TDEC Grant Funds Environmental Study Of Fox Middle
Jackson County Schools using a new grant to conduct an environmental study of the vacant Fox Middle School in hopes of transforming the historic building into a community center. Director of Schools Jason Hardy said the facility has been empty for nearly 20 years despite various attempts by the library and historical society to utilize […]
Cookeville To Explore Geotechnical Services For Land Development
Cookeville City Council will consider a proposal for geotechnical exploration land off of Highway 111 and I-40. Economic Development Coordinator Melinda Keifer said the location has some 100 acres at Mackie’s Farm that could be developed. She said the service is a common practice for land development. “Basically we’ll take some soil borings and we’ll […]
White Co. Beginning Process Of New Landfill Cell
White County is in the process of an environmental study to open its next 10 acre cell for the county’s landfill. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said the study is meant to find the water table under the landfill to protect the groundwater from pollution. “When you start that process of moving to another cell, […]
