Historic Electric Loads Led To Christmas Weekend TVA Blackouts
Historic electric loads instigated TVA’s rolling blackouts across the state over the Christmas weekend as part of a tiered emergency plan. Cookeville Electric Director Carl Haney said the plan takes events step-by-step in energy conservation efforts to mitigate loads. He said this is the first time in his almost 29 years the TVA has gotten […]
Jackson Co. Exploring Possibility Of Commissioners On TCRS Plan
Jackson County exploring the possibility of commissioners participating in the county’s Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System. Mayor Randy Heady said the county budgeted to do a study to see if this is something that would be feasible. He said they also wanted to start the retirement plan with the current commission or include former commissioners. “What […]
Fentress Applying For $500K Food Bank Grant
Fentress County applying for grant funding to help its food bank. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the $500,000 would flow through the county. He said then, operations such as churches or non-profits can apply for a share. “It’ll just be a boost to the folks that operate the local food bank,” “And also for the […]
York Institute To Continue ACT Improvements With New Program
York Institute purchasing new ACT prep equipment. School Director John Bush said the goal is to continue the upward trajectory and positive growth of students’ scores. The program is called Pareto Analysis “Students will take a pretest and it will actually tell them,’ You’re proficient with these standards, and here are the ACT standards that […]
Pickett Firming Up Timeline For Signature Lakes Feasibility Study
Pickett County firming up the timeline for its Bill Dance Signature Lakes feasibility study. County Executive Stephen Bilbrey said the county was recently approved for a grant for the $105,000 project. He said the Army Corps of Engineers is looking at putting hte new boat ramps and parking lot near the Obey River Campgrounds. “Once […]
Full-Time Baxter Firefighters Having Positive Impact
Almost two months after Baxter’s first-ever full-time firefighters began work, and their impact has been extremely positive. That’s according to Fire Chief Matthew White. The city approved three full-time firefighters in this year’s budget. “We’ve seen tremendous improvement,” White said. “The response times have been cut down, we’re looking for a better outcome in the […]
Livingston Chamber’s Community Outreach Coordinator Now Full-Time, Paid
Overton County Chamber of Commerce has added a new full-time paid position for Community Outreach Coordinator Joe Kalis. Director Shannon Cantrell said the position had previously been just volunteer. She said as the county has grown, it became harder to keep up with chamber needs working on her own. “Especially with all the different facets […]
