Celina K-8 Forming Parent Teacher Group
The Clay County Board of Education has approved a Parent Teacher Organization for the Celina K-8 school. Celina K-8 PTO President Alecia Burns said she and other parents formed the PTO as they saw the success it had brought to the Hermitage Springs School District. Burns said the PTO will help the school any way […]
Van Buren Schools Refuse To Sell Ambulance Simulator
The Van Buren County Board of Education Wednesday night denied a bid to sell the school system’s ambulance simulator. Van Buren County Schools Career And Technical Education Director Jammie Lowery said the school system garnered interest from multiple school systems but only received one official bid of $7,500 from Motlow State Community College in Sparta. […]
Pioneer Basketball Bolstering Depth In Pre-Season
Entering his third season as Warren County boys basketball head coach, Danny Fish said his players worked hard this off-season to move the program forward in 2024. Following a 16-15 season, the Pioneers graduated three seniors, but brought in a class of 15 freshman. Fish said he is able to see an improvement in his […]
Tech Professor Wins Award For First Book
Tennessee Tech Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Literature Monic Ductan honored with Humanities Tennessee’s inaugural Tennessee Book Award. Ductan’s first book “Daughters of Muscadine” won the award in the fiction category. The book consists of a collection of short stories about a black family based in a made-up town called Muscadine, named after Muscadine […]
Van Buren Doing 5-Year Deal For New Service
A newly-launched mental health program for Van Buren County students will get at least a five-year lifespan from County Commissioners. The agreement with Care Solace would provide mental health services for the school system. Financial Director Heather Woodlee said the money for the program would come from the $28,000 in opioid funding that the county […]
Tech Asks For Full Football Stands Saturday
Tennessee Tech calling on the Upper Cumberland community to support the Golden Eagles at Saturday’s football game against Eastern Illinois. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said this game is critical for the team’s chance to win a share of the OVC Championship. Wilson said the team has worked hard to get to this point and everyone […]
Fentress Receives Generator Grant For Clarkrange
Fentress County will purchase a generator for Clarkrange High School after the county received a $166,000 grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. Fentress County Commissioner Robert Cooper said the county will be matching the grant with a sum of $18,000. Cooper said the school’s gym built to serve as a storm shelter for the […]
CPAC, Dogwood Park Improvements Set For Bid
Cookeville City Council will consider a bid Thursday night to add a new entrance to Dogwood Park and new bathrooms to the adjacent Performing Arts Center. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the entrance will be a landscaped walkway coming from Walnut Avenue to the west of the park. Woods said there will also be […]
Agent: Save Leaves For Fertilizer, Composting
Those leaves falling Wednesday with the wind blowing in colder temperatures can be a good source of fertilizer or compost material. Overton Ag Extension Agent Jason Garrett said citizens can use a lawnmower with mulching blades to shred the leaves and leave them in the soil. Garrett said dead leaves are full of free nutrients […]
UC Veterans Cemetery Again Denied Funding
The Upper Cumberland once again denied by the National Cemetery Administration in the request to fund a veterans cemetery for the region. Upper Cumberland State Veterans Cemetery Association Chair Donna Fare said the request denied because the administration believes there are no veterans in the region that would benefit from the cemetery. Fare said she […]
