Cookeville Christmas Tree Lighting Goes Virtual
The tradition of lighting the Cookeville Christmas tree will continue, but residents will have to watch online this year. Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton said it was not a decision he wanted to have to make, but knew it was the right thing to do for public health and safety. Shelton said those who tune in […]
Art Round Tennessee Takes ART Prowl Online
Art Round Tennessee is taking it’s three day ART Prowl online this weekend, to help support shopping local and artists affected by the pandemic. ART Prowl Executive Director Jennifer Luna said this has been a tough year on small businesses and artists dealing with chances to show their work continuing to be cancelled. Luna said […]
Overton Schools Going Virtual For One Week
Overton County students will not return to school until Oct. 26th with classes being held virtually the week after fall break. Director of Schools Mark Winningham said the goal is to bring back the majority of students healthy, especially with COVID numbers on the rise. “We have several schools who have seen an increase in […]
Special Needs Heroes Get Virtual Event
Families with special needs children will not miss out on the Rising Above Ministries Hollywood themed Heroes’ Ball. Rising Above Ministries Co-Founder Becky Davidson said the 14th year of the Heroes’ Ball will have dancing, a DJ and games for families to play Friday. Davidson said this event is to show families they are not […]
NAACP Freedom Fund Will Be Virtual
The 3rd annual Putnam County NAACP Freedom Fund Awards Banquet will be a virtual event this year. President Tom Savage said this event is their largest fundraiser of the year. He said this is the first year the funds will go toward civic engagement. “So this year is a special year because we want to […]
TTU Greek Life Moving To Online Events
Tennessee Tech’s Greek Life will look different this year with events moving to virtual. The Welcome Back Cookout and the first night of sorority recruitment are the first two changing formats. Dean of Students Katherine Williams said there are likely more to follow in the future. “Safety is our number one priority,” Williams said. “Obviously, […]
Bandwidth Expansion In Clay County Schools
The Clay County Board of Education is trying to expand internet services for all three county schools. The virtual bandwidth was supposed to increase before school started. Director Matt Eldridge said during the Thursday BOE meeting, internet providers quadrupled the bandwidth Wednesday. “What we have to do is see how [it’ll hold up],” Eldridge said. […]
Overton Schools Reopening Going As Planned
The restart for Overton County Schools has gone smoothly. Director of Schools Mark Winningham said the only issues so far is connectivity for virtual learners. “We do have some issues with students being able to log on,” Winningham said. “We expected that. We just hope everybody is patient with us working through those issues.” Winningham […]
Virtual Celebration For Tech Graduates Saturday
Tennessee Tech will host a virtual celebration program for graduating students Saturday. The virtual program will begin at 10 a.m. and will include speeches from Phil Oldham, Ricky Shelton, and Randy Porter. News Director Buddy Pearson said it is certainly not a commencement replacement, but it will be an uplifting experience for graduates. “We have […]
Dogapalooza Moves To Virtual Format
Cookeville’s Dogapalooza will take place this year, just a little differently. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the 10th annual event will move to social media. “We tried to do something a little bit differently we didn’t just want to cancel everything and forget about it. We wanted to be able to give pet lovers […]
