Overton Commissioners Reject Proposed Travel Policy
Overton County Commissioners voted against County Executive Steven Barlow’s proposed travel policy, expressing concern about both the procedures as well as how it was put together. Several commissioners expressed concern that Barlow had simply taken a state policy and put a new title sheet on it. Other commissioners claimed they still had not received numbers […]
Jackson Schools Director Scores 4.2 On Evaluation
Jackson County Director of Schools Jason Hardy received an overall score of 4.2 out of 5 on his annual evaluation from the County School Board. Chairman Mark Brown said Hardy was graded across a number of categories including strategic planning, financial management, and his relationship with the board, staff, and community. Brown said he appreciates […]
Stone Memorial Calling For Community Support
Stone Memorial High School’s Theater Department is asking for the community’s support as they enter the final round of the Club Madness Challenge. Theater Teacher and Director Eleni Fragopoulos said high school clubs and sports teams across the state participate by making minute-long videos detailing how they would use the $5,000 grand prize. Fragopoulos said […]
Creative Arts For Veterans Arrives In Cookeville
Military veterans in Cookeville can submit work to the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival through a new, local creative arts chapter. Veteran and Retired Author John Koelsch said he brought the idea to the city last year after creating a similar chapter in Salem, Virginia 14 years ago. He said veterans will be able to […]
Clay EMS Starts New Tradition Honoring Director
Clay County EMS hopes May 12 can serve as “Jimmy Philpott Day” every year, honoring the department’s late director who started things some 50 years ago. Clay County EMS Director Andy Hall said Philpott was a Clay County native who worked as an EMT in the county before it even had an EMS department. He […]
Dekalb, Smith Route 141 Set For Extended Closure
State Route 141 in DeKalb and Smith Counties will be closed for an extended period after heavy rains last week caused a road slide. T-DOT Community Relations Officer Rae Anne Bradley said some 100 feet of road was damaged last Thursday and the road was completely closed on Friday. She said an inner retaining wall […]
Jackson School Board To Add Sprinkler To CTE Building
The Jackson County Board of Education will move forward with adding a sprinkler system to the district’s new CTE building. Maintenance Supervisor Josh Morgan told the board Monday night that the fire marshal said to him that the building would have to have a sprinkler system unless they made the building 500 square feet smaller. […]
Commissioners Approve New Overton Health Department
Overton County Commissioners voted Monday night to construct a new health department complex on a 12-acre plot, off Highway 111. County Executive Steven Barlow said the county will pay some $432,000 for its match of a state grant. He said the grant will cover some $7 million. Barlow said the land behind Tractor Supply provides […]
Water/Sewer Moving Toward Advanced Metering
After deciding to move forward with advanced metering infrastructure for the Cookeville Energy Department, the city will implement the new automated meters for the Water Department as well. Cookeville Water and Sewer Quality Control Director Barry Turner said 40 meters have been installed to test the system and it is going well. Cookeville City Council […]
