Bus Transformed Into A Mobile CTE Center Set To Roll Out This Spring
Putnam County School System plans to have its Jobs And Career Exploration for Everyone (JACEE) bus on the road by spring. The bus will visit elementary and middle schools so students can have access to different equipment and CTE programs. Putnam County Schools CTE Supervisor Jackie Vester said the goal is to allow students to […]
Cookeville Needs More Hotel Rooms As Tourism, Athletic Events Surge
Spikes in conferences and sports tourism have left Cookeville in need of more hotel space. Cookeville-Putnam County Visitors Bureau Director Of Tourism Shan Stout said Putnam County has hosted some 15,000 athletes for weekend tournaments this year. That number is triple the amount in 2022 and has pushed hotels to capacity most weekends. “When we […]
Tennessee Ag Agents Emphasizing Importance Of Farm Winterization
UT Extension Agents encouraging Upper Cumberland farmers to work now to protect farms from any frigid temperatures. Van Buren County Agricultural Agent Chris Binkley said farms and farm equipment suffered during last December’s freeze. Binkley said that cattlemen can avoid added costs in the spring by winterizing their facilities and using the cold months to […]
New Features Move Monterey Wastewater Treatment Plant Completion Date
Monterey’s updated wastewater treatment plant will not be completed until May, but the extension will allow for new features. Cultural Administrator Rafferty Cleary said supply chain delays have backed up projects across the county, and this one is no different. Cleary said the plant is one of the most important developments for Monterey in some […]
19 Percent Bump On ACT At Warren County High Based On Hard Work
Economically disadvantaged students at Warren County High School increased their ACT scores by 18.8 percent from last year. In 2022, only 8.7 percent of disadvantaged students met the ACT benchmark of 21. This year 27.5 percent of disadvantage students reached that goal. Director of Warren County Schools Grant Swallows said the school was focused on […]
Putnam County’s Record-Setting 90 Ribbon Cuttings Set Record
Putnam County’s 90 ribbon cuttings in 2023 are by far the county’s most ever in a single year. Cookeville/Putnam County Chamber Membership Manager Natalie Saxon-Adams said the 75 ribbon cuttings last year was the previous record. Saxon-Adams said while the events can serve as celebrations of important milestones for a business, most of them have […]
Tennessee Tech Professor Gets Second Poetry Collection Published
A Tennessee Tech Creative Writing professor has authored a second collection of poetry, now available. Dr. Erin Hoover said the book titled “No Spare People” is about herself and her daughter, and the relationship. Hoover said much of it was written during the pandemic when she was raising her daughter by herself while facing job […]
Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP Hosting Kwanzaa Celebration January 1
The Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP will host its first-ever Kwanzaa celebration on New Year’s Day to commemorate the week-long holiday. The holiday began in the 1960s as a way to celebrate African American culture. President Tom Savage said a key part of the holiday is honoring the seven principles of Kwanzaa, which include unity and self-determination. […]
