Cold Shooting Lady Cavaliers Lose in State Semifinals
The Cookeville Lady Cavaliers lost to Bartlett 55-43 Friday night, ending their season.
UCDD Gets New Solid Waste Planner To Assist Counties
UCDD recently hired Lilly Hall to serve as the organization’s new solid waste planner.
Monterey Considering Renaming Multi-Use Field
Monterey Aldermen are considering renaming the new Black Bottom Multi-Use Field after the late Monterey Mayor. Monterey Mayor Alex Garcia said the proposed name, Mayor Nathan Walker Memorial Field. Garcia said the field has never been officially named and that the field should be dedicated to Walker. “He passed away suddenly at the beginning of […]
Board Pleased With Director Candidates After Interviews
The Van Buren County School Board pleased with the three candidates after completing interviews for the director position Wednesday. School Board Chairman Tim Hodges said all three candidates performed well during the interviews. Hodges said the board will now have to personally evaluate who is the best overall candidate. “Their time frame in the systems […]
Cookeville Officials Hopeful Following T-DOT Meeting
Cookeville Officials said they are hopeful several road projects have moved up the priority list after meeting with T-DOT last week. City Manager James Mills said the city focused on two projects: adding a right turn lane on South Jefferson Avenue to turn onto Interstate Drive and extending the exit ramps on 286, as well […]
Hazardous Waste Collection Service In Dekalb Saturday
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation will bring its mobile hazardous household waste collection service to DeKalb County Saturday. DeKalb County Public Works Director Brian Reed said the collection service is a great opportunity for people who have hazardous household waste such as chemicals, pesticides, and automotive and marine products. Reed said the collection […]
Van Buren Eaglettes Advance to First State Title Game
The Eagles defeated Coalfield by a score of 54-52.
York Dragonettes Beat Pittman, Advance to Title Game
York defeated Gatlinburg-Pittman 60-45.
Clay School Board Hires New Attorney
The Clay County School Board approved the hiring of a new attorney during Thursday night’s board meeting. The board will replace current School Board Attorney Jamie Winkler with Knoxville Attorney Chris McCarty. School Board Chair Benji Bailey said over the past few months the school system consulted with McCarty on several items and were satisfied […]
Proposed Sales Tax Bill Could Help Local Entities In UC
State Representative Ryan Williams told members of Putnam County’s Joint Economic and Community Development Board Thursday, a new bill could provide help with local infrastructure. The legislator will discuss the bill next week, which would allow local governments to raise sales tax rates in order to create funding for infrastructure projects. Williams said part of […]
