Sales Tax Holiday Impacted Cookeville Revenues, Awaiting State Answers
Cookeville’s sales tax revenue took a major hit during the state’s three-month Food Sales Tax Holiday, a loss of some $500,000. City Manager James Mills said the revenue numbers from the first two months are exactly what the city had feared. Mills said that the law states that municipalities and cities like Cookeville are to […]
Home School Numbers Increasing; Curriculum, More Attention Noted
Upper Cumberland Home Schooling numbers continue to rise, something that began with the 2020 COVID lockdowns. Daniel 1 is a church-related school in Cookeville, which serves home school parents by satisfying state requirement. Office Administrator Terry Gant said parents are choosing home schooling out of frustration. Gant said that can often stem from the direction […]
