New Crossville Daycare Aims To Alleviate Lack Of Options
A new daycare facility called Crossroads Academy set to open this July to combat the lack of daycare options for Crossville’s school-aged children. Co-Owner Laura Brock is a retired teacher. She said she has seen parents struggle for years to care for their children in the hours immediately after school. Brock said the facility will […]
Sparta-White County Senior Center Making Progress
The Sparta-White County Senior Center has a new director as work continues to reopen the center with new plans and activities to offer. Director Jayne Guy said the community at large has come together and put a lot of work into the restructuring of the center. Guy said there is no official re-opening date, but […]
Monterey Starts Countywide Parks And Rec Master Plan
Putnam County, Baxter, Monterey will pursue the development of a countywide Parks and Recreation Master Plan through a UCDD grant. Monterey Aldermen agreed Monday night to the proposed plan. Cultural Administrator Rafferty Cleary said the master plan would examine land and facilities in Monterey parks and create long-term goals for how to use them. “There […]
Planning Commission Denies Rezoning For Methadone Clinic
The Cookeville Planning Commission denied a request Monday night to rezone a South Willow Avenue parcel for the purpose of creating a methadone clinic. Fifteen different people spoke during the public comment discussion about the clinic, with twelve of them speaking against the clinic. Cedar Recovery wants to change a 0.86 parcel of land from […]
New Composting Class Set To Teach Basics
Residents interested in composting can participate in a new set of classes next month designed to teach the basics. Called nature’s way to recycle, composting uses food scraps from your kitchen and dry materials from your yard to produce natural degrading. UCDD Solid Waste Planner Lisa Luck said composting helps extend the life of local […]
All 14 UC Counties Above State Average In Abuse & Neglect
A report from the Department of Child Services revealed that all 14 Upper Cumberland counties rank higher than the state average in abuse and neglect in the household. Kristi Paling is Upper Cumberland Coordinator for The Tennessee Commission on Children and Youth. Paling said these numbers have been trending upward. She said many of the […]
UCDD Promotes Smith To New Economic Development Role
The Upper Cumberland Development District has promoted Rosa Smith to Assistant Director of Economic Development. Smith originally joined the UCDD as an Economic Development Planner focused on addressing the Upper Cumberland’s childcare shortage. She has focused on spreading awareness about childcare challenges in the region. Smith has also sought to find ways to make childcare […]
UCDD To Host Human Trafficking Awareness Event Thursday
UCDD will host an event Thursday to teach people how to identify and combat human trafficking. Advocate Trent Carter said the training will help people develop an internal radar to detect human trafficking when they see it. He said people often believe the issue does not exist in the Upper Cumberland, but it does. “You […]
UCDD Looking For New Director of Small Business Development Center
UCDD looking to fill the open director’s position of the Small Business Development Center by mid January. The director works with small businesses and provides assistance in whatever way they can to ensure business success in the Upper Cumberland region. Tyler Asher had been the Small Business Center Director for more than three years. He […]
This Week: Putnam County Ratifies New Fire Chief, White County Considers Levying Sales Tax
This week the Putnam County Commission will ratify County Mayor Randy Porter’s appointment of a new fire chief for the county. Fire Chief Tom Brown is retiring from the role after over 25 years with the department and 37 years in fire service. The board will also consider the approval of the new interlocal agreement […]
