10 UC Schools Finish With As, 15 With Ds
A total of ten Upper Cumberland Schools received a grade A from the State Department of Education in the annual Education Report Card, released Thursday. Jackson County led the pack with two of its four schools receiving A grades. Five Putnam County schools received an A grade while two Cumberland County Schools finished with an […]
Van Buren Schools Join Spencer For Sidewalk Project
The Van Buren County School Board voted to help the City of Spencer improve sidewalks with a grant match Wednesday night. Engineering Consultant Zeida Hillis said the Safe Routes to School Sidewalk Project requires a 20 percent match. Director of Schools Jared Copeland said the city is asking the school system to help pitch in […]
Tech Professor Said Entering Grades Quite A Task
Tennessee Tech’s fall semester has come to a close, with exams underway. A professor said the end of a semester may be one of the busiest times. Tennessee Tech College of Education Department Chair and Professor Jeremy Wendt said entering grades at the end of a semester is a huge undertaking. Wendt said with the […]
New Mural In Progress On Tech’s Campus
A Tennessee Tech alum painting a brand-new mural to honor the one-hundred year anniversary of the university’s mascot, the golden eagle. Painter Abby Ramaker said the piece will feature four golden eagles representing the story that originally inspired Tech’s mascot. Ramaker said she is including goldenrod and ironweed to represent the school’s colors as well […]
Clay Chamber Receives Tourism Plan
The Clay County Chamber of Commerce is moving forward with a new three-year strategic tourism plan designed by an external company. Chamber Executive Director Doug Young said the plan arrived this week. It provides the chamber with the information it needs to create a proper road map for tourism moving forward. Young said the next […]
Local Expert Said Female Mass Shooters Rare
The Madison, Wisconsin school shooting this week committed by a 15-year-old girl, a rarity according to a Tennessee Tech expert. Tennessee Tech Public Safety Lecturer Mark Warnick said in the public safety industry, female mass shooters are considered unicorns. He said he can only recall three instances of a female being the shooter in the […]
Piney Center Passes State Inspection
The Piney Community will soon have access to the new Piney Convenience Center after the facility passed a state inspection last Friday. Van Buren County Mayor David Sullivan said the center has one more state inspection to pass. Sullivan said however the county will likely open the center before the last inspection is completed. “We […]
UCDD, UCHRA Audits Come Back Clean
Audits back for both UCDD and UCHRA, with the annual reports showing no significant findings for either entity. Executive Director Mark Farley said both agencies reviewed every year because of their size and reliance on grant funding. Farley said UCDD’s non-profits, the Cumberland Area Investment Corporation and the Cumberland Regional Development Corporation, were also audited […]
