Work Remains To Better Market Cookeville’s Lemon Farris Industrial Site
Cookeville continues to market the Lemon Farris site off Highway 111 to prospective industries, but Community Development Director Jon Ward said more work will be done in the months to come. “The grant is still open,” Ward said. “We have not completed the work yet, the due diligence work on the site, but we hope […]
Van Buren Passes New Fiscal Year Budget
Van Buren County Commission passed the county’s new budget in a special called meeting Friday night. School Director Cheryl Cope provided handouts to the commissioners showing proof that maintenance of effort and local match tests were met. Cope said the comptroller had informed her that the information was required to be presented prior to passing […]
Platelet Donations Needed; Summer Shortages Taking Toll
Upper Cumberland Blood Assurance issued a critical plea for platelet donors Friday. As of Friday morning, the organization said they only had 15 platelet units to be distributed to over 70 different medical facilities in the region. Blood Assurance Chief Medical Officer Liz Culler said shortages are common during holiday periods. “A lot of times […]
