Cavs Boys’ Basketball Enter Season Inexperienced
With their first game approaching, Cookeville Cavaliers Boys Basketball interim head coach Matt Hill said the team is going to learn some necessary lessons to open the season. Following a season that saw the Cavs reach the state tournament for the first time since 1954, the team graduated all five starters. Hill said the Cavaliers […]
Putnam Approves Study For Sheriff’s Department
Putnam County approved an actuarial study on a new form of retirement pay for the sheriff’s department at Monday’s County Commission meeting. Sheriff Eddie Farris said the state recently passed a law for hazardous duty pay that adds ten percent to the retirement pay of commissioned deputies and corrections officers. Farris said that pay would […]
White County Wants Speed Dropped On Highway 70
White County Commissioners will ask T-DOT to reduce the speed limit from 55 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour on a certain section of Highway 70. Accidents have risen from the intersection of Lizard Lane and Rock Cut Road, extending westward for approximately three and a half miles to near Cassville Elementary School. […]
Water Main Restored After Spring Street Sinkhole
A water main line that broke during Monday’s sinkhole incident on East Spring Street restored Monday afternoon. Water and Sewer Director Barry Turner said he thinks the sinkhole lead to the breakage of the water line. Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said it is a “chicken or the egg” situation as to which event […]
Shopping Center Infrastructure Funding Considered
A proposed shopping center on the southeast intersection of South Willow Avenue and I-40 will move forward with infrastructure assistance from Cookeville and Putnam County. City Manager James Mills said the Willows Shopping Center would feature two large anchor stores and four outparcels. Mills said the city and county have each been requested to pay […]
Cookeville Playground Closed For Repairs
Cookeville’s Heart of the City Playground will be closed Monday and Tuesday for repairs. Cookeville Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the department will be focusing on the shock absorb surface the playground sits on. Wood said the playground is ten years old and the surface has begun to split and crack. “Over a period […]
Environment Meeting Tuesday Focuses On UC Future
An Environmental Activist will visit the Upper Cumberland Tuesday to discuss how residents can protect the region’s natural wonders. Student Conservation Association Member Byric Savage will discuss options for advocating for the environment. Statewide Organizing for Community Empowerment Facilitator Brian Paddock said the meeting will provide real-life examples. “Folks that say they care about the […]
TnAchieves Searching For Volunteer Mentors
Nonprofit tnAchieves looking for volunteers to help high school students prepare for college and future careers. Vice President of External Partnerships Tyler Ford said volunteer mentors work to provide local encouragement and guidance as students begin post-secondary education. Ford said volunteers do not need to be familiar with how colleges function to be eligible to […]
TCAT UC Using Grant Money For New Equipment
TCAT Upper Cumberland will use some $450,000 in new grant money to buy hands-on equipment for its students. The money from the Perkins Reimagine Engage And Develop for Innovation grant. TCAT Upper Cumberland Vice President for Organizational Effectiveness Stacy Johnson said the school plans to purchase Kubota equipment for Diesel Technology, a plasma cutter for […]
White Co. Completes Roberts-Matthews Bridge
After months of delays, the new bridge on White County’s Roberts-Matthews Highway has been completed. White County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said the new bridge can now carry more weight. Robinson said the new bridge, adjacent to Highway 111 near the Putnam County line, is a long-term upgrade. “It’s finally good to get that project […]
