Cavs Basketball Holding Alumni Game Saturday
The Cookeville Cavalier basketball programs are hosting a family night and alumni game fundraiser Saturday afternoon. Lady Cavs Head Coach Jamie Gillies said she is excited to host this event for the first time. She said that former coach Mindy Odom led the hunt for potential participants and that the boys’ head coach Matt Hill […]
Bees Ready For Start Of Wrestling Season
In his first season as Upperman High School’s head wrestling coach, Cameron Stinnett said he expects his team to work harder and practice more than any other program. Stinnett stepped into this role in March and said his first order of business was to find as many wrestlers and athletes as possible. The Bees roster […]
Van Buren Nearly Finished With Piney Center
Only a few steps remain before Van Buren County can open the Piney Convenience Center. County Mayor David Sullivan told the county commission Tuesday that insulation work will begin on the center Wednesday. Sullivan said he is currently looking for options to add a layer of metal to the site’s concrete slab to protect it […]
White County Reevaluating Training Pay
White County Commissioners will have to reevaluate a proposal to compensate commissioners who are compliant with required training hours. Commissioners considered a proposal to pay $600 to commissioners already in compliance with the recommended eight training hours set by CTAS, the statewide county services agency. The proposal also stated the county would give an additional […]
Decorating Contest Registration Closes Thursday
The window to register for Cookeville’s eighth annual Merry and Bright Holiday Home Challenge closes Thursday. Recreation Programmer Sally Herren said the challenge showcases your abilities to decorate for Christmas. Herren said those who enter are put on the city’s “Tour of Lights” map so locals can easily find the most extravagant Christmas decorations in […]
Expert: UC Prone To Natural Sinkholes
The geological formations of the Upper Cumberland make the region prone to experiencing natural sinkholes. That from Tennessee Tech Civil Engineering Professor Daniel VandenBerge, who said there is a large presence of limestone bedrock in the area. VandenBerge said that limestone partially dissolves when water flows through it and this reaction leads to the formation […]
Fentress Asking For Half Of Real Estate Transfer Tax
Fentress County Commissioners approved a resolution that will request the General Assembly allocate one-half of the real estate transfer tax to the county. Fentress County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the county is only requesting 50 percent of the transfer taxes collected in Fentress County. Johnson said on a four-year average, the county’s register of deeds […]
Committee Discussing Commissioner Pay Change
The Putnam County Commission’s Rules Committee discussing potential changes to how county commissioners are paid for their work. Commission Chair Chris Cassetty said commissioners are currently paid two hundred dollars per meeting for a possible total of four hundred dollars per month, an amount that has not changed since 2006. Cassetty said connecting commissioner pay […]
Algood Disappointed About Soccer Facility
Algood Officials disappointed about potentially losing a proposed indoor soccer facility because of legal issues. Algood City Administrator Keith Morrison said the legal holdups both on the city’s side and that of the Joseph Warlick Memorial Foundation. Morrison said they want to make sure the facility appropriate legally for both sides. Morrison said though the […]
Monterey Board Rare For Employment Decisions
Monterey is one of few municipalities in the state that has a Civil Service Board. The board decided to fire Police Chief Bill Randolph last week after his indictment on multiple counts. Monterey Attorney Evan Wright said in 2001 the General Assembly passed a special legislative act that created the Civil Service Board specifically for […]
