Cookeville Regional Medical Center Raising Money For Empower Upper Cumberland
Cookeville Regional Medical Center is raising money to help pay for the medical needs of families involved in the Empower Upper Cumberland program. CRMC Charitable Foundation Executive Director John Bell said they are looking for partnerships as well as donations to help families involved in the program with medical expenses. He said these families already […]
Jackson Co. Mayor Pleasantly Surprised At County’s Progress In At-Risk Designation
County Mayor Randy Heady pleasantly surprised by recent state numbers regarding Jackson County’s status as an economically at-risk county. Heady said Jackson County placed 17th out of 27 Tennessee at-risk counties. He said just four years ago, the county was considered economically distressed. “The poverty rate is 17.9 percent, we were around 23 percent five […]
Access Fund Working In Upper Cumberland To Develop Rock Climbing Tourism
The Tennessee Tourism Department recently connected the Access Fund Land Trust Alliance with Fentress and Pickett County representatives to identify areas for rock climbing. Access Fund representative Daniel Dunn said both counties are currently working towards developing their recreation economy. “Climbers are major economic drivers in all these little rural county bringing in sometimes millions […]
Overton, Putnam Schools Among UC System To Earn State CTE Grant Funding
Five Upper Cumberland School Districts and York Institute among recipients of the state’s Perkins Reserve Grant funds. Overton County Schools to use some $50,000 to power three career education programs. She said they want to showcase the equipment and software that will help students advertise in the digital age. “They’re going to bolster a school-based […]
UCEMC Completes Fiber Installation To Find And Diagnose Outages In Seconds
UCEMC has completed the process of connecting all of its offices and substations. Operations Manager Joe Skelton said last week they completed the final fiber pull connecting all systems. Skelton said in addition to heightened security, the fiber ring improves reliability. “It allows us to know when outages occur within seconds,” Skelton said. “And then […]
Byrdstown Under Boil Water Advisory Due To Low Pressure After Pump Failure
Byrdstown under a boil water advisory after one of its filtration system pumps failed over the weekend. Mayor Sam Gibson said that failure means the city is only pumping at half capacity. He said as a result, the water will gradually get lower pressure, especially for residences located further away from the water treatment plant. […]
