Putnam Approves Contract For Jere Whitson Floor
The gym floor at Jere Whitson Elementary School will soon be refinished and repainted. Putnam County Deputy Director of Schools Tim Martin said the project is just touching up the floor and not fully replacing it. Martin said the project came about as the school board tries to refinish a gym floor across the system […]
Manna House Reporting Success In Fentress Project
Manna House Ministries seeing success in its expanded role of helping people recover from substance abuse. Manna House Ministries Executive Director Billy Webb said the program now offers outpatient services instead of outsourcing them. Fentress County has used $7,695 of Drug Opioid Task Force Funds to help fund the expansion. Webb said he believes being […]
White County To Stream Commission Meetings
White County Commissioners have approved the allocation for an equipment purchase to begin live-streaming county commission meetings. White County Director of Finance Chad Marcum said the county is purchasing a camera and mixing equipment to capture the audio from the county’s existing PA system. Marcum said the county has tossed around the idea of live-streaming […]
Putnam Nearing Benchmark With Broadband
Every Putnam County residents should have access to at least one high-speed internet provider within the first few months of 2025. That according to County Mayor Randy Porter after the county received another grant to continue its infrastructure upgrade. County Mayor Randy Porter said the biggest project is about eighty percent done and Twin Lakes […]
Cookeville Building Permit Spike Part Of Confidence
Cookeville issued 106 building permits in October, one short of the all-time monthly record set last January. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the spike serves as a testament to how confident developers are in the city’s economy. Ward said he has not seen any indicators that the city’s overall growth is going to slow […]
Jackson Schools Credit Success To Focus On Growth
Jackson County Schools designation as one of ten Exemplary Districts across the state due to an emphasis on student growth. That from Director of Schools Jason Hardy, who said the district focuses on preparing students to be college or career ready graduates as soon as middle school begins. Hardy said families also play a large […]
Monterey High Begin Boys Soccer Team
Monterey High School will begin its first-ever boys soccer team this spring. Athletic Director Benjamin Novak said the high school started the team after seeing success with the girl’s soccer team. Novak said Monterey had started a middle school boy’s soccer team that did not last long several years ago. Novak said he believes this […]
Sparta Taking Bids For YMCA Pool Repairs
Sparta City Council is taking bids to determine the costs for repairing the Sparta-White County YMCA pool. Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery said the YMCA’s pool has started to lose excessive amounts of water every day. Lowery said the city has helped make minor repairs over the years but it appears to be time for a […]
Monterey Adding Bee Rock Logo To Signs
The Town of Monterey is adding a new Bee Rock Overlook Logo to travel signs along I-40. Monterey Cultural Administrator Rafferty Cleary said the new logo is part of the marketing campaign as the town has already obtained billboards to promote Bee Rock Overlook in Cookeville and Crossville. Cleary said the town’s depot museum has […]
School Honoring York With Gym Floor Plus Uniforms
York Institute will honor Sergeant Alvin C. York with a new logo on the gym floor and new uniforms. York Institute Director John Bush said the logo will be a silhouette of York’s statue that is located on Capitol Hill in Nashville. Bush said he could not spill the beans about which sports team would […]
