Cumberland Approves Changes For Director Job Description
The Cumberland County School Board approved making changes to the director of schools job description during Thursday night’s board meeting. Board Member Shannon Stout said a lot of the changes come after a constituent brought several spelling errors in the job description to the board’s attention. The changes also reword some sentences to better clarify […]
Cumberland Schools Make Changes To Meeting Summaries
The Cumberland County School Board will change the way the board transcribes meetings going forward. School Board Chair Chris King said the school system’s secretary is having to transcribe meetings word-for-word. King said the proposal was changing the process to generalized minutes. King said word-for-word transcription is time-consuming. “It’s a lot of pages and I […]
Solid Waste Planner Luck Retiring; Proud Of Help
The Upper Cumberland Development District’s Solid Waste Planner Lisa Luck is officially retiring. Luck said she worked on and off with the UCDD for over ten years. Luck had recently been let go and brought back by the development district. Luck said she had no plans to retire for a couple of years but during […]
Warren $900K Grant To Provide Mental Health Support
Warren County School System received an estimated $900,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Health to provide mental health support to students and staff. Director of Coordinated School Health Nicole Fish said the grant will help the school system continue its teletherapy mental health services that each school already offers through a partnership with a […]
Cumberland Employees Get Raises, More To Be Considered
Cumberland County employees will receive a six percent raise, in an effort to make the county more competitive. Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster said the goal is to reach a 12 percent raise for county employees in the 2025-2026 fiscal year budget. Foster said that number came from a recommendation the county received after conducting […]
Everything Upper Cumberland: TheUCNow.Com
The Upper Cumberland has a new place for UC News, Sports, Weather and everything related to our lifestyle as TheUCNow.Com launches Friday. “We wanted one place that community members could visit to know what’s happening in our special part of the world,” Stonecom President And General Manager Larry Stone said. “All of our extensive Upper […]
Spencer Looking At Maintenance Building Options
Spencer Aldermen want to look at options for constructing a maintenance building next to City Hall. A committee setup last month to address potential options. Aldermen Darrell Nance said the committee is leaning towards a 50-foot by 60-foot post-frame building with three bay doors. Nance said a maintenance building is needed since the city’s utility […]
Spencer Purchasing Property Next To Old City Hall
Spencer Board of Aldermen approved the purchase of property next to the old city hall during Thursday night’s Aldermen meeting. Mayor Alisa Farmer said the property is 0.15 acres between the old city hall and the Department of Human Resources Office. Farmer said the old storehouse and the rest of the property are on the […]
Cumberland Consulting With TSBA On Director Search
The Cumberland County School Board agreed Thursday night to consult with the Tennessee School Boards Association (TSBA) as a staring point in the search for a new director of schools. The school board will also use other resources, including the system’s Human Resources Department, as has been used for past director hiring. Board Member Travis […]
