Putnam Budget To Include Minor Increases, 2 New Employees
Putnam County officials proposing the smallest budget request increase since COVID. County Mayor Randy Porter said the $2.28 million increase in expenses comes with revenues slightly ahead compared to this time last year. Porter said the majority of the new spending is driven by mandatory costs rather than significant staffing expenses. “You need one of […]
Cookeville Planning Approves Addition Of VA Clinic Streets
The Cookeville Planning Commission approved a preliminary plat Monday to establish new streets and right-of-way dedications for the planned VA clinic near Neal Street. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the project involves the construction of a new public street called Truitt Drive and the extension of Guardian Way to provide access to the facility. […]
Mills Projects Surplus Through Conservative Fiscal Strategy
City Manager James Mills projects a budget surplus for Cookeville in the new fiscal year as the process approaches. Mills said the city recently completed several weeks of meetings with individual department heads to evaluate specific needs and capital requirements for the municipality as a whole. Mills said the local government maintains a consistent policy […]
Tech Offers Free Grad School Applications During May
Tennessee Tech is waiving graduate school application fees for new domestic applicants throughout the month of May. The waiver announced Monday provides a savings of $35 for students applying to the university in aims of increasing postgraduate education access for prospective students. “We want students to know that a postgraduate education with Tennessee Tech is […]
AI Leads Data Center Growth, TN Water Avail Leads To Interest
With reports of data center developers interested in the Upper Cumberland, a Tennessee Tech expert said artificial intelligence driving roughly 90 percent of the center’s creation. Computer Science Professor Dr. Anthony Skjellum said data centers are optimized spaces with large racks of computing. Skjellum said the right combination of servers and graphical processing units can […]
Avery Trace’s Chen Ranks Top 60 In National Quiz Competition
An Avery Trace Middle School eighth grader placed second among middle schoolers in the individual National Quiz Bowl competition. Taylor Chen said the competition featured 302 total middle school and high school competitors from across the country. Chen said the event took place over the course of one day at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago. […]
Cookeville Police Battling Sophisticated Retail Crime
Putnam County Law enforcement utilizing the Tennessee Organized Retail Crime Prevention Act to target traveling criminal groups that steal thousands of dollars in merchandise from high-end merchants. Cookeville Police Department Sgt. Charlotte Austin said the legislation addresses sophisticated criminal enterprises instead of shoplifting. Austin said one detective in Cookeville has already taken out approximately 12 […]
Annual Bizapalooza Promotes Local Economic Impact
The Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce will host its annual spring Bizapalooza Tuesday to foster local business connections and drive regional economic growth. Director of Membership Karlyn Reel said the two-and-a-half-hour event is open to businesses of all sizes to find new resources. Reel said the event serves as a tabletop expo designed for networking. […]
Dust-Filled Bathroom Fans Spark Recent Cookeville Fires
A recent string of residential fires caused by bathroom exhaust fans has prompted a new push by Cookeville Fire Department Officials on the hidden hazards of the common household appliance. Cookeville Fire Department Chief Benton Young said the incidents involved different brands and models. Young said each fire originated in an older unit where the […]
Tech Musical Theater Graduates Debut Landmark Cabaret
Tennessee Tech’s very first musical theater graduates will perform a landmark senior showcase this Sunday through a first-of-its-kind partnership with the Cumberland County Playhouse. Cumberland County Playhouse Production Director and CEO Bryce McDonald said the free, one-night-only cabaret celebrates the four students graduating from the university’s new musical theater degree program. McDonald said the performance […]
