Yager, UC Leaders Building Rural Healthcare Grant Strategy
Senator Ken Yager coordinating with local mayors to prepare for a federal rural healthcare initiative that will provide Tennessee with approximately $1 billion over the next five years. Yager said the Rural Health Transformation Program provides $200 million annually to expand healthcare services exclusively within rural counties. Yager said the funding is intended for technology, […]
Clay County EMS Bolsters Fleet With 1 Of 3 New Ambulances
A boost to Clay County’s ambulance fleet with the first of three new ambulances arriving, purchased using state funds. The county used CDBG grant money and an estimated $1.3 million from the state to purchase new ambulances, as the county only had two ambulances in its fleet. Clay County EMS Director Andy Hall said receiving […]
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 […]
Clay EMS Director Excited About Ambulance Grant
Clay County EMS Director Andy Hall said a $1.3 million grant for new equipment gives him a sense of relief. The county currently has just two ambulances in the fleet. The state grant will double that number. Hall said lower maintenance costs create room for other things in the budget. “Some of my monitors were […]
Yager DUI Case Granted Continuance
Tennessee Senator Ken Yager’s DUI case was granted a continuance during the case’s motion hearing.
Gov. Lee Kicks Off “Build With Us Tour” At State Route 127 Construction Site
The state’s new $3.3 billion Transportation Modernization Act should speed up the widening of Highway 127 between Crossville and Jamestown. Local and state leaders took a tour of State Route 127 construction as part of Governor Bill Lee’s “Build With Us Tour.” The tour kicked off in Clarkrange Thursday. Senator Ken Yager said the funding […]
General Assembly Approves $25M For Roane State-TCAT Oneida Joint Facility
The Tennessee General Assembly has approved some $25 million for a high learning facility in Fentress County. Senator Ken Yager said that a new joint facility between Roane State Community College and TCAT Oneida/Hartsville has been in the works since at least 2019. He said that after reading a statistic that only 16 percent of […]
Sen. Yager Pushing For Statewide Railroad Feasibility Bill To Increase Travel Opportunities
Senator Ken Yager working on legislation to explore passenger railroad service across the state. Yager said Senate Bill 2343 would require the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (TACIR) perform a study and make recommendations and the feasibility of a railway. “It would provide a way to ship goods and maybe get some of the […]
Tech Student Athletes Ask State Senators To Talk
A Tennessee Tech group of student athletes sent a letter to 26 state senators Monday asking to meet them and discuss national anthem protests. The group CODE, the Center of Diversity Education, called on senators to answer for last week’s letter asking university leaders statewide to stop the protests. In the group’s letter, CODE said […]
UC Senators Sign Letter Urging Trump To Contest Results
State senators from across the Upper Cumberland issued a letter to Tennessee voters supporting efforts by President Trump to contest the presidential election. State Senators Paul Bailey, Janice Bowling, Mark Pody, and Ken Yager signed the letter from the Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus. It says the election process is far from over. The senators wrote […]
