic Flow At Livingston Academy To Accommodate Stadium Construction
A new traffic flow at Livingston Academy is getting better as school has gone back into session. Principal Mandy Looper said the school made the change due to construction on the new football stadium. “We actually had to because of student safety,” Looper said. “Our students are not permitted to be in the loop that […]
