White Schools Focused On Physical, Mental Health
White County Schools will emphasize recognition for staffers who work with students on their physical and mental health during the coming school year. “School Health Heroes” will serve as the theme for the new school year, according to Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger. He said students and teachers deal with mental health challenges that may […]
FBI: Sextortion On The Rise Across UC, Nation
An FBI expert said sextortion, in all forms, continues to increase among Upper Cumberland young people and nationally. Supervisory Special Agent Beth Kreppein said sextortion happens when a criminal coerces a minor to share sexually explicit images or videos. Then, the criminal threatens to release those items if they do not receive more explicit materials […]
Cookeville Camera Club Hosting Annual Exhibition
The Cookeville Camera Club will hold its annual photography exhibition at the Cookeville Arts Studio beginning next week. Secretary Stan McReynolds said the show will include over 100 pictures from some 15 members of the club. He said many of the photographers have the skills to produce professional-level work. “First of all, it gives them […]
White County Middle School Greenhouse Bid Approved
The White County School Board approved a bid of some $186,000 for a greenhouse at White County Middle School Thursday night, despite concerns about the details of the bid. Board Members Tracy Fowler and Dewayne Howard voiced concerns about committing to such an expense without access to itemized structural details. Fowler said the other bid […]
Cyber Crime Awareness Event Thursday For Putnam Parents
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department will hold an event Thursday night to teach parents of Putnam County students how to protect their children online. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said cybercrime has been steadily rising for years. Farris said Detective Rick Wistocki is an expert in this field and will spend the evening educating parents […]
White County Schools Offer Program On Online Safety
The White County School System will try to arm students and parents Thursday with the knowledge needed to be more secure online. White County High School Assistant Principal Amy Hawkins said the Department of Homeland Security offered the iGuardian meetings five years ago, and it is time for an update. She said parents need to […]
Cookeville Hiring A Communications And Marketing Manager
Cookeville is hiring a new Communications and Marketing Manager position tasked with spreading cohesive, accurate messaging to residents. City Manager James Mills said right now, each department in the city communicates with the public on its own, sometimes leading to a lack of coordination. He said the last two City Councils have both pushed for […]
Algood Parks And Rec Develops New Facebook Page For Department
Algood’s Parks and Recreation Department unveiled an updated department page. Director Roy Phipps said that with a page already in place for the city itself, the department wanted to utilize technology to have a place where information about happenings in the community can be shared with those invested in it. “Parks are one of those […]
Tech Students Push To Show Cookeville Is Tennessee’s College Town
Tennessee Tech is making a social media push to label Cookeville as Tennessee’s college town. Communications and Marketing Office Intern Morgan Lee said that she and a group of students were hired to create a video series highlighting their favorite things to do. Lee said over two days the group narrowed down what diverse activities […]
Putnam Occupancy Trending Up For 2021
Putnam County’s 2020 hotel occupancy rate finishing down 6.9 percent is considered a win. That’s according to Cookeville-Putnam County Visitors Bureau Executive Director Molly Brown. Brown said being an outdoor destination helped Putnam County during the pandemic, and there’s promise based on 2021 numbers. “As of January and February we were actually on the other […]
