Cookeville City Council Approves Employee Health Insurance Plan Changes

Cookeville City Council approved several changes and updates to its Employee Health Insurance Plan. After several bad years, City Manager James Mills said it was time to make changes to the plan to save it from getting to a “dangerously low” fund balance. The city approved a plan that increases premiums with the city covering […]
Highlands Economic Partnership Training Facility To Be Located On Spring St

Highlands Economic Partnership has secured a location for its new training facility to be a part of the Empower UC pilot-program. Training Center Executive Director Ryan Barnhart said the organization leased a building at 1736 East Spring Street across from Johnson’s Nursery. “What we are looking to do is bring 1,600 children out of poverty […]
Eric Walker: City Will Need To Keep Eyes On Hospital Finances Moving Into The Next Quarter

Cookeville Council Member Eric Walker says the city will need to keep an eye on CRMC’s financials going into the next quarter as well as the rest of the year before next budget season. However, he said he does not have drastic concerns about Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s recent upper management position eliminations. The six […]









