Cookeville Appeals To Hear Coffee Shop Drive-Thru Variance
The Cookeville Board of Zoning Appeals will consider a variance for a proposed coffee shop Thursday night on Willow Avenue across from the new Home Depot/Target. Cookeville Community Development Director Jon Ward said the variance would eliminate a bypass lane for the drive-thru. Ward said the city’s ordinance requires a minimum 12-foot-wide lane where traffic […]
McMinnville Tree Nursery Uses $1M For New Production
A McMinnville nursery used a $1 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to build a plastic pot production facility. Hale & Hines Nursery President Terry Hines said the facility is a 40×80 building that contains a 1,500-ton injection mold machine that will produce plastic pots in which trees can grow. “It will allow […]
Clarkrange High Is TCAT Accredited, Culinary First Program
Clarkrange High School is now accredited with TCAT, allowing the school to hold TCAT classes on its campus. Clarkrange Principal Jason Bradley said the school will soon offer an evening culinary class. Bradley said the culinary classes will be open to adult learners and students on certain weeknights. Bradley said opportunities like this are big […]
Savor Cookeville Restaurant, Outdoor Dining Opens Downtown
The doors are officially open at the new Savor Cookeville restaurant downtown, which will provide customers with a familiar menu and new outdoor dining. Owner Jay Albrecht said Savor is an new take on the Seven Senses brand. The new restaurant is located in the former Blue Pig location. “We’re excited to take advantage of […]
Three UC High Schools Honored For Safe Driving Program
Cumberland County, Stone Memorial, and Van Buren County High Schools honored as gold award winners in the Tennessee Highway Safety Office’s Reduce TN Crashes program. Criminal Justice Teacher Kylee Johnson supervises the Stone Memorial chapter, which finished 10th in the state. Johnson said the Criminal Justice Club has been headlining the program, which encourages students […]
Putnam Schools Purchase Property To Expand Monterey
Putnam County Schools purchasing an estimated 2-acre property to expand the Monterey High School campus. Deputy Director of Schools Tim Martin said the $95,000 property is adjacent to the school. Martin said Monterey High School has been a crammed campus since it was first built. “We just don’t have any room to expand on,” Martin […]
York Football Looking at Depth After State Semifinal Appearance
The York football team comes off one of its deepest runs in program history as the 2025 season approaches. York finished last season two games short of winning the Class 2A state championship. The Dragons fell to the eventual state champions, Marion County. York Head Coach Derwin Wright said he continues to evaluate each position […]
Tech Professors Tweaking Courses, Final Rest For New Year
With Tennessee Tech’s Fall Semester fast approaching, professors are putting the finishing touches on their preparation for the new school year. Computer Science Senior Lecturer Eric Brown said the process for new year preparation is interesting. Brown said in the computer science program, there is no static material outside of foundational elements. Brown said he […]
