FilterFab Cookeville Is Newest Empower Certified Employer
Cookeville’s FilterFab the latest local business to become an Empower Certified Employer. Workforce Connections Business Services Coordinator Mallory Copeland said Empower Certified Employers are businesses that understand barriers to financial success, but commit to help people get a fair chance to achieve economic stability. “These employers support families living under that 225 percent of the […]
Sparta Buying Used Fire Truck, Needed For Some Time
Sparta buying a 2000 Pierce Dash 100 foot platform fire truck for some $249,000. Sparta Firefighter Richard Taylor said the truck will be brought to the main fire station in Sparta when it arrives. Taylor said he and another firefighter went to look at and test drive the truck in Alabama, and everything was working […]
Cookeville High Students Choreograph Dance Recital
Cookeville High School dance students showcasing their choreography skills during a special performance at the Cookeville Performing Arts Center Friday night. The students planned the hour-long performance. Cookeville High Dance Arts Teacher Merry Flatt said there are four levels of dance offered, and the classes cover all kinds of styles. Flatt said everything down to […]
Upperman’s Green Seeing New Adaptation To Bowling
Upperman Bees Boys Bowling Head Coach Brent Green has seen Upper Cumberland bowlers bowl with two hands in recent matches. The two handed approach was recently popularized by professional bowler Jason Belmonte. The approach gives more rotation and lift to the bowler who bowls with two hands. “When they get more rotation on it, the […]
Cookeville Senior Center Gets $50K From Statewide Grant
The Cookeville Senior Center will get the maximum award $50,000 thanks to a Department of Disability and Aging grant. Center Director Maxine Frasier said the center will use the money for programming support, reliable transportation, and essential operations. Frasier said grants are vital to the center’s investment in local seniors. “All of the things we […]
Tennessee Native, Pawpaw Fruit Celebrated, Seen In Wild
Tennessee celebrated Pawpaw this week. Not your grandfather, but rather one of Tennessee’s hidden gem fruits, grown in parts of Putnam and White Counties. TSU Nursery Extension Specialist Kaitlin Barrios said the pawpaw fruit comes from a tree with the same name. Barrios said the fruit resembles and tastes similar to a mango, but it […]
UC Abnormally Dry, Drought Conditions Likely Ahead
The latest predications released Thursday show the Upper Cumberland will likely enter drought conditions during the next several weeks. National Weather Service Meteorologist Matt Reagan said the Fall season is typically the Upper Cumberland’s driest time of the year. Reagan said a dry August has led to a drier September than normal. Reagan said the […]
CityScape Thrilled With Depot Street Renovation Ideas
Cookeville City Scape officials pleased with the preliminary design reveal for Cookeville’s Depot Street Project. CityScape Executive Director Ferran Kefauver said she loved how the design addresses traffic flow and ensures that businesses are in a walkable area. Kefauver also said she likes the idea of having an event stage where outdoor concerts and events […]
First Cumberland Safety Day Saturday, Hands-On Learning
Local emergency agencies are partnering to host the first-ever Cumberland County Safety Day event this Saturday. Cumberland County EMA Director Travis Cole said the event will consist of several demonstrations and hands-on activities for families to interact and learn about safety. Cole said though the event is supposed to be fun, it is also designed […]
