Ballots Coming Together For August Elections
A host of Upper Cumberland residents put their names in the ring for state and county general elections in August. Putnam County Election Administrator Michele Honeycutt said Spencer Delk and Kevin Peters turned in petitions for Monterey Alderman Board One. Mark Farley and Larry D. Bennett will run for Board Two. James Cooney Foster, Cecilia […]
Songwriter Lola Jean Dillon Celebration Set For Celina
Clay County will celebrate local songwriter Lola Jean Dillon Saturday night with a concert featuring many hit records that she wrote. Courthouse Curator Thomas Watson said Dillon grew up in Moss, and owned a barber shop before moving to Nashville to pursue her passion for songwriting. He said while answering phones for Loretta Lynn, Dillon […]
Cookeville Football Video Board Moving Forward
The Cookeville High School Football Club will move forward with the installation of a new video board at Eddie Watson Stadium. The School Board did require that all details need to be ironed out, and Attorney Dan Rader would need to look over the contracts involved with the project. The board also intends to contract […]
Cookeville Donating Another $3 Million To Tech Stadium
Cookeville will donate an additional $3 million in hotel/motel tax money to complete the renovations at Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium. The agreement includes language that the project must be finished by November, 2026 or the city can rescind its donation. Council Member Chad Gilbert asked the city manager to finalize an agreement with the University. […]
Sparta Police Switch To Truck For Replacement
Sparta Police will be adding a new pickup to the fleet, a replacement for a vehicle damaged in a high-speed chase. Insurance will pay some $18,480 toward the purchase with the rest coming from the drug fund. Police Chief Nick Dunn said the department decided to switch from Explorers because they are less expensive. “The […]
Groundbreaking For New Fentress Higher Ed Campus
Jamestown and Fentress County celebrated the ground breaking Friday for the new TCAT/Roane State Higher Education facility set to be built just off old Highway 127. At least 700 students will be served annually at the 49,000 square foot facility. Governor Bill Lee earmarked $25 million toward the project in 2022 which will feature classes […]
Cookeville Approves Five-Year Parking Lot Lease
Cookeville City Council approved a new five-year lease Thursday night for a parking lot on Church Avenue. The city will pay Tennessee Tech $1 annually for the use of the land, which includes a 15-year option. Finance Director Brenda Imel said it is located between Spring Street and Broad Street, and would be part of […]
Park View School Project Now Behind Schedule
Construction of Putnam County’s new Park View School has now fallen at least a month behind. Upland Design Representative Aaron Grohol told the Putnam County School Board Thursday night that the contractor’s timeline has been pushed back to late June or even early July. He said rainy weather has contributed to the delays. At its […]
Aldermen Approve Sealed Bid Process For Poles
Sparta Electric wants to replace at least seven wooden utility poles with steel poles in an attempt to improve reliability. Aldermen approved taking sealed bids for the project Thursday night, because of the costs involved. Utility Manager Belva Bess said the city wants to budget for gradual replacements of the older infrastructure. “Some of our […]
