Honor Flight Comes Back This Fall After Three-Year Break
After a three-year hiatus due to COVID, Honor Flight is back. Dozens of World War II, Korean War and Vietnam veterans will fly to Washington D.C. in October to visit memorials. American Legion Post 46 Chaplin John Grimm said it has been a way for Americans to honor veterans since 2005. “The veterans are met by […]
Jackson Co Imagination Library Sees Big Turn Around After New Board
The Jackson County Imagination Library has experienced significant growth in its program since restructuring its board. Chairman John Deane said only 30 percent of eligible children participated in the program at the beginning of the year. Deane said now 75 percent of children in the county take advantage. “I give a lot of credit to […]
County Wants To Improve Jere Whitson Park Through Grant
Putnam County seeking grant funding to renovate Jere Whitson Park. Mayor Randy Porter said the $750,000 grant would be used to install new playground equipment. “We put new playground equipment out there back four or five years ago, but anytime the equipment is outside it can go down,” Porter said. “We’ve had some vandalism out […]
Clay Co Getting New Natural Gas Provider
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District will be the new natural gas provider for Clay County residents. The Clay Gas Utility District and Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District will merge on September 1st. As a part of the merger, the gas company will also realign service areas in Sparta and Crossville to better serve […]
Warren Schools Creates Safety And Security Coordinator Position
Warren County Schools have created a new position of School Safety and Security Coordinator to start on September 1st. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said that Lieutenant Ray Robinson will fill the role. He said many school districts have had a renewed emphasis on school safety, and that this position was one way to showcase […]
Cookeville City Council Learn About Projects At Council Orientation
Cookeville City Council and city department officials gathered Wednesday for City Council Orientation at the new Police Department Headquarters. City Manager James Mills gave an overview of city functions. He also provided new council members updates on current and future project statuses. He said there are four main issues the council is set to address […]
TTU Award $3M Grant For Rural Community Problem-Identifying Research
Tennessee Tech has been awarded a $3 million research grant by the National Science Foundation. The funding will help graduate and post-graduate students to identify issues at the intersection of food, energy, and water areas that they want to help solve. Chemical Engineer Professor Dr. Pedro Arce said this will be in conjunction with rural, […]
Speck Denies Allegations From 2019 Incident
Former Livingston Alderman Chris Speck denied domestic violence allegations in a May 2019 incident saying if real domestic violence had occurred, he would have been arrested. District Attorney Bryant Dunaway released a letter Monday on an investigation performed by his office and agents from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into the potential failure by the […]
Putnam’s Hawkins Crawford Road Closed To Truck Traffic
Putnam County’s Hawkins Crawford Road is closed to truck traffic until further notice. Road Supervisor Randy Jones said the influx of trucks going to the Academy Sports Distribution center has created safety concerns. “It keeps our stop signs torn down there, it’s a narrow turn from Highway 70 onto Hawkins Crawford and they’re going across […]
CRMC To Use Telehealth Screening For Psychiatric Patients
Cookeville Regional Medical Center set to use telehealth services to screen psychiatric patients in the emergency department. CEO Paul Korth said currently, these patients will have to stay for long periods of time, sometimes two or three days before they are cleared to go somewhere for treatment. He said the practice could help the hospital […]
