UCHRA Day Reporting Centers To Begin Services In October
UCHRA’s grant funded initiative to reduce the amount of drug offenders serving time should begin in October. That is according to Executive Director Mark Farley. Farley said the three reporting centers to be located in Putnam, Smith and Warren Counties have been staffed. “We’ve actually been able to hire licensed staff to do this work, […]
Clay Hoping To Put Out Jail Bids In December
Clay County jail project taking the next step in a lengthy process. Sheriff Brandon Boone said all that’s needed to put the project out to bid is approval from the USDA, which they expect in the next week. He said their current goal is to put bids out this December. “It was a little delayed, […]
Cookeville Employee Health Insurance Changes Come With Goal Of Maintaining Self-Funding Practice
Major changes coming to Cookeville city employees’ health insurance after several expensive years, with the goal of having the city retain its self-funded insurance. Finance Director Brenda Imel said after speaking with advisors, it was strongly suggested the city do what it can to be self-funded, rather than go to companies like Cigna or Blue […]
TTU College Of Business Dean: High Chance Recession Is Looming, If Not Already Underway
The United States is not officially in a recession until it’s called by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). That’s according to Tennessee Tech College of Business Dean Thomas Payne. He said confusion comes from the textbook definition of recession, which states that recession occurs with two-quarters of negative economic growth. The past two […]
