Monterey Finance Committee Pushes New Time Card System Forward
Monterey’s Finance Committee moving forward with a new facial recognition time card system for town employees after its meeting Monday. Chair Bill Wiggins said the town currently uses a manual system across seven locations for different departments. He said they hope to improve employee accountability using the new system. “We have people maybe clocking in […]
White County High School To Get New Softball Facility, Projecting Spring Completion
White County High School set to construct a new softball training facility. The school board approved the $536,000 bid at its recent monthly meeting. Communications Director Candice Allen said the projected location will be right next to the school’s baseball facility. “I think our district just realized the importance of providing our female athletes with […]
Fentress ER Passes Final Inspection, Anticipates Wednesday Full Open
Fentress County’s new standalone ER prepping for a Wednesday opening date after passing the state inspection. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said passing the inspection means the ER is officially ready to start accepting patients. He said the final step was doing licensure checks on all equipment and procedures. “Mostly the equipment to make sure it […]
City of Algood To Purchase Simulator To Help Officers With Scenarios
The City Of Algood will spend new Violent Crime Intervention Funds on a new training simulator designed to help officers deal with shooting scenarios they might encounter. Police Chief Dale Armour said the device focuses on de-escalation tactics. Armour said he saw it in use at his former agency. “That’s the whole point of this […]
New Putnam Math Textbooks Focused On Traditional High School Pathway
Putnam County’s new mathematics textbooks will debut in two weeks, with a traditional high school pathway of Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra II. 9-12 Curriculum Supervisor Bubba Winningham said the change is part of the curriculum update done every six years. New math standards will be instituted, but Winningham said the focus in Putnam County will […]
Livingston Restricting Brush Disposal With New Rules
City Of Livingston implementing stricter rules to deal with the disposal of brush. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the city will no longer take any brush that is bigger than nine inches in diameter. “The reason being our chipper, that’s the size that it will take to be able to dispose of this brush and other […]
Cumberland Plateau Water Authority Sets August Date For Summit
Cumberland Water Authority has set August 7th as the date for its summit, where it will create an action plan to merge five districts into one. Board Chair Greg Hanson said the authority completed administrative setup and organizational procedures in previous meetings. He said the summit brings together all four utility districts plus the city […]
Upper Cumberland Teachers Study at Tech Labs To Create Teaching Modules
Eight local educators will get to show off their works this week as part of a Tennessee Tech Research Experience for Teachers. National Science Foundation funded the project. Chemical Engineering Professor Joseph Biernecki said the teachers worked in Tech Engineering Labs and created teaching modules to use in their classrooms. He said the the results […]
Crossville Traffic Study First Step In Diverting Commercial Truck Traffic
Crossville set to begin work on a study seeking divert downtown commercial truck traffic. Crossville City Manager Greg Wood said the narrow two-lane road, and a pedestrian fatality both play into the decision. So does vibrations from the trucks causing issues with brick and mortar businesses. Wood said the city had been discussing the truck […]
Wedding Stories Needed For Clay County Heritage Days Salute
If you got married at the historic Clay County Courthouse, your story is needed. The Clay County Heritage Days festival next month will feature a sharing of courthouse weddings stories during a “marriage homecoming.” Courthouse Administrator Doug Young said the courthouse has long been a popular spot for people in and out of state. “So […]
