Food Forest Group Inviting Interested Residents
A Cookeville non-profit organization attempting to fight hunger through a new partnership, will host its first meeting this upcoming Sunday. The Cookeville Food Forest and Foraging Path is an organization that has partnered with the city to plant trees and bushes in West End Park and Cane Creek Park. Founder Sid Bundy said the food […]
Couple Donates $150,000 To Roane State Cumberland
A Cumberland County couple has donated $150,000 for the construction of a new health science wing at Roane State’s Cumberland campus. Roane State Foundation Executive Director Scott Niermann said Ann and Pepe Perron are long-time supporters of the college who deeply value the community and its education. Niermann said part of the gift is a […]
White County Board Prioritizes Future Projects
The White County School Board underwent training and discussed plans for several upcoming projects in the district during this week’s work session. Chair Bob Young said the board discussed an upcoming policy review and changes to the director evaluation model. Young said they also did a series of exercises he learned from his career in […]
Drawings Underway For Pickett Health Facility
Architects are working on the final drawings of the new building for the Pickett County Health Department. Tennessee Health Commissioner Ralph Alvarado said they are looking for ways to create efficiency in the new space that will allow the department to function more smoothly. Alvarado said that although several nearby counties are working on similar […]
12 Putnam Students Slated For Middle College
Twelve Putnam County students are registered and preparing to begin the Middle College program at Vol State this fall. Putnam Schools Future Ready Supervisor Sam Brooks said all of the students met with staff from the school system and Vol State to make sure they understand what will be expected and what they will get […]
Van Buren Will Do Pay Study For Volunteers
The Van Buren County Schools want to compensate some of the volunteers who help the school with various programs. Van Buren County Director of Schools Jared Copeland proposed the idea to the School Board to help those who help with sports teams or clubs, for example. Copeland said he understood if the board did not […]
Putnam Cuts Ribbon On Jail Expansion
Putnam County officially cut the ribbon on its jail expansion Thursday afternoon. Sheriff Eddie Farris thanked residents for the tax dollar investment, the last two sheriffs as well as the current and previous county commissions for making the 119,000 square foot expansion possible. “As most of you know, operating and managing a jail in Tennessee […]
Fairfield Glade Hosting TN Womens Open
Stonehenge Golf Course in Fairfield Glade hosting the state’s best amateur and professional golfers at the Tennessee Women’s Open Championship through Saturday. One of the longest running women’s open in the country, the Tennessee Women’s Open Championship returns to Cumberland County for the 16th straight year. Tennessee Golf Association Director of Marketing and Communications Josh […]
Cookeville Man Accused Of Child Porn
A Cookeville man arrested Wednesday on 14 felony counts related to a child pornography investigation by Cookeville Police. 64-year-old Roger Burroughs booked into the Putnam County Jail on $425,000 bail. The investigation began in February when Cookeville Police received a cybertip about Burroughs being in possession of child pornography. A search warrant executed June 28. […]
Winningham Takes Over Bees Softball Program
Upperman High School hired Beau Winningham to take over the softball head coaching position. Winningham began serving as an assistant softball coach for Upperman Middle School in 2011 when the head coach needed another set of hands. When the position opened up, Winningham said he jumped at the chance to get to coach some of […]
