How To Prepare A Classic Southern New Year’s Meal
Prepare to ring in the new year, making a classic, southern feast that family and friends can enjoy, with the help of a local cook. Local Cook Sally Lewis said she has been cooking familiar New Year favorites for many years. Lewis said some of the iconic dishes she makes are pork chops and fried […]
Free First Day Hikes Chance To See State Parks, Offerings
A chance to spend the first day of 2026 outdoors through the annual First Day Hikes Thursday in state parks across the state. Pickett State Park Ranger Ashlyn Liner said the hikes will show all the parks have to offer. Liner said all state parks will participate in the program, over 60 parks. Liner said […]
Day Hikes At Scott’s Gulf Wilderness State Park Starts The New Year
Hikers can get their new year started with a pair of guided day hikes through Scott’s Gulf Wilderness State Park. Park Manager Stuart Carroll said he will lead a five-mile hike on New Year’s Eve, with a more strenuous hike on New Year’s Day. Ranger Allen Reynolds will lead the second hike nine miles up […]
Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP Hosting Kwanzaa Celebration January 1
The Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP will host its first-ever Kwanzaa celebration on New Year’s Day to commemorate the week-long holiday. The holiday began in the 1960s as a way to celebrate African American culture. President Tom Savage said a key part of the holiday is honoring the seven principles of Kwanzaa, which include unity and self-determination. […]
Upper Cumberland State Parks Hosting Guided Hikes On New Year’s Day
The state parks across the Upper Cumberland are offering guided hikes this new year as a part of its signature hike series. The program schedules four ranger-lead hikes each year. Fall Creek Falls Savannah Couser said 57 state parks will participate in the First Day Hikes on Sunday. “We’re going to be offering a hike […]
