UC Beekeeper: All Can Help With Decline In Bee Population
A new report shows commercial beehives have lost more than 60 percent of bees nationally in less than a year. Cookeville Beekeepers Association President Karin Grey said the population decline has been going on for almost 20 years. Grey said is main reason is the destruction of plants from which they get food by drought […]
Crain Street Residents Concerned About Safety, Speeding
Complaints about the safety of Monterey’s Crain Street prompted the Aldermen to schedule a meeting on what can be done to assist residents, pedestrians and motorists. Crain Street resident Brian Williams said the street has become a race track. He said the issue became worse when Burks Elementary officials rerouted traffic onto Crain Street. “Back […]
Job Fair Provides New Options For Perdue Workers
Former Perdue plant employees got an opportunity to find new employment as the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce hosted a job fair Tuesday. The plant officially closed two weeks ago. Highlands Economic Partnership Vice President Adam Poe said the chamber put the job fair together to try to improve options for the workers and their […]
Cordell Hull Drive Site Could Work For New Clay Jail
Clay County officials considering a piece of property at 153 Cordell Hull Drive in Celina as a potential site for the new county jail. The county working with Cope Architecture on a 22,014-square-foot facility with 168 parking spaces. It would hold 71 inmates. Clay County Mayor Dale Reagan said engineers have told the county commission […]
Water Authority Still Working To Form Crossville Partnership
The Cumberland Plateau Water Authority continues discussions with Crossville officials on a combined water supply, though little progress came from a recent meeting. Authority Chair Greg Hanson said the authority’s recent meeting with Crossville officials went well. Hanson said Crossville has not jumped on board yet and is still looking into what an appropriate approach […]
Putnam Fair To Be Hosted At Jefferson Avenue Fairgrounds
The Putnam County Fair Board will host this summer’s fair at the old fairgrounds off South Jefferson Avenue. Fair Board President Brenda Gentry said while progress continues on the new facility, it does not have barns yet for cattle shows. “It would cost us so much money to rent panels to corral the cattle shows, […]
Multi-Use Field In Monterey Named After Mayor Walker
The Monterey Board of Mayor and Alderman voted unanimously to rename Black Bottom Softball and Soccer Field after the town’s former mayor. The space will now be called Mayor Nathan Walker Sports Complex at Black Bottom. Walker was the sitting Mayor of Monterey when he passed of cancer at the age of 47 in October, […]
Cookeville Baseball Preparing for 5 Straight Games
The Cookeville Cavaliers baseball team is set to begin their longest stretch of the season.
Crossville Street Stop Sign To Be Removed For Safety
The Monterey Board of Mayor and Alderman voted Monday night to remove a stop sign on Crossville Street citing safety issues. Mayor Alex Garcia said he and the chief of police had received numerous calls about the stop sign. It intersects with the vehicle pick-up and drop-off line at Burks Elementary School. Garcia used drone […]
Clay Applying For Up To $15M Loan To Build New Jail
Clay County Commissioners approved the application for a new loan to build a new county jail Monday. The county working with USDA on a loan of up to $15 million. Clay County Mayor Dale Reagan said the annual payment would be an estimated $786,000 a year on a 40-year $15 million loan with a 4.25 […]
