TN Tech Tree Planting Master Plan To Improve Landscape
Tennessee Tech is collaborating with a consultant on a landscaping master plan, focusing on planting trees and growing the tree canopy. Consultant Robert Waits said the University wants to improve the feel and look of the campus, planting trees to hit targeted points through campus. Waits said the project will take place over 10 to […]
Legal Aid Society Awarded Grant for AI, Improve Service
The Legal Aid Society hopes to serve more Upper Cumberland residents thanks to a new $200,000 grant designed to invest in artificial intelligence. Senior Deputy Director of Client Services Zac Oswald said the organization applied for the Technology Initiative Grant to expand the services they provide. Oswald said the organization struggles with availability, needing to […]
Putnam’s Calfkiller Water Project Nearing Completion
Putnam County’s Calfkiller Water Project is nearing completion as work continued through the holidays to get the upgrade finished. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said most of the waterlines have been laid down Mill Creek and a big part of the Calfkiller area. Porter said the south end of the Calkiller area will have access […]
DeKalb Libraries Forgiving Fines With New Year’s Event
DeKalb County Libraries will forgive overdue fines in January as part of its “New Year, New You” event. DeKalb County Library System Director Kathy Hendrixson said the county library system has done this event for the past few years. Hendrixson said they put on the event so people are not discouraged from visiting the library […]
Kwanzaa Brings Seven Days of Reflection and Culture
Kwanzaa celebrates more than African heritage, it represents a focus on life improvement. That according to Cookeville-Putnam NAACP Branch Secretary Geeta McMillan. McMillan said Maulana Karenga, professor at California State Long Beach, brought Kwanzaa to the United States on the heals of major civil rights unrest in 1966. Karenga wanted to connect the African American […]
Pickett High Bathroom Renovation Making Progress
The bathroom renovation at Pickett County High School is making progress as the school system contines through Christmas break. Pickett County Director of Schools Melissa Robbins said the water will be shut off over Christmas break to install a water shut-off valve in the gym and then install tile and fixtures. Robbins said the gym […]
