Livingston Aldermen Approve Ray Smith As Police Chief
The city of Livingston has a new police chief. The Board of Aldermen unanimously voted Interim Police Chief Ray Smith to permanently fill the position Monday. Alderman Bill Linder made the motion for Smith to become police chief. “I think I’m going to make a motion for Ray, because if he was good enough for […]
Sparta Aldermen Appoint City Recorder As Interim City Administrator
Sparta City Recorder Tonya Tindle was appointed as Interim City Administrator by the Board of Aldermen Thursday night. City Administrator Brad Hennessee’s last day of employment will be November 22nd. After deciding on a last day, Alderman Jim Floyd opened the conversation on searching for a new administrator. “What is the board’s feeling on getting […]
Sparta Mayor Working On Options To Live Stream Meetings
Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery wants to live stream Board of Aldermen meetings. Lowery said he is reviewing information from two companies. Lowery said he wants to fulfill his campaign promise of making public meetings more accessible. “This is going to happen,” Lowery said. “I believe in transparency of government. I think government needs to have […]
Sparta Remains In The Unknown On Future Of White County Landfill
Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery said the Board of Aldermen needs to seriously explore a permanent solution to transfer city garbage. City employees have been hauling city trash to an out-of-county facility since August due to White County closing its landfill cell. Lowery requested City Administrator Brad Hennessee to review the costs. “I think it is […]
Livingston Alderman Asks MTAS About Term Limits
Conversation over the last several months about the need for term limits among Livingston elected officialss continue. Alderman Rex Dale asked for MTAS’s input during a Tuesday work session after receiving questions from constituents. “So I had somebody ask me about term limits,” Dale said. “As far as the city of Livingston goes, would we […]
State Funded Project To Improve Immunization Rates Studying The UC
A grant funded initiative through the University of Tennessee is identifying immunization barriers in the Upper Cumberland. The project has 14 registered nurses across the state to improve vaccination rates. Registered Nurse Ashley Walton said she is studying the northern half of the Upper Cumberland. “I don’t want our area to experience a vaccine riddled […]
Celina Mayor To Present Paving Loan For Aldermen Approval
Celina Mayor Luke Collins has identified a $2 million rural development loan to possibly fund several paving projects in the city. Collins said the plan is to resurface 14 miles of street. “Some of them have a lot of potholes in them, and some of them where work has been done the road had to […]
Sparta Aldermen To Consider Employee Pay Raises This Thursday
The Sparta Board of Aldermen will vote on a pay adjustment plan Thursday night that would impact 67 employees. The plan would increase pay by $2.32 for employees in pay grades two through seven. Mayor Jerry Lowery said the city needs to take action after losing nine workers over the past year. “I think it […]
This Week Putnam Commission Orientation, Sparta Work Session
This week in the Upper Cumberland nine Putnam County Commissioners will officially enter office. They will be sworn in Monday followed by an orientation led by Mayor Randy Porter. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. The new Cookeville Mayor and City Council will have a work session Tuesday. Officials will discuss agenda items in preparation […]
Sparta Aldermen Approve Contract For Sludge Removal
Sparta moving forward with a $50,000 project to remove sludge from its water treatment plant. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said the city contracted with a company to use a vacuum hose. “Last year is the first year that we actually used this type of method to dewater the lagoon,” Hennessee said. “It’s really as much […]
