Jackson Co.’s Faith Henshaw Appointed To State Developmental Disabilities Council
Dodson Branch Schools’ Faith Henshaw appointed to the state’s Developmental Disability Council. Henshaw said the council works to connect those with developmental disabilities and their families to needed services. Henshaw said it is an honor to be appointed. “I hope to get better services and programs and just knowledge to people that are living in […]
The Next Star Of Magic Has His Own Theater in McMinnville
McMinnville Magician Jordan Winton started doing magic tricks for his family as a child, recently becoming the youngest magician to receive international recognition with The Merlin Award. Winton said the 57,000 members of the International Magicians Society nominate members and vote on the annual award. Winton said he had been unaware of his nomination until […]
Public Housing Rent Monitoring Passed
The Highlands Residential Services Board passed a new policy Thursday designed to keep residents making too much money from living in public housing. Tenants thought to be receiving income above the limit for public housing will be given a monitoring notice, according to Executive Director Dow Harris. “They’ll have 24 months to be monitored, they […]
Allison: Baxter Should Explore Putting Two Officers On Duty For Overnight Shifts
Baxter Alderman Willie Allison would like the city to explore having two police officers on overnight shifts instead of one. Allison said it is a concern to him as someone with law enforcement experience, as a Baxter resident, and as a board of aldermen member. He said if surrounding cities and towns can have multiple […]
State Comptroller Pleased With Van Buren Progress, Will Continue Regular Supervision
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office pleased with Van Buren County’s progress, taking them off of the heightened supervision list. Comptroller Communications Director John Dunn said Van Buren originally went under heightened supervision in 2020 when concerns arose about the county’s spending. He said it appeared that the county was letting its cash reserves fall to a […]
PCSO Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest On Drug Charges
A Putnam County Sheriff’s Department traffic stop Thursday led to the arrest of Angie Iwanyszyn on drug charges. Iwanyszyn was pulled over for a lane violation on Cookeville Boatdock Road in Baxter, where K9 Rocky alerted the deputies of an issue with the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle resulted in multiple individually packaged […]
Cookeville To Consider New Christmas Tree Purchase For Dogwood Park Celebration
Cookeville City Council expected to approve the low bid for a new Dogwood Park Christmas Tree. The city’s current tree was originally bought for the annual lighting celebration around eight years ago. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said each year the department will cover the fountain with an artificial tower tree for the celebration, but […]
