11th Annual Defeated Creek Youth Deer Management Hunt This Weekend
Defeated Creek Youth Deer Management Hunt returns for its 11th year this weekend. Cordell Hull Park Ranger Spencer Taylor said young hunters between ages ten and 16 applied to participate. He said starting Saturday, eight hunters will take to eight, pre-set-up areas for hunting. “And it provides the interpretive opportunity to be able to reach […]
Dogwood Park Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony This Sunday
The City of Cookeville will celebrate its 8th annual Christmas tree lighting in Dogwood Park this Sunday. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the city used to do the lightings at CPAC. Woods said former Mayor Ricky Shelton wanted to make the event bigger and more of a community event. “It’s a gathering place already, […]
Cumberland River Hospital Supporters Looking At Other Avenues To Reopen
Cumberland River hospital supporters will speak to Senator Marsha Blackburn Monday about using a federal COVID program to help with reopening the facility. Owner Johnny Presley said the feds created a rural emergency hospital designation during COVID. He said any hospital open as of December 27th, 2020 would be eligible for reimbursements and quarterly incentivized bonuses. […]
UHS Expansion Dealing With Expected Bad Soil
While the rest of the Upper Cumberland has been dry, the designers working on the Upperman High School expansion have experienced the opposite: a lot of water and wet ground. Upland Design Architect Kim Chamberlain said crews have encountered the expected bad soil at the back of the site. “Work for the actual building, footprint […]
PCSO Searching For Missing Baxter Man
Putnam County Sheriff’s Office searching missing Baxter man who was last seen on September 23rd. 35-year-old Perry Isaac Bowman was reported missing by family on Thursday, December 1st. Bowman is a white male. He is approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall, and approximately 175 pounds. Bowman has ties in Jackson, Putnam and Cumberland counties.
Cookeville Approves Street Closure Ordinance
Cookeville City Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that formalizes its temporary street closure process. Provisions in the ordinance include a requirement to notify businesses of street closures, and a limit of street closures per year to two per event sponsor. Councilman Ali Bagci moved to approve the ordinance, on the condition to […]
Adult And Teen Challenge UC Rudolph Run/Walk Saturday
Adult and Teen Challenge Upper Cumberland returning this Saturday with its inaugural Rudolph Run/Walk 5k. Operations Director Cassandra Kite said the program helps women and girls deal with “life-controlling” issues, such as drug addiction, in a 12-month discipleship program. She said the proceeds for this year’s 5k will go to program scholarships. “Sometimes they can’t […]
Downtown Cookeville Housing Project Takes Next Step Toward Approval
One of Cookeville’s first downtown living areas took a step toward approval Thursday night, with Cookeville City Council’s first reading on rezoning. The council unanimously approved a redevelopment area overlay rezoning for the 2.87 acre site off Spring Street. It includes some 60 units on the old Builder’s Supply property. It sits just blocks from […]
T-DOT Introduces “Build With Us” Infrastructure Plan
The head of the Tennessee Department of Transportation said he understands congestion continues to increase on Upper Cumberland stretches of Interstate 40. Commissioner Butch Eley joined other T-DOT leaders at a press conference Thursday to address the state’s new “Build With Us” plan. Eley said Monterey mountain and the Baxter interchange examples of where the […]
Gainesboro Approves Elk Mountain Pump House Repairs
Gainesboro Board of Aldermen approved upgrades to the Elk Mountain Pump House at its Thursday night meeting. Mayor Lloyd Williams said the city received two quotes. He said the approved low bid came in at some $14,000. “We have some residents that live up on a hill pretty steep and there’s a pump house halfway […]
