Cookeville Board Rejects 7-Eleven Sign Height Variance
The Cookeville Board of Zoning Appeals rejected a request Thursday to increase the height of directional signs for a new South Jefferson Avenue gas station due to traffic safety concerns. City Planner Chris Phillips said the request involved four signs at the proposed new Speedway location, next to the old Putnam County Fairgrounds. The petitioner […]
Zoning Board Approves Access For Regional VA Clinic
The Cookeville Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance Thursday to allow for a reduced landscape yard along a new public street serving the new VA clinic on Neal Street. The variance the first step toward building that new facility. Planner Chris Phillips said the new public road would be named Truitt Drive. Phillips said […]
Dogwood Park Fountain Now Open, Kicks Off Events/Programs
The fountain at Dogwood Park is officially back on, signaling the start of spring in downtown Cookeville. Cookeville Leisure Service Director Chad McDonald said the fountain opened right on schedule. McDonald said every year the opening of the fountain is a highly-anticipated moment for the community. “I think it’s a harbinger of spring,” McDonald said. […]
Bryant Anchors Cavaliers With Growth, Team-First Mentality
For Cookeville Cavaliers soccer player Landon Bryant, success in goal is not just about stops, but about connection. The senior goalkeeper has spent four years growing within the program, and in that time, he has learned that chemistry off the field often makes the biggest difference when the pressure is on. “We’re trying to uplift […]
Cookeville Community Cares Needs Four Person Tents
Cookeville Community Cares is urgently seeking donations of four-person tents to replace damaged shelters for individuals experiencing homelessness in the Upper Cumberland. Board Member Lisa Carver said the coalition uses the shelters to assist unhoused neighbors while working to remove barriers to permanent housing. The organization specifically requests four-person models to maximize available space while […]
Tennessee Tech Names Latour Chief Academic Officer
Tennessee Tech has selected Mickey A. Latour as its next provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, pending final approval by the university’s Board of Trustees. Tech President Phil Oldham said in a press release that the university chose the 30-year higher education veteran to serve as the chief academic officer providing leadership for all […]
Tech And Community Unite For Take Back The Night Event
Tennessee Tech will host the Take Back the Night event Tuesday to raise awareness about sexual assault and connect survivors with community resources. Tennessee Tech Associate Professor of Political Science Lauren Harding said the event aims to improve prevention efforts and honor survivors by bringing together advocacy groups from across the area. “We want them […]
Cookeville Water System Earns Perfect Score On Sanitary Survey
Cookeville Department of Water Quality Control’s water system has earned a perfect score on its latest sanitary survey conducted by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. Water Quality Control Director Barry Turner said the survey is a comprehensive inspection of the entire water system, from the source at Center Hill Lake to the water […]
Heat Map Intel, Research Help Shape Cookeville’s Tree Future
Cookeville officials will utilize a newly developed heat risk assessment map to target future tree plantings in vulnerable neighborhoods. Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Urban and Community Forestry selected Cookeville as one of eleven municipalities with populations under fifty thousand to receive the grant-funded analysis. “So […]
NASA Selects Tech Scientist To Assist Mission To Moon
As three Americans prepare to launch Wednesday night on the first crewed journey to the moon since 1972, a Tennessee Tech professor will be on the team that will later collect samples in the next phase – a moon landing mission in 2028. Scientist Jeannette Luna said she will work from mission control in a […]
