World Changers Youth To Help Seniors With Projects
A grant awarded to Putnam County will bring the World Changers Youth Camp to Cookeville to help senior citizens with small projects. Mayor Randy Porter said many senior citizens are unsure about having someone they do not know come in to do minor home repairs or projects. Porter said the World Changers can assist seniors […]
Clay School Board Approves Bids For Rip Rap, Phones
The Clay County School Board Executive Committee approved low bids for new phone systems and an erosion control project Thursday night. The erosion control project at Clay County High School entails installing rock-lined rip rap. School Board Chair Benji Bailey said there is a growing problem with a waterway running to the left of the […]
Bids Approved For Three Overton School Expansions
The Overton County School Board approved bids for expansion projects Tuesday night at Allons, Hilham, and Rickman Elementary. School Board Member Mike Hayes said the three projects were budgeted at a combined $20 million. The bids came in some $1 million under. Hayes said each school will be adding new classrooms, and Rickman will expand […]
Clay Board Sending Phones, Erosion Control For Bid
The Clay County School Board approved Thursday night accepting bids for two new phone systems. Board Chairman Benji Bailey said the phone systems in Central Office and some of the schools have been changed over the last few years. Bailey said there are still two more schools in the district with phone systems that are […]
Overton BOE Updates Project Master List For Architects To Review
The Overton County Board of Education will proceed with quotes from architects for roof replacements, a kitchen remodel and facilities for a JROTC program. School Board Members held a roundtable discussion Tuesday night discussing maintenance and capital projects in every school across the system. The projects will need to be addressed in the future. School […]
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 […]
Overton BOE Meeting Next Week To Review Maintenance Projects
The Overton County Board of Education will review capital maintenance projects across the entire school-system next week. Board members during a Tuesday work session decided to review the system’s needs on October 25th. Chair Mike Hayes said the purpose is to see what projects can be completed in-house. ‘What we will do at that meeting […]
Warren Schools Projects Making Headway
Several projects making headway in the Warren County School System. Director of Schools Grant Swallows said the system has tried to be strategic about how it uses its ESSER funds. He said one of the big projects it undertook was improvements at Warren County Middle School, including a roof replacement. “That building was built in […]
Jackson Schools Approve Almost $200K In Grant-Funded Project Bids
The Jackson County School Board approved bids for almost $200,000 of improvement projects at a meeting Thursday night. Director of Schools Kristy Brown said that the three approved bids were all covered by grant funding. “We’ve been able to make the most of our grant funds and do some of the upgrades and maintenance for […]
Byrdstown Creating Spending Plan For ARP Funding From TDEC
The Byrdstown Board of Aldermen discussed Monday possible projects for American Rescue Plan funding coming from TDEC. The state department has dedicated a portion of some $2 billion to each county. Mayor Sam Gibson said the funding will come through Pickett County and amounts to some $2.6 million. “Are we going to do the Industrial […]
