New Year Weight Loss Tied To Changing Unhealthy Habits
A community health professional said healthy habits are essential to meeting New Year’s health resolutions, as small changes lead toward progress. Tennessee Department of Health’s Kerri Matthews said the main influence on weight loss is daily habits. Matthews said when people consistently shift habits to make healthier choices on a smaller scale, progress can be […]
Fire Chief: Christmas Tree Fires Common In January
More than one-third of house fires nationwide in January originate with Christmas trees. Cookeville Fire Chief Benton Young said live Christmas tree fires are fairly common. Young said trees roots tend to die and the trees completely dry out. “They’re not able to pull up the water as they should in nature, so they dry […]
McMinnville Hopes To List Pacesetters Building This Month
McMinnville will soon attempt to sell the old Pacesetters Building off the expanded Magness Drive. The city purchased the estimated 17,200 square foot building in 2021 while purchasing the building’s right-of-way for the T-DOT State Industrial Access Project. That connects Magness Drive and Bobby Ray Memorial Parkway. City Administrator Nolan Ming said surplusing the property […]
Trail Damage Appears To Be Reduced At Donaldson Park
A Donaldson Park volunteer says walking trail damage issues appear to have been reduced thanks to some preventive measures taken by Celina officials. Jason Upton said most of the trail damage was caused by unauthorized motor vehicles using the trail late at night. Upton said he credits Celina’s Police Department for increasing patrols around the […]
System Wide Failure Caused Van Buren Early Dismissal
Van Buren County Schools dismissed early Monday after a system-wide water outage. Warren County Utility District General Manager Anthony Pelham said the outages began Monday morning. They were caused by an old existing six-inch AC water line rupturing on Andrew K Parker Road about a mile and a half from the schools. Pelham said the […]
Wattenbarger Returns To Cumberland County Football
Cumberland County has announced Mark Wattenbarger as the school’s next football head coach. A Cumberland County alumnus, Wattenbarger played quarterback for the Jets in the mid-1980s before continuing his football career at Tennessee Tech. His coaching roots run deep in Crossville, and his return marks a homecoming decades in the making. Wattenbarger previously led the […]
