Highlands Economic Partnership Sees Success In Adv. Manufacturing Round Table
Highlands Economic Partnership saw a successful turnout and meaningful discussion at its Tuesday industry roundtable. Economic Development Coordinator Matt Billings said the roundtable centered on advanced manufacturing. He said that is one of the driving economic forces for the Upper Cumberland region. “A lot of the conversations we had were kind of focused on workforce […]
Cookeville Exploring Potential For New Gas Department Facility, Selling Current Property For Downtown Use
Cookeville officials holding preliminary discussions about moving the North Oak Avenue Gas Department. City Manager James Mills said over the last few years, the topic of the use of that property has been brought up “The Gas Department could basically be located anywhere, we’ve seen a resurgence in our downtown over the last decade or […]
Monterey Building And Grounds Committee Sends Black Bottom Field Project To Full Board
Monterey’s Black Bottom Field project estimates have come in higher than the town has funding. Building and Grounds Committee Chair Alex Garcia said to complete every component of the project is an estimated $440,000. He said the Board of Aldermen will consider putting the work out to bid at its next meeting to get a […]
Sparta Beekeeper Recovers Swarm from Queen of Bluegrass Rhonda Vincent’s Home
A Sparta Beekeeper called on this week to evict a swarm of bees from the Queen of Bluegrass, Rhonda Vincent’s home. Vincent was recording at her home on Monday when she discovered honeybees had established a colony in the overhang of her front porch. Vincent asked a friend for help and that eventually led to […]
Luke Collins: Hopes Of Reopening Cumberland River Hospital Gone
Celina Mayor Luke Collins said the hopes of reopening Cumberland River Hospital are now gone. Collins said after working for a year and a half, he had originally hoped to see the hospital open on July 1st. He said they wanted to bring a new emergency helicopter that would help with responses as well. Collins […]
Clay EMS Now Officially Has Provisional License, Working On Getting Full Licensure
As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, Clay County EMS has officially received its provisional licensure to operate ambulances and provide emergency medical services. Acting Director Andy Hall said they have worked all day long to make this possible. He said the department even had one team member drive the paperwork directly to Nashville to speed up […]
TTU To Kick Off SOAR Orientation Thursday
Tennessee Tech’s Student Orientation, Advisement and Registration (SOAR) program will kick off its first session Thursday. The program is for all first-time freshmen and will help provide information to help with the transition to campus, review and finalize information about students’ academic major, and share more about Tech’s student life. The two-day session is required […]
Cumberland Receives Clean Audit Second Year In A Row
Cumberland County one of nine to receive a clean audit for Fiscal Year 2022. This is Cumberland’s second year in a row with a clean audit. The other eight counties include Blount, Cannon, Campbell, Giles, Hamblen, Roane, Sevier, and Unicoi. The annual audits for these counties were completed without any findings. Audit findings are used […]
Clay County To Work With State To Finalize Transfer Of EMS From City To County Authority
Clay County will now operate the ambulance service with all ambulances and many of the city’s former workers already back in place. With the help of the state, Clay County Mayor Dale Reagan declared a state of emergency Tuesday to facilitate the transfer from the City of Celina. He said as of 6 p.m. Tuesday, […]
