Livingston Industrial Park Project Gets Next Approval
Livingston officials awarded a contract to perform site preparation services for the industrial park project. Capital Projects Coordinator Ray Evans said the project is primarily funded through a site development grant from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. Evans said the city received 12 bids for the work. “All but one were below […]
UC Airport Receives Centerline Lighting Grant
The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport has received a state grant to pay for new lights to be installed down the center of the airport’s taxiway. Airport Director Dean Selby said the new lights will be solar-powered and are meant to improve situational awareness on the runway. Selby said planes tend to have low-quality taxi lights […]
Fentress Approves Bid For New Health Department Roof In Special Meeting
The Fentress County Commission approved a rebid to replace the roof of the health department building Monday night. Commissioners met during a special-called meeting. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the roof was supposed be replaced last year due to old age, but the project was delayed and had to be rebid. “No it was just […]
UCHRA Applies For State Funding To Establish Day Reporting System
UCHRA awaiting feedback from a state grant application to reduce the amount of drug offenders serving time. Executive Director Mark Farley said funding would be used to create three day reporting centers. They serve as alternatives to incarceration by placing eligible participants in outpatient programs. “We’ve proposed to offer three day reporting,” Farley said. “That […]
Warren County Selected By State For New Health Department
Warren County has received a $9 million State Health Department grant to fund construction of a new health department. County Executive Jimmy Haley said the county ranked high on the state’s list for a replacement. “We’ve had the need for a long time,” Haley said. “We had one of the oldest health departments. It was […]
Byrdstown Improving Walking Trail At Little League Park
Byrdstown in the process of upgrading its walking trail around its little league park. Mayor Same Gibson said the town received a state health department grant funding the work. “We’re going through and cleaning out all the woods and the underbrush and the trail itself,” Gibson said. “Going to put in some new rock crossings […]
White County To Upgrade Justice Center With $740 K State Grant
Three projects set to begin at the White County Justice Center through a some $743,000 state grant. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said about a half of a million dollars will be spent on a new HVAC system. “The system we have is over 20-years-old actually. It’s the same system when we built the building,” […]
Fentress County Working To Be ADA Compliant
Fentress County officials want to use some COVID-19 money from the state to become ADA compliant. “Your ADA, it started out in 1990 and it never was taken care of,” County Executive Jimmy Johnson said. “They came back in 1998, possibly 2000 and they had been after to get it done, the federal folks have, […]
