Fentress Fair Seeing Good Weather And Good Turnout
Excitement across the Fentress community as the County Fair continues into the week. Director Cindy Smith said good weather and good attitudes have made the first few days a success. She said of all of the events and exhibits, the best part has been seeing the community coming together. “You could put our board of […]
UCEMC Hosting Yearly District Elections This Week
UCEMC members will have a chance to elect three district directors this weekend. CEO and General Manager Jennifer Brogdon said three seats are voted annually on a rotational basis. The winners of each race will serve on a nine-person board. “This is one of the things that makes an electric cooperative special,” Brogdon said. “We […]
Sparta PD To Start Training With New Tasers
The Sparta Police Department will introduce tasers as one of its tools to ensure officer and resident safety. Police Chief Doug Goff said 15 refurbished ones will be delivered to the department this week for training to begin. “We assess our needs at the police department almost constantly everyday,” Goff said. “We’ve had several situations […]
Alderman Coleman Finds Discrepancy in Charter Regarding Aldermen Pay
Livingston Alderman Kelly Coleman said the city’s attorney has advised the city to stop paying aldermen at this time. Coleman said while studying its charter, he found a line that says Aldermen are not to be compensated. Coleman said an ordinance was passed in 2005 that outlined the payments of $200 a month. “Our city […]
Tennessee Tech Engineering Students To Work With Collaborative Robot
Tennessee Tech manufacturing engineering technology students set to use a new collaborative robot named Sawyer this semester. The University received the “cobot” from a Memphis-based company that supplies control and automation product solutions to the manufacturing industry. Associate Professor Duckbong Kim said the new type of robot is designed to work together with manufacturers rather […]
Coalition Formed To Raise Awareness About Trauma-Informed Care
A new coalition has formed to raise awareness for trauma-informed child care in Putnam County. Tennessee Tech Assistant Professor Dr. Elizabeth Ramsey and a group of community leaders formed the Putnam County Resilience Coalition. Ramsey said the goal is to bring the community together to better understand how to support trauma patients. “This coalition is […]
Algood’s Keith Morrison Named District Four Director For State Municipal League
Algood City Manager Keith Morrison has been named the District 4 Director for the Tennessee Municipal League. Morrison will represent this region–one of eight directors statewide. The organization was founded by cities and towns to provide mutual assistance and improvements. Morrison said the league is made up of city mayors and city managers and administrators […]
Cumberland Sheriff’s Office Searching For Missing Crossville Man
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office looking for a Crossville man missing since August 3rd. Cody Dearing was reported missing to the Sheriff’s Office on August 15th. According to a report from the office, Dearing told family members he was meeting up with someone but did not say who. Dearing does not have a vehicle and would […]
Crossville City Manager Rescinds Resignation Letter
Crossville City Manager Greg Wood has rescinded his letter of resignation opening the door for the City Council to keep him or fire him. That according to Mayor James Mayberry, who said the council is still awaiting the final results of an outside investigation. The issue: the search and brief closure of the Village Inn […]
Cookeville Planning Commission Approves E. Spring Street Plat Amidst Traffic Concerns
Cookeville Planning Commission gave conditional approval for the preliminary plat for 128 lots off of East Spring Street. The developer has indicated he will perform a traffic study for the 9-acre plat near East Hudgens Street. Chair Jim Woodford said that the development brings traffic concerns. “On the construction of this project, the fact that […]
