Blood Assurance: New FDA Regulations Allows Homosexual Donations
More homosexual and bi-sexual individuals can now donate blood after the FDA-adjusted donor guidelines, according to Blood Assurance officials. Blood Assurance Chief Medical Officer Liz Culler said that starting Monday, if a male has not had sex with another male in the past three months, he is free to donate. “Any changes we make, we […]
New Cookeville Residents Donate Sculpture To Appalachian Center
Tennessee Tech’s Appalachian Center For Craft has a new life-sized bronze sculpture titled “Reverence.” Cookeville resident Bill Miller and his wife Sandy donated the sculpture. Miller said he hopes that its welcoming aura inspires Tech students and intrigues visitors. Miller said Cookeville’s dedication to crafts inspired him and his wife to contribute one of their […]
Jackson Vice Principal And Teacher Court Date Set For March
A Jackson County assistant principal and teacher have pled not guilty to charges related to the paddling of a student in October. 15th District Attorney General Jason Lawson launched the investigation after complaints came in to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department and the Department of Children Services. “After the grand jury issued the indictment their […]
Sparta Gets A New Trash Truck Bringing Fleet To Three Trucks
Sparta has rolled out a new garbage truck, a third vehicle in the city’s fleet. Public Works Director Dillard Quick said they were lucky to get a truck this quickly. The city began the process of looking for a new truck back in October after their two trucks broke down at the same time, and […]
Porter: I-40 Truck Lane Biggest Citizen Request In Transportation Arena
Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said the T-DOT addition of a Monterey Mountain climbing lane to its ten-year project plan means improved safety. Porter said congestion and danger on that stretch of Interstate 40 was the number one response on a citizens survey sent out by the Putnam County Transportation Committee. “We have so many […]
Monterey Truck Lane Included In New T-DOT 10-Year Plan
T-DOT included a $193 million project to build an Interstate 40 truck climbing lane between Cookeville and Monterey in its new ten-year plan, announced Monday morning. Work on the project would begin in 2029. T-DOT chose the project to “add capacity, address safety concerns, and serve freight movement to a section of rural interstate that […]
Fentress Commissioners Set Work Session Over Sheriffs Staffing Concerns
Fentress County Commissioners will hold a work session on pay within the Sheriffs Department after a department official told the board Monday night it was operating on a skeleton crew. The Sheriffs Department currently operating some eight deputies short of a full roster. Officer Rockford Garrett said three officers are leaving in the next few […]
Gainesboro Investigating Possibility Of New Leaf Debris Machine
The city of Gainesboro is looking into its options for a new leaf debris machine in order to care for the city’s streets. Water Distribution Supervisor Johnny Pigg said the city is currently clearing leaves off the streets manually with a backhoe or blowing them into vacant lots. Pigg said the city already has one […]
Sparta Police Continue To Struggle With Hiring Officers, Working On Strategy
Sparta Police Chief Nick Dunn said the city continues to struggle to bring in new officers. Dunn said he is having to hire uncertified officers, which puts the new recruits a year out before they can be on the streets. Dunn said pay is another big issue keeping them from hiring, because the city cannot […]
Putnam Fairest Of The Fair Collecting School Supplies For Charity
The Putnam County Fairest of the Fair is asking the community to donate school supplies for a statewide charity. Every year the State Fairest of the Fair Pageant does a humanitarian project. This year they are donating supplies to schools in need. Kayla Mick is helping gather donations from the local community to do her […]
