White Co. Planning Adds New Requirement For Subdivisions Off State Routes
White County Planning has added a new requirement for subdivisions planned to be off of state routes. UCDD Planner Tommy Lee said any time you build a house that has a driveway coming from state route it requires T-DOT approval. He said because it is already required by the state, this is something the county […]
Putnam Commission Purchases Land For Future Health Department Growth
Putnam County Commission approved the purchase of additional land next to the Health Department for future expansion. Mayor Randy Porter said this comes as a separate need to the recent addition at the facility. He said the county has to plan for issues with future growth and the need for additional parking. “At some point […]
Livingston Receives Bids For New Ball Park Scoreboards
Bids for new scoreboards at Livingston’s ballpark have come back significantly under budget. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the city had originally budgeted some $12,000 to replace the current scoreboards. He said the low bid opened on Monday was for just over $7,000. “Our scoreboards, we have not had a new scoreboard in about 15 years,” […]
Cookeville Public Works Dept. Working To Mitigate Burning Mulch Pile
Cookeville’s Public Works Department experiencing difficulty with the city’s mulch pile near Cane Creek Park spontaneously combusting. Director Blake Mayo said the issues started when the state informed the city it had stockpiled more mulch than was allowable. He said they currently have an estimated 20,000 yards of mulch at its facility. “Hopefully the rains […]
Upperman High’s AVP Named Top 10 School Run Broadcasts Nationwide
Upperman High School’s Audio and Video Production class named one of the top 10 Best School-Run Broadcast Teams in the nation. Instructor Susie Dobbs said she decided to enter the Mascot Media competition even though the class is only in its second year. She said Upperman is the only school from Tennessee among the finalists. […]
Algood To Move Forward With Hiring Of Bradshaw
Algood City Administrator Keith Morrison will move forward with the hiring of Walt Bradshaw as Public Works Director. That after Mayor Lisa Chapman-Fowler said during a special called meeting Monday night, council members should not have voted on his appointment last week. “Those things are within our city administrator’s purview and not the council, Chapman-Fowler […]
TTU Team Develops Low-Cost Flood Sensors To Help Monitor Trends
A team of engineers at Tennessee Tech has created a low-cost flood sensor to help communities monitor flood activity. Professor Alfred Kalyanapu began working on the project in 2017 when he was first introduced to the concept at a technology workshop. He said he realized technology being applied to modern smart devices could also be […]
Tennessee Tech’s iCube Working To Improve Car Seat Safety
Tennessee Tech’s iCube provided technology to improve child safety. Over 60 percent of child safety seats are installed incorrectly. The National Safety Council has trained passenger seat technicians to help parents install those seats correctly. But the council ran into an issue with seat technicians using different reporting forms. The council could not determine which […]
Potential Bitcoin Mining Facility In Van Buren Brings Both Positives And Negatives
A potential bitcoin mining facility could bring a positive economic impact to a small community like Van Buren County. That’s according to Tennessee Tech Department Chair for Economics, Finance, and Marketing Wesley Pech. Pech said there are potential benefits including increased demand for skilled workers, increased tax revenue, and increased demand for local goods and […]
Livingston Exploring Next Steps After Learning Salary Study Results
City of Livingston will consider how to implement changes to employee salaries after a recent study revealed a need for increases. Mayor Curtis Hayes said an independent study indicated Livingston’s salary should increase by some four percent to make it more competitive. Hayes said he and the Board of Aldermen are also exploring a salary […]
