CRMC Celebrates Tennessee Heart Expansion Grand Opening
The Tennessee Heart expansion project celebrated at a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon. The expansion doubles the size of the Cookeville facility and puts all of the Cookeville Regional cardiology resources under one roof. Director of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehab Debbie Baker said a center like this has been a dream for nearly two decades. […]
Street Funding Concerns In New Spencer Budget
Spencer Aldermen approved an estimated $1.3 million budget on first reading Thursday night with concerns about funding for road improvements. Spencer Mayor Alisa Farmer said the budget includes some $56,300 for the city’s street fund. Farmer said an estimated $43,000 of that fund will go towards paying a note for the paving of many streets […]
Celina’s Boles Wants To Attract New Industry
EDITORS NOTE: This is part of a series of stories introducing the candidates for Alderman in Celina. Residents will vote Tuesday, June 3. Candidate Micheal Boles is a lifelong Clay County resident. Boles is a family nurse practioniter by trade who now serves with the National Guard. Boles said Celina’s population is shrinking, partly due […]
Rain, Fungus; UC Facing Underwhelming Strawberry Season
Be prepared. The amount of quality strawberries limited across the Upper Cumberland this year. Local Strawberry Farmer Karen McCulley said the strawberry season starts in April and ends in early June. McCulley said she has been growing strawberries for 26 years and that this year has been the worst. “We had about two and a […]
Upper Cumberland Re-Applying For Veterans Cemetery
The Upper Cumberland is once again applying for federal funding for a veterans cemetery. Donna Fare chairs the Upper Cumberland Veterans Cemetery Association. She said funding was denied in the past due, in part, to poor record of the area’s veteran population. Fare said veterans should register with their county veterans service officer to improve […]
Monterey Purchasing Two Used Fire Trucks, Improve Safety
The Monterey Fire Department will purchase two used fire trucks in an effort to upgrade the fleet. Monterey Fire Chief Kevin Peters said two of the department’s current trucks are models from the 1970s and that the new trucks will be a 30-year improvement. Peters said one of the newly purchased fire trucks is a […]
Cookeville Permanently Closing South Jefferson Recycling
Cookeville’s Recycling Center on South Jefferson Avenue will permanently close, effective Monday. Cookeville Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the South Jefferson Avenue recycling center is the only recycling center that is not located on city-owned property. Elrod said both the property owner and the city made the initial move to close the recycling […]
Lester Flatt Historical Marker Unveiled In Sparta Ceremony
White County unveiled a Tennessee Musical Pathways Historical Marker commemorating bluegrass legend Lester Flatt Thursday morning. Flatt recorded bluegrass music with Earl Scruggs as “Flatt and Scruggs” and was a member of Bill Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys. His granddaughter Tammy Brumfield, said Flatt left his fame at the door around the family. Brumfield said despite living […]
Crossville Garden Celebrates 20 Years
Plateau Discovery Gardens in Crossville is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Plateau Discovery Gardens Garden Coordinator Shelena Durkot said the garden was created in 2005 as a demonstration garden by a group of master gardeners. Durkot said in 2013, the Plateau Discovery Gardens officially joined UT Knoxville to become the third botanical garden in […]
