White County Exploring Tax Relief Options For Low Income
White County is preparing to begin a series of work sessions to explore options to relieve the impact of increased property taxes on elderly and fixed-income constituents. Commissioner Derrick Hutchings said the county will explore a property tax freeze and other state tax relief programs. Hutchings said the county needs to take its time exploring […]
Tech Offering Disability Etiquette Course This Spring
Tennessee Tech will offer a new disability etiquette course this spring, helping students understand how to interact with people who have disabilities. Tennessee Tech Professor Dr. Mark Warnick is a disabled veteran. He said he created the course after experiencing students who were not sure how to interact with him. Warnick said most people are […]
Clay County Set To Begin Construction On Library Expansion
Clay County has awarded a bid for the library expansion project, with construction set to begin in the next week. The 3,000 square-foot expansion will cost an estimated $1.4 million. Clay County Executive Dale Reagan said the county is very happy with the price despite receiving only one bid. “We thought that first we were […]
New Security Video Server To Help With Growth In County
The Putnam County Emergency Communications District Board will purchase a new security video server. Putnam County 911 Assistant Director Josh Womack said the server holds storage for over 140 security cameras installed across many county buildings. Womack said growth in the county has led to the county needing more cameras, and the current server cannot […]
Bell Ringers Raising Money To Help Local Homeless Population
The Cookeville Rescue Mission bell ringers are out across the community to raise funds to help the homeless population. The Cookeville Rescue Mission is a homeless shelter that uses donations to provide clothing, housing, and meals to those in need. Operations Manager Ronnie Lindsey said bell ringers are volunteers who ring at local retail and […]
Twin Lakes Expands Footprint, Service With Celina Facility
Twin Lakes celebrating the opening of its new Celina location. CEO Jonathan West said the new building will be an improvement on the previous Celina location, which the cooperative leased for 20 years. West said it expanded the lobby and parking lot to accommodate members and growing service needs. West said small-town investment sends a […]
Spencer Adopts New Logo To Better Represent Community
The City of Spencer has adopted a new logo to better represent the community. Spencer Mayor Alisa Farmer said the new logo has not yet been publicly revealed. Farmer said the new logo highlights things that Spencer is known for. Farmer said one of those things is the Burritt College building. “That’s a big historical […]
New Second Harvest UC Food Distribution Going Smoothly
Second Harvest says food distributions in the Upper Cumberland have gone smoothly since taking over the food distribution services a month ago. Second Harvest Marketing and Communications Manager Marvin Figgins said Second Harvest has had 31 tractor-trailers from the USDA this past month, which has been huge in serving the Upper Cumberland Region. Figgins said […]
