Catoosa Wildlife Area Hosting Turkey Habitat Field Day Saturday
Catoosa Wildlife Area will host a field day Saturday exploring turkey habitats. Area manager Don Chance said turkey hunting is the second most popular hunting season in Tennessee. Chance said managing habitats for turkeys from nesting to predation allows the sport to thrive. “It’s hard sometimes for us as wildlife biologists to communicate to the […]
Clarkrange JROTC First Female Team Wins 2023 National Fitness Championship
Fentress County’s Clarkrange JROTC won the 2023 National Fitness Championship with their first female team. Army Instructor First Sargeant Gil Sandoval said Clarkrange won the competition the last two years in the co-ed category. This year the JROTC put together an all-female team with two experienced competitors and nine other cadets. “And they showed up,” […]
Cookeville Water Concerned With Increased Chemical Costs, Could Mean Rate Increase
Concerns with recurring increased costs have Cookeville’s Water Department exploring ways to increase fund balance. Director Barry Turner said that based on current costs, he estimates an additional $1 million for chemicals in the coming year’s budget. He said that shortfall is funding that cannot be spent somewhere else. “That really hits harder than the […]
Pickett Receives Preliminary Feasibility Study Drawings For Bill Dance Project
Pickett County Commissioners have received the first renderings for the proposed Bill Dance Signature Lakes program. That as part of the latest in the county’s feasibility study work. County Executive Stephen Bilbrey said they began surveying and exploring the property in early April to create preliminary drawings for the work. “So now we will kind […]
Putnam County Sheriff’s Dept. Makes Arrest On Warrant
A Wednesday motor vehicle accident on Garrison Road led to the arrest of a man with a local active warrant. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department determined at the scene of the accident Dustin Grasty was intoxicated and had driven his vehicle through the fence. Grasty was found to be in possession of several bottles of […]
Highlands Residential Discusses New Claude Darwin Property Sale Purchase
Highlands Residential Services Board has agreed on a new proposed sale contract for the old Claude Darwin Property Thursday. The Board originally approved the 11.5 acres to sell at some $3 million. Board Attorney Jeff Jones said as the due diligence process has begun, the building’s age and environmental factors have led to a call […]
Meet the instructors at TCAT McMinnville Open House Thursday
External Relations representative Daniel Bratcher said the public can come in and meet with TCAT faculty, staff and instructors. Bratcher said you can check out 11 different programs. “In fact all of our instructors will be there,”Bratcher said. “In their classroom we’ll have faculty that will be there. That way if you come straight into […]
Jared Copeland Named New Van Buren County Director Of Schools
Van Buren County’s School Board elected Jared Copeland as the new director of schools Wednesday night. Copeland was the only nominee from five original candidates. Barry Austin nominated Copeland for a two-year contract to be negotiated by Chairman Tim Hodges. Copeland originally taught in Cookeville. He has been with Van Buren Schools for 10 years […]
Cookeville To Begin Automated Electric Meter Readings In Next Year
Cookeville Electric will begin an automated meter reading program in the new fiscal year. The city will also conduct a pilot program to test automated meters for gas and sewer as part of the rollout. The city has budgeted $250,000 in the new fiscal year budget for the test program as well as a first […]
