Cane Creek Pickleball Court Construction Delayed By Weather
Unstable weather over the last few weeks has delayed construction on the new pickleball courts at Cane Creek Park in Cookeville. Cookeville Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the court’s pad has been unable to dry due to recent rainfall. Woods said the pad needs to dry before the courts are surfaced, which will come […]
CPAC Retaining Wall To Get Repairs, Due To Separation
Repairs on the way for a separated retainer wall outside the Cookeville Performing Arts Center. The issue discovered as contractors work in the area with an addition to CPAC as well as updates to the Dogwood Park entrance. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the brick wall has separated and he asked the city’s engineering […]
Tech Native Plant Garden To Relocate, You Can Help Saturday
A Native Plant Garden on the Tech Campus will need to be relocated due to renovations and you could benefit. Associate Professor of Biology Shawn Krosnick has created a Saturday event out of the challenge, inviting the public to come help put plants in pots before construction begins on Johnson Hall. The garden is located […]
Cookeville Officials Dialogue With West End Connection Regarding Concerns
Cookeville city officials opening dialogue with the non-profit West End Connection regarding West End Park concerns. West End Connection officials particularly concerned with increased park traffic and security. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the Connection’s worry about security a response, in part, to the recent death of a Cookeville High School student killed earlier […]
Womack Appointed To Full Three-Year Term On Rail Trail Authority
Cookeville City Council reappointed Dr. Charles Womack as a city appointee to the Tennessee Central Rail Trail Authority Thursday. Womack will serve a full three-year term. The council appointed Womack in 2022 to fill an empty seat on the authority. The city joined with the city of Algood and Putnam County to recently change the […]
Cookeville Requesting Design Work Bids On CPAC & Dogwood Park
Cookeville Leisure Services requesting engineering and design bids for the creation of a new Dogwood Park entrance and renovations to CPAC. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said he has always wanted to put in an entrance off of Walnut Avenue. The police department relocated to Neal Street from Broad Street last year, freeing up a […]
Cookeville Leisure Services Reopens Skate Park; Police Receive Leads
Community members have provided leads to Cookeville Police on the vandalism that shut down the Park View Skate Park, leading the city to reopen the park Wednesday. Bathrooms will remain closed. Those facilities have been at the center of at least six vandalism incidents in the last three weeks. Director Of Leisure Service Rick Woods […]
Cookeville Steam Engine Refurbishment Soon Will Be Chugging Along
Plans are underway to begin refurbishment work on the Cookeville Steam Engine, located at the Depot Museum. The work will be a combined effort of from volunteers, staffers, and private contractors who will be doing the majority of the painting. Cookeville Director of Leisure Services Rick Woods said bidding is underway. “Well this is a […]
Cookeville Skate Park Closed Until Further Notice After Acts Of Vandalism
Cookeville closed the City Skate Park until further notice after vandals pulled bathroom stall dividers down, tore down signage, and damaged a picnic table. This is the sixth time in the last month vandals have torn dividers out of the men’s restroom. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said this type of vandalism is common in […]
Numerous Vandalism Incidents Strike Cookeville Parks Over Labor Day Weekend
Several acts of vandalism committed at Cookeville City Parks over Labor Day weekend. Dogwood Park had a sun screen dispenser destroyed. The perpetrator then smeared the sun screen on playground equipment, walls, and the sidewalk. The sun screen dispensers were donated to the park and just installed last week. Also over the holiday weekend, someone […]
