Cookeville Deterring Cemetery Vandalism With More Lights
Cookeville is making efforts to deter vandalism at the city cemetery by replacing and adding new lights. The change comes after a juvenile allegedly destroyed more than 20 headstones. Cookeville Mayor Laurin Wheaton said the city has replaced seven lights along Scott Avenue with new LED lights and will now be aimed more towards the […]
Warren After School Meal Program Set To Begin Monday
Warren County students will no longer have to leave school hungry as the school system is set to begin a new after-school meal program this Monday. The program is called the SUPPER Program through the East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA). Warren County Schools Communications Coordinator Sarah Cantrell said students can get a free meal […]
Cookeville Roadside Trimming About Safety And Efficiency
Cookeville Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the city does receive complaints about how the city trims trees and brush along roadways. Crews have been out across the city in the last several weeks. Elrod said the city uses heavy-duty long-arm mowers that are designed to mow leafy vegetation. Elrod said the mowers can […]
Tech Joining Southern Conference In ’26, Rivalries Big Reason
Tennessee Tech will leave the Ohio Valley Conference and join the Southern Conference in 2026. The school announced Wednesday it has been accepted as the 11th member of the Southern Conference, joining Chattanooga and East Tennessee State. Tech Athletic Director Casey Fox said President Phil Oldham has been working on this move for at least […]
UC Habitat For Humanity Merges With DeKalb Habitat
The DeKalb County Habitat for Humanity has officially merged with the Upper Cumberland Habitat in Cookeville after several years of discussion. Executive Director Jeremy Byrd said the conversations between the two affiliates began while trying to determine more effective methods to address the housing crisis. Byrd said those conversations led both sides to agree that […]
NAACP State Convention Coming To Cookeville Next Month
The NAACP State Convention will be held in Cookeville this fall, as the bid to host was awarded to the Cookeville-Putnam County Branch. State Vice President and Cookeville-Putnam County Branch President Tom Savage said he is excited to bring the convention to Cookeville because the opportunity does not come around often. Savage said the convention […]
Commission Approves Norman Mayberry Road Final Plat
The Putnam County Planning Commission has approved a final plat for Blair Subdivision on Norman Mayberry Road. The planning commission had a concern about how narrow the road is. However, Norman Mayberry Road is a Jackson County Road. Planning Director Kevin Rush said that the road will work. “We measured the road, it is roughly […]
Warren County’s Belew Excited About Football Future
Warren County Pioneer football head coach Eric Belew said he has enjoyed his brief time in the Upper Cumberland.
Stone’s Masood Using Practice to Improve Boys Tennis
Stone Memorial Boys Tennis Coach Nicole Masood gets excited for every practice the boys tennis team partakes in. During the season, Stone Memorial lets both the girls and the boys tennis teams practice together. During those practices, both teams play matches against each other. Masood said her practices remain competitive because of the intensity each […]
