Mason Wants Warriors Effort To Improve
In her first year as White County Girls Soccer Coach, Madison Mason said it’s her goal to turn Sparta into a soccer town. After spending a season as an assistant coach at White County Middle School, Mason said it was an easy decision to make the jump up to high school to be a head […]
Local Flower Farm Blooming From Hobby
A Putnam County resident turned a love of flowers from a hobby into a business. 40:8 Flower Company founded during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now it produces flowers across all seasons. Owner and Operator Katie Martin said she started growing flowers as a hobby and did not expect it to be as successful as it is […]
Fentress Partnering With American Thrift Stores
Fentress County residents can now make donations to a thrift store through the county’s solid waste facilities to reduce waste. Solid Waste Director Michael Rick said convenience centers across the county will be receiving bins where people can donate usable but unwanted items instead of throwing them away. Rick said those items will then be […]
Author & Dog Pen Book On Hiking Marathon
Local Author Mikki Betker wanted to showcase the Upper Cumberland’s rich hiking trails, through the perspective of her dog. Betker and her dog Salsa The Wonder Doodle have participated in the annual Cumberland Hiking Marathon since 2020. As part of the marathon’s ten-year anniversary, Betker wrote a book detailing each trail included. “She’s very simple […]
New App Helps Navigate Cookeville Cemetery
A new, updated app providing more accurate information to families and residents interested in the Cookeville City Cemetery. The city hired its first GIS Intern this year. Jennifer Nwafor spearheaded the project. Nwafor said she was initially employed to add photos of each gravestone to the app, but in doing this she found it needed […]
Putnam Schools Partner With Tech Nursing
Tech nursing students preparing to assist the Putnam School System’s nursing team as part of a recurring program. School System Nursing Coordinator Janet Frank said some seventy-six nursing students will help conduct annual health screenings measuring student vision, hearing, blood pressure, height, and weight. Frank said it is important to expose the nursing students to […]
Jefferson Repave Now More Than Two Years Away
Been bouncing around on the uneven pavement along Cookeville’s Jefferson Avenue? Be prepared to keep bouncing. T-DOT not expected to repave the section from I-40 to the Putnam County Courthouse until 2026-2027, according to T-DOT officials. The City of Cookeville began a $1.9 million sewer rehab project on that stretch of road in early 2024 […]
Habitat For Humanity Coming To White County
The Upper Cumberland Habitat for Humanity has added White County under its umbrella. The Putnam County-based organization has expanded to Overton and Dekalb Counties in recent years. Upper Cumberland Habitat for Humanity Director Jeremy Byrd said White County just like the rest of the Upper Cumberland in currently experiencing a housing crisis. “There are just […]
Tech Prepping For 48th Appalachian Conference
The study of Appalachia culture and issues facing the region will be the subject of the 48th Annual Appalachian Studies Conference. Conference Chair and Tennessee Tech English Professor Monic Ductan said a major problem in Appalachia is the lack of technological access. Ductan said the conference will continue to talk about these issues until a […]
LA Freshman Finding Footing In New Position
Livingston Academy Volleyball Freshman Bella Harris finds herself at a new school, playing a new sport, at a new position on the starting rotation and she said feels fine. Harris began playing volleyball in eighth grade after a lot of her friends tried out. She said even though last year was her first year playing […]
