Fentress Community House Celebrates First Year In Service
The Community House in Fentress County has spent its first year of service building out the infrastructure of the foundation. Executive Director Rachel Kerr said the Community House offered warming facilities in the winter and the Refresh and Refuel outreach over the summer. Kerr said people’s support for the Community House was this first year’s […]
Putnam Fair Needs Volunteers, Anyone Can Get Involved
More volunteers are needed to serve at the Putnam County Fair, which begins at the end of July. Fairgrounds Manager and Fair Volunteer Coordinator Glenn Jones said the fair is a nonprofit, and the board is comprised of mostly volunteers. Jones said volunteers are essential to the fair’s success every summer. “Nobody gets paid to […]
Money Biggest Worry For Future Of White Co Shelter
A local volunteer said he does not believe a non-profit could financially take on the challenge of running the White County Animal Shelter. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson floated the idea of a long-term plan to put the shelter’s operations into the hands of a non-profit. Robinson said the group could better oversee the day-to-day […]
Search For Missing White County Resident Continues
White County Resident Roy Whited remains missing after a day-long search effort Tuesday around Lovejoy Road involving about 100 people. Sheriff Steve Page said the search included volunteers, sheriff deputies, EMS personnel, and TWRA staff. Page said day was successful in terms of how much ground they covered. “I think we’ve checked off several boxes […]
Volunteers Needed For Clay Playground Build Saturday
The Clay County Chamber of Commerce hopes to double its 50 volunteers signed up to help build the new Hermitage Springs playground. Clay County Tourism Director Beverly Murphy said the playground, designed by Hermitage Springs Elementary School Students, is coming to life as part of First Lady Maria Lee’s Tennessee Serves initiative. She said volunteers […]
Double Springs Church Joins Safe Place Program
Double Springs Church of Christ the first church in middle Tennessee to join the new Community Safe Place program. The program provides community shelters when severe weather threatens the area. Church Elder Terry Coomer said the expeerience with the March 2020 tornado showed the church family the need for such facilities. Coomer said the 2020 […]
Edgar Evins State Park Needs Help Weeding Saturday
Edgar Evins State Park will invite volunteers to join rangers in removing invasive Japanese Privet during Saturday’s statewide Weed Wrangle. Ranger Lee Chadwell said invasive plant species are a huge problem in local state parks. He said they outcompete native plants but do not offer the same nutritional value to native animals. He said while […]
Upper Cumberland Alzheimer’s Advocates Lobby Legislators
Upper Cumberland representatives from Alzheimer’s Tennessee went to the capital Wednesday to request legislative support on three key bills. Plateau Regional Director Melanie Hendricks said a bill that would elevate the Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability to the cabinet level was a priority. She said this would give advocates a seat at the table […]
Cookeville Mended Hearts Discontinued After 20+ Years
Cookeville Mended Hearts Chapter 127 will end its visitation services at Cookeville Regional due to a lack of volunteers. President Blanche Smithers said Mended Hearts is a group of accredited visitors that meets with patients and their families during the process of heart surgery. She told the Cookeville Regional Board of Trustees Thursday night that […]
White County Residents Express Animal Shelter Concerns To Commissioners
White County’s Steering Committee B proposed allocating $7,500 to the county’s animal shelter for repairs meant to keep the dogs safe this winter. Volunteers from the shelter spoke to commissioners during Monday night’s committee meetings, expressing concern about the condition of the building and the dangers it poses to dogs and staff alike. The volunteers […]
