Baxter Aldermen Table Budget, Tax Revenue Down
Baxter Aldermen tabled a decision Tuesday night on next fiscal year’s budget as they attempt to balance revenues and expenses. City Recorder Sharon Carlile requested that the aldermen table the decision. Mayor Danny Holmes said the aldermen continue to work to find the funds in the budget for employee raises. “We are within $300,000 coming […]
Byrdstown Water Plant Project Passes First State Review
Byrdstown’s $3.8 million Water Plant Project passed its first state review. Byrdstown Mayor Sam Gibson said he was pleased with the results. Gibson said the first review is a way for the state to tabs on the project. “They are gonna come in and they are gonna look at and see if the progress of […]
Highland Rim Kindergartner 3rd In State Essay Contest
Highland Rim Academy Kindergarten Student Mateo Podesta placed third in the K-2nd grade division in the Secretary of State’s Civics Essay Contest. Highland Rim Academy Director of Advancement Casey Overstreet said the youngest students were asked to draw a picture and write a few sentences about the difference between fact and opinion. Overstreet said Podesta […]
Overton Looking For Grants For Problem Community Centers
Overton County will explore grant opportunities to help clean up several properties that post hazards to the community. County Executive Steven Barlow said the Brownfields Program provides a funding mechanism to help governments identify and clean up properties. “It’s older buildings that might have stage one, stage two asbestos in it, lead paint, things of […]
Celina Approved For Street Repaving Loan, Bids Next
Celina’s quest to find funding to repave streets within city limits is over as the town has been approved for a loan. Alderman Kenny Westmoreland said the amount of the loan is still in the air as the town will have to bid out the project. Westmoreland said it took the city two years to […]
Health Professional Says Concern Over Measles Is High
A Tech Professor of Nursing said the measles cases across the region are the result of vaccination beliefs. The Tennessee Department of Health has confirmed four cases of measles in middle Tennessee. Pediatric Nurse Melissa Geist said measles, mumps and rubella vaccinations have all declined. Geist said some people believe the vaccine is harmful. “There […]
Council To Vote On Energy Headquarters Pre-Construction
Cookeville City Council will vote Thursday to approve a bid for pre-construction services for the new Energy Department Headquarters. Energy Department Director Carl Haney said the headquarters has been in design over the past year. Haney said the city received just one bid after performing requests for qualifications. Haney said the lone bid came from […]
Cookeville’s Dudney Preparing for Final Softball Stretch
Cookeville Lady Cavaliers softball player Ella Dudney will head into her final high school season with some familiar faces.
Overton Commissioners Approve $1.3M In Road Equipment
The Overton County Commission voted unanimously Monday to allow the road superintendent to buy some $1.3 million in equipment. Road Superintendent Tim Kennedy said his department needs backhoes, tractors, excavators and mowers. Kennedy said the current fleet is simply worn out. “Every morning we are fixing something,” Kennedy said. “We are running a large number […]
Cookeville Considers Dodson Branch Annexation Study
The Cookeville City Council received a proposal Monday to annex a part of the Dodson Branch area. Cookeville Community Development Director Jon Ward said the city did an annexation study on the Dodson Branch Area which revealed two possible scenarios. One includes 131 acres. The other, 252 acres. Ward said the estimated cost to provide […]
