Retired Chamber CEO Supports Downtown Hotel Idea
Retired Cookeville Chamber CEO George Halford said plans for a new downtown hotel could increase high-profile tourism. Focus groups will begin meeting this week on ideas for the area around the old Wilson plant. It includes a hotel and conference center on the western-most corner of the property. Halford said a hotel would create more […]
Gainesboro Exploring Street Closure By Elementary School
Concerns from citizens have led Gainesboro to explore options once again on blocking an entrance to Gainesboro Elementary on Highway 56. Alderman Tom Goetz said the town has used cones to block the entrance for child safety during drop-off and pick-up times. Goetz said the cones have not worked as well as the town thought. […]
Baxter Award Bid To Relocate Ditty Road Utility Lines
Baxter Aldermen have awarded an estimated $1 million bid to relocate utility lines along Ditty Road for T-DOT’s Portobello Industrial Access Project. T-DOT would not bid out the Portobello Industrial Access Project until the lines were relocated. Consulting Engineer Tom Bennett said he would not advise rebidding the project to relocate the utility lines, as […]
TN Tech Launchpad Alerts Advisors About Student Issues
On the heels of record-setting retention rates, Tennessee Tech wants to do more to intervene with students struggling with classroom work. Launchpad Student Success Center Director Angie Briggs said the advising team will increase the usage of its alert system for earlier notifications. Briggs said the program alerts advisors and students when student grades or […]
