Overton Looking To Have a New Tourism Council In February
Overton County wants to increase branding and marketing with a new tourism council scheduled to be created in February. Overton Chamber of Commerce President Shannon Cantrell said the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development recommended creating the council to take advantage of the county’s thriving tourism assets. Cantrell said the chamber wants more voices involved in […]
Changes From Last December Helped Weather Power Demand
TVA weathered an all-time high in peak power demand during this week’s winter storm thanks to a year of preparations and changes. Cookeville Energy Department Director Carl Haney said both TVA and Cookeville Energy were prepared for the 34,000 megawatt demand number. He said Cookeville avoided major outages and rolling blackouts, even with higher demand […]
Cookeville Applying For Grant To Better Plan Paving Needs
Cookeville will apply for a T-DOT Community Transportation Planning Grant to better plan the city’s street paving needs. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the city could receive up to $200,000. He said the grant will allow the city to see which roads need work done the most, and in what order that work should […]
Highlands Residential Services Board Eliminates Pet Deposits
Highlands Residential Services Board voted to revise its pet policy during its Thursday meeting. A pet deposit will no longer be charged to potential residents. Executive Director Dow Harris said the pet policy has become an ineffective tool. “I’d say we have less than a dozen a year, applications for a pet,” Harris said. “They’re […]
Tech Professors May Shift Curriculum, Test Dates After Week Off
Tennessee Tech professors are hard at work finding ways to compress activities to account for this week’s canceled classes. Friday’s classes will be cancelled, making it five days missed including the MLK Day scheduled off day. Tech Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Lori Mann Bruce said professors usually plan the semester with a […]
Weather Worsens Lack Of Blood Donations For Blood Assurance
Blood Assurance asking hospitals it serves across the region to delay elective surgeries due to very low blood supplies caused by the inclement weather. Media Relations Coordinator Max Winitz said the blood center has less than a half-day supply of O-negative and O-positive blood, the two types used the most in transfusions. “Right now we […]
Juvenile Pleads Guilty To All Charges In Death Of Cookeville Teen
The juvenile charged in the death of Cookeville High student Alex Hughes Brooks last October pled guilty to all charges Thursday. The 17-year old, whose name has not been released, entered his plea in Juvenile Court to charges of Reckless Homicide, Aggravated Assault and Tampering With Evidence. District Attorney Bryant Dunaway said the juvenile has […]
Cookeville Council Will Vote On Property For Fire Station 3
Cookeville City Council will vote Thursday to purchase land on Gould Drive as the new home of Fire Station Three. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the property is approximately 1.6 acres. Mills said the seller dropped the price because the city discovered a small piece of wetlands on the property. Cookeville Fire Chief Benton […]
Overnight Fall Creek Falls Rescue Hampered By Severe Weather
A seventeen-hour rescue of a male stranded in Fall Creek Falls Park Tuesday and Wednesday hampered by severe weather. The man died and the cause of death is unknown. Piney Volunteer Fire Department PIO Tiwanna Bricker said forty to fifty people were involved in the rescue which began around 3:00pm Tuesday and ended around 8:00am […]
