UC Restaurant Creates Tradition, Yearly Christmas Village
A longtime Upper Cumberland restaurant owner cooks up something special this time of year, constructing a 300-piece Christmas village every year, each figure modeling a real location. Helen’s Restaurant Owner Carol Pippin said she and her mother began building the village together in 1988. Pippin said the collection began with a few houses, placing one […]
Sports Gambling: Exceeding Revenue, Interest With Young
It has been five years this month since Tennessee legalized sports gambling, and a state lawmaker said it has exceeded expectations and brought concerns. State Representative Ryan Williams said that revenue from legalized sports gambling has exceeded the original projections by a significant amount. Legalized sports gambling generated an estimated $573 million for the state […]
Gainesboro Museum Shares Contemporary Art with Community
The Gainesboro Modern Museum recognized as the Best Museum in Tennessee, just months after officially opening its doors. Co-Founders Cat and Wade Schmitz said the majority of the museum features art from living artists, designed to spotlight contemporary art. Cat Schmitz said they created the museum to share collection of global works. Wade Schmitz said […]
Putnam Schools Offering More Job Shadowing Opportunities
Putnam County Schools will offer students more job shadowing opportunities after approving an agreement with Livingston Regional Hospital. Putnam County Schools CTE Supervisor Jackie Vester said the agreement will allow Monterey students who are in the Health Science Program to see what real work environments are like. Vester said the partnership with Livingston Regional Hospital […]
White County Shares Convenience Center Safety Concerns
White County Solid Waste Committee recommends closing the Landfill Convenience Center to relocate, County Executive Denny Wayne Johnson said Waste Management performs developmental work on the landfill as part of a four phase project, further developing the cells of the landfill and profiting the county. Johnson said the construction began to spill into the road, […]
Monterey Aldermen Looking To Make Charter Revisions
Monterey Aldermen will take an in-depth look at its charter over the next couple of weeks to consider necessary changes. Monterey Mayor Alex Garcia said Monterey’s charter was originally written in 1901. Garcia said the town has not made very many revisions to the charter. Garcia said the town ran into an issue last year […]
Pickett Awarded $420K Grant To Purchase Fire Tanker
Pickett County will use some $420,000 in Community Development Block Grant money to purchase a tanker truck for the county’s volunteer fire department. A tanker truck can be used to transport large amounts of water to a fire scene. County Executive Stephen Bilbrey said the county’s fire department has pumper trucks throughout the county, but […]
Heather’s Box Moves, Helps Tech Students With Insecurity
Tennessee Tech Heather’s Box has been relocated to the third floor of Jere Whitson Hall to promote awareness of the free resource. The box contains snacks and other shelf stable foods for students who might be dealing with food insecurity. Work Study Coordinator Latisha Scarlett said she moved it from the basement of Oakley Hall. […]
White County Proposing Removing Solid Waste Fees
After a Sparta decision last week to stop collecting solid waste fees, White County officials proposing removal of collection fees countywide. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said the fees have been used to cover the operating costs for all of the county’s convenience centers. But the county receiving payments from Waste Management. Robinson said the […]
