Cookeville Moves Forward With Purchase Option Agreement With County
Cookeville City Council approved entering into a purchase agreement with Putnam County for some 95 acres of land off Highway 111 near Old Sparta Road. The city purchased 109 acres last year, hoping to use about 16 acres of the land for a potential aquatics facility. City Manager James Mills said the purchase will give […]
Livingston PD Opens Bids For New Body Camera Equipment
Livingston Police Department opened bids for new body camera equipment Friday. Police Chief Ray Smith said the city received one bid with an estimate of $995 per camera. He said they plan to purchase about 20 to replace the old equipment. “The ones that we used to have that company has closed out so we […]
Change Order Approval Marks End Of 10th Street Widening Phase I
City of Cookeville’s approval for a change order for the widening of East 10th Street marks the end of the first phase. The phase extended from Wilson Avenue to Chocolate Drive. Public Works Director Blake Mayo said the change order increases the project cost by some $56,000, for a total price of $1.23 million. “Some […]
TTU Business Dean: U.S. Debt Ceiling Reached; Immediate Steps Can Help
The United States officially reached its borrowing limit Thursday does not necessarily mean the United States is facing a fiscal emergency. That’s according to Tennessee Tech’s College of Business Dean Dr. Thomas Payne. Payne said the $31.4 trillion debt limit was reached by the country’s yearly deficit continuing to add up. He said the government […]
Algood Sewer Extension Project Underway Near Old Walton Road Area
City of Algood has begun work on extending sewer to Old Walton Road and surrounding areas. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the project will include a new force main install from the new station at the back of Brookside to Dry Valley as well as a new gravity sewer line. “Which was desperately needed and […]
