Five UC State Parks Achieve Platinum In TDEC’s Go Green With Us Program
Five Upper Cumberland State Parks achieve platinum status in the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Go Green With Us Program. Those parks include Burgess Falls, Pickett CCC Memorial State Park, Standing Stone State Park, Rock Island State Park and Sgt. Alvin C. York State Park. The evaluation process reviews parks’ efforts in sustainability categories […]
UC’s Terra Davis Named To State FFA Leadership Team
The Upper Cumberland’s Terra Davis among those named by the state Department of Agriculture to lead the state’s FFA program, Davis is a regional coordinator for Middle Tennessee FFA. She previously served as FFA Advisor at Cumberland County High School for nine years. Prior to that, she served as the 4-H UT Extension Agent in […]
TTU Associate Professor Wins Caplenor, Fulbright Awards
Tennessee Tech Electrical and Computer Science Professor Mohamed Mahmoud won the 2023 Caplenor Award for his research involving cybersecurity. Mahmoud’s research focuses on devising protocols and schemes to protect the security of emerging wireless networks and preserve citizens’ privacy. Mahmoud also won the nationally-competitive Fulbright United States Scholar Award. Mahmoud originally joined Tennessee Tech in […]
Missing Clay Co. Woman Safe, But Not Home Yet
Missing Clay County 24-year-old Tikela Nicole Pickering has been in contact with her mother. Clay County Sheriff Brandon Boone said Pickering was first reported missing last week. She went missing from her home off of Tompkinsville Highway. It was suspected she left with an individual she met online and had recently gone to see in […]
Monterey Wants To Add New Police Officer To Budget
The Monterey Finance Committee wants to add a new police officer in the new fiscal year budget. The committee voted to recommend the new officer at its meeting Monday. The position would be salaried at $44,200 per year. Committee Chair Bill Wiggins said there is no job description at this time but the officer would […]
Clay Co. Gets Proposed Project Schedule For Jail Project
Clay County jail project currently projected to cost some $10.3 million, about $2.7 million over its original USDA loan. Architect Cayce Petko presented an updated project plan to commissioners at a Monday night work session. She said they are still working with USDA and crunching numbers to get that number down. “That’s my concern is […]
Cookeville To Allow Medical Clinics In Regional Commercial Zones
Cookeville Planning Commission voted Monday to allow medical clinics in the city’s regional commercial zones. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the CR zoning exists along major collector roads across the city. The zoning currently allows medical offices for dentists, opticians, chiropractors and physical therapists. “Areas along Neal Street within the CR district contain several […]
Gov. Lee Budget Includes $110M To Offset Uncompensated Care Costs In Hospitals
For the first time, Governor Bill Lee’s budget has included funding to help offset costs for uncompensated care in hospitals across the state. Representative Ryan Williams said this will be a big win for Cookeville Regional Medical Center. He said $110 million will help hospitals apply for reimbursements and to bring more services into medical […]
Friends Of The Tennessee Central Rail Trail Reactivating Non-Profit
Community group Friends of the Tennessee Central Rail Trail has been reactivated after going inactive several years ago. Member Charles Womack said about 30 people from across the county attended an interest meeting to help start the process. He said they elected officers, and are now taking the next steps to help get funding for […]
South Fentress Elementary #1 In National Reading Competition
South Fentress Elementary School won first place in a national reading competition out of more than 200 schools. Reading Ambassador Belinda Payne said in the month of March alone, students in grades K through 5 read more than 3,000 hours. She said this was made possible through an online library called myON. “It’s done something […]
