Clay And Pickett Getting Set For The Rollercoaster Yard Sale This Weekend
The Rollercoaster Yard Sale arrives in the Upper Cumberland Thursday with residents, businesses, and outdoor lovers alike gearing up. The event features outdoor yard sales placed around Dale Hollow Lake. A road map will help guide participants. Billy Robbins of the Byrdstown-Pickett County Chamber of Commerce said the sale is good for Pickett County, as […]
Psychiatric Unit Stripped, Renovations Continue On CRMC 4/5W
Cookeville Regional’s 5 West wing has been completely stripped, another milestone in the 4 West/5 West renovations. The 5 West wing had been used as a mental health facility, meaning many of the typical patient-room medical facilities had been removed. CEO Buffy Key said the wing was shut down at the start of the pandemic. […]
Livingston Academy Looking For Tennessee Achieves Mentors
Livingston Academy needs more Tennessee Achieves Mentors to help guide the high school graduating class of 2024. Tennessee Achieves is a non-profit partnership organization for the Tennessee Promise Scholarship. Livingston Academy College Career Coordinator Teresa Johnson said mentors help with all aspects of the application. Johnson said mentors will help graduates complete community service hours, […]
Nationwide EAS System, Local Expert Wants Residents To Be Aware
The federal government will test the Emergency Alert System Wednesday. The test is to ensure available communication systems are effective in warning the public during emergencies. The test will begin at approximately 1:20 p.m. Cumberland County Emergency Management Agency Director Travis Cole said he wants to ensure to get the word out, so to avoid […]
987 Putnam Tax Payers Could Meet The Requirements Of Property Tax Freeze
987 Putnam County taxpayers could benefit from an income-related property tax freeze. That data point came from meeting one of a Putnam County Commission sub-committee on a proposed Tax Freeze Tuesday. That number is based on an annual income limit of $36,700, the most allowed by the state. The county could choose to lower the […]
Gainesboro Elementary Welcomes Parents For Lunch Tuesday
Gainesboro Elementary School Second Graders invited parents and guardians to enjoy lunch Tuesday with their children. It’s part of an on-going effort to allow parents to come eat with their child once per grade level in the Fall and in the Spring. The school also does a special holiday lunch during Thanksgiving open to parents. […]
Clay Commissioners Will Join With Celina On Veterans Memorial
The Clay County Board of Commissioners voted 6-4 Monday night to allocate $40,000 to the construction of a veterans memorial for county veterans. Celina has been planning such a memorial for the last year or so, but the memorial would only have included veterans who lived inside the city limits. District Three Commissioner Winton Young […]
White County’s Central View and Mt. Gilead Fire Districts Request Merger
The White County Commissioners will consider a request to combine the Central View and Mt. Gilead fire districts later this month. White County Steering Committee B approved the request Monday night. The request comes from the two fire districts themselves. White County Emergency Management Director Matt McBride said the merger would have a large impact […]
Monterey Awarded $100K Tourism Grant For Meadow Creek Park
The city of Monterey awarded a $100,000 tourism enhancement grant to continue the development at Meadow Creek Park. The money from the State Department of Tourism will be used to purchase and install a new kayak docking and launching system. Monterey Cultural Administrator Rafferty Cleary said the city is focusing all of its tourism efforts […]
Livingston Aldermen Vote To Acquire Land For Municipal Airport
Livingston Aldermen voted Monday night to approve the use of eminent domain to acquire additional land surrounding the Municipal Airport. The city is set to acquire a total of 25 acres from four land owners. The city reached an agreement with one property owner but still needed to acquire 9.58 acres. City Attorney Andre Greppin […]
