Cookeville PD Applying For Violent Crime Intervention Grant
Cookeville Police Department applying for grant money through the new state Violent Crime Intervention Fund. Chief Randy Evans said the fund has some $100 million set aside for local law enforcement agencies. “They’re mainly for evidence-based programs, technology, and any strategies developed for violent crime reduction,” Evans said. “It’ll be a grant period from March […]
Livingston Applying For Grant Funds For ADA Compliant Sidewalks
Livingston applying for grant funds to continue sidewalk improvements in the downtown area. Downtown Revitalization Chair Gene Gantt said if awarded, walkways and drainage on connecting roads between Church and Spring Street would be updated. “We’re known as one of the best walking towns anywhere around, so we want people to get out and enjoy […]
An Additional 300 Childcare Spots Coming To The UC Through Grant Projects
Three hundred childcare slots and over 50 jobs will open thanks to a state grant program benefiting seven Upper Cumberland counties. Lending and Economic Development Director Megan Choate said the additional childcare space comes from nine projects that received state funding. “This is the first year that they have allowed a change in their community […]
Baxter PD Wants To Purchase New Vehicles And Tasers Through Grant Application
Baxter seeking grant funding to purchase four police vehicles to phase out aging patrol cars. Police Chief Danny Holmes said the department has spent a lot of money on trying to maintain several vehicles with over 100,000 miles. Homes said they need to be replaced. “We’re limited on funds as everybody is, and when you […]
New Friends Of The Jackson County Animals Group Making Headway
The new group Friends of the Jackson County Animals making progress toward becoming a certified non-profit. Director Mark Pack said the group has been recognized by the state as a non-profit and has received its tax number. He said they are expecting official 501c3 status in the next week or so. “Every day it seems […]
16 UC Senior Centers Receive Grant Funding For Improvements
Sixteen Upper Cumberland Senior Centers received an $8,000 state grant for capital improvements. Algood Senior Center Director Brenda Dishman said seniors use the community center as its meeting place. Dishman said she plans to use the grant for new flooring at the facility. “Our flooring that we currently have have little raised spots in it […]
Hundreds Of Spanish Books Added To Putnam Schools Mobile Book Program
Putnam County students who speak Spanish will soon have more opportunities to read books in their language. The school system received a state grant that allowed hundreds of Spanish books to be added to the Words on Wheels program. Coordinator Dr. Mark Rodgers said the repurposed school bus travels to schools so students can take […]
County Wants To Improve Jere Whitson Park Through Grant
Putnam County seeking grant funding to renovate Jere Whitson Park. Mayor Randy Porter said the $750,000 grant would be used to install new playground equipment. “We put new playground equipment out there back four or five years ago, but anytime the equipment is outside it can go down,” Porter said. “We’ve had some vandalism out […]
Putnam Seeking Grant To Establish Emergency Generators At County Buildings
Putnam County applying for grant funding to install emergency generators at several county buildings. Mayor Randy Porter said the idea is to install the gear at community centers, libraries and the county courthouse for emergency shelter purposes. “Especially the Cookeville and Monterey Community Centers,” Porter said. “They are large to where you could have several […]
Cookeville Leisure Services To Apply For BlueCross Grant
Cookeville Leisure Services Department will apply for a BlueCross Healthy Place grant. Director Rick Woods said if awarded, they hope to use the funding to develop the old soccer fields at Cane Creek Park. “The great thing is because we did our 2021 Master Plan, what we saw in looking at the grant criteria and […]
