UCHRA Considering Move From From Jefferson Location
UCHRA again considering moving its headquarters from the South Jefferson Avenue location in Cookeville. UCHRA has spent the past 15 years in the location. UCHRA Executive Director Mark Farley said moving would allow the agency to find a smaller facility “One of the issues that has caused this to come about is because we are […]
Wonderfill Refillery Saving Plastic, Promoting Sustainability
A new Cookeville business focused on sustainability by selling household products and cleaners in refillable containers. Wonderfill Refillery will celebrate its official opening later this month. Founder Cora Hageman said said products are sold by weight rather than in individually packaged bottles. “Being able to bring in your own container and refill instead of having […]
Week 3 HS Football Sees Games Beyond Upper Cumberland
The first week of September sees high school football enter Week 3. All Upper Cumberland teams are in action as some teams look to take the next steps. Upperman plays their home opener Thursday night against Farragut. Upperman enters 1-1 having amassed pver 700 total yards combined in their first two games. Farragut enters play […]
Cookeville Running To Sparta For Football Vs White County
The Cookeville Cavaliers plan to run the game ball to Sparta flanked by Cavaliers fans ahead of Friday night. The run takes place the day that Cookeville and White County’s football teams square off. Julie Smith is the organizer of both the Sparta run and CAV Walk, which takes place the day before the Cavaliers […]
Tech’s Online Nurse Practitioner Program Best In State
Tennessee Tech’s online nurse practitioner program has been ranked the best in Tennessee, according to NursePractitionerOnline.Com. Tech Associate Professor of Nursing and Graduate Program Coordinator Rachel Hall said the win reflects national visibility, local leadership, and clinical rigor. Hall said the program’s strength comes from faculty members who are still active nurse practitioners. “They work […]
Livingston, Cookeville Become Purple Heart Cities Friday
Local veterans honored at a Livingston ceremony Friday as Cookeville, Livingston, Overton County, and Putnam County officially became Purple Heart cities and counties. Livingston Mayor Lori Burnett said that the city has working on the Purple Heart Designation since she found out it was a possibility. It then became a regional effort. Burnett took a […]
Week 2 Sees Upper Cumberland Teams Traveling, Hosting
Week Two of football begins tomorrow with an early kickoff and concludes with Upper Cumberland teams squaring off. Upperman travels to the East Coast to battle Greeneville. Upperman looks for a repeat of last week, totaling over 400 yards as a team in less than three quarters against Knoxville Webb. Greeneville shut out Morristown West […]
Stubbs Using Conversations For Pregame Fuel On Pitch
Cookeville Cavaliers soccer player Olive Stubbs gets the team pumped up with a speech before every game. Stubbs was named captain alongside Bella Arfsten and Kenadi Shelby this season. Stubbs said she recognized the importance of the daily conversations each senior would bring. “We would have conversations after games and when we go to the […]
Tennessee Tech Ranked #2 University In State By Niche
Niche, a publisher of college guidebooks, has ranked Tennessee Tech as the second best public university in Tennessee behind UT-Knoxville. The ranking gave Tech an overall grade of A-, with A grades in categories like the campus, food options, professors, and student life. Factors like athletics, academics, diversity, the party scene, location, and value all […]
Geotechnical Dive Finds Bad Soil Causing Road Issue
Cookeville conducted a geotechnical subsurface investigation on Interstate Drive Monday between Starbucks and Smart Bank. The investigation is a study of the soil and rock beneath a road or construction site to understand its composition. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the city wanted to figure out out what has caused the dip in the […]
