Tornado Cleanup Continues, Especially In Hanging Limb
Jackson and Overton County officials said the cleanup continues from last Thursday’s tornado touchdowns. Overton County EMA Director Chris Masiongale said the official damage numbers showed 51 houses damaged or destroyed. Masiongale said County Executive Steven Barlow issued a declaration of emergency to keep the state helping in the Hanging Limb area. Masiongale said the […]
Report: $2.7B In UC Infrastructure Needs
A new state report shows the Upper Cumberland with some $2.7 billion in infrastructure needs over the next five years. Putnam County led the region with infrastructure needs of $1.07 billion. The majority of that money was for facilities on the Tennessee Tech campus. Transportation upgrades ranked second. The Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations […]
Warren County Raises Money In Border Battle
The Warren County Pioneers and the Coffee County Red Raiders joined together to help organizations during their latest basketball matchup. The event started last season as Phyllis Prater, who opened Prater’s Barbeque and Catering in Morrison and Manchester, came to the teams with the idea. Both teams raised $100 for every point scored. Warren Head […]
Livingston Resident Back From Grammys; Magical
Livingston Songwriter and Singer Mark Houser back from the Grammys as a first-time nominee. Houser nominated for Best Roots Gospel Album for his assistance in writing five songs in the album “The Gospel According to Mark”. Houser said most of the Grammys are awarded during the day and that his category was not announced during […]
Putnam Schools Need Families To Fill Out Survey
Putnam Schools encouraging families to fill out surveys providing household and income information that the system needs for various forms of funding. Federal Programs Supervisor Bridgett Carwile said the survey helps determine free and reduced lunch numbers as well as the amount of TISA funding received from the state. Carwile said the data is also […]
Commission Discussing Mail Service Requirement
The Putnam County Planning Commission discussing an amendment to subdivision regulations requiring builders to provide mail service for all new subdivisions. Cookeville Postmaster Joey Cravens said the Postal Service requires all developments with brand new roads to use cluster box units, a group mailbox with multiple individually locked compartments. Cravens said the county’s regulations do […]
Tech Offering New Computer Science PhD
Tennessee Tech will begin offering a new Computer Science Ph.D. program this fall. Department of Computer Science Chairman Dr. Jerry Gannod said the new program will replace the current Ph.D. engineering program that focused on computer science. Gannod said the new program will better represent the computer science curriculum. “We are under that omnibus but […]
UC School Sickness Rates Average Overall
While Warren County Schools closed for the week, in part due to sickness, other Upper Cumberland districts reporting average absentee rates. DeKalb County Attendance Supervisor Joey Reeder said the district’s absences are slightly higher than normal right now but nothing is out of the ordinary for flu season. Reeder said the only symptom his team […]
Meeting Thursday To Educate On Trump Orders
The Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP will hold a community meeting Thursday evening to discuss recent presidential executive orders. President Tom Savage said the meeting will inform local citizens and leaders about the changes, such as the order ending DEI programs, and its potential impact on the community. Savage said he wants the meeting to calm people […]
UC Avoids Flu Spike For Now, Keep Vigilance
Tennessee dealing with some of the highest flu rates seen in fifteen years, but so far, the Upper Cumberland faring well. Upper Cumberland Regional Medical Director Don Grisham said he does not know why the region has been relatively spared as Tennessee is one of eight states with the highest incidents of flu activity. Nashville, […]
