Mills Hopes Tennessee Ave Will Reopen At End Of Month
Don’t expect Tennessee Avenue in front of the FedEx site to reopen anytime soon. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said subgrade work has supposedly been completed. Now, the city needs to time the final gravel surface with T-DOT to pave the road. Mills told the Joint Economic Community Development Board Tuesday that with some good […]
Engineer Work On White County Bridge May Cause Some Closures
Roberts Matthew Highway Bridge over Post Oak Creek in White County will experience closures or lane reductions starting Monday. Financial Director Chad Marcum said engineers will be studying the feasibility of replacing the bridge over the next two weeks. “They need to access underneath the bridge to do some burrowing for geotechnical investigation just to […]
Overton Schools New Maintenance Workflow System Seeing Success
Overton Schools getting increased productivity with its new maintenance workflow system implemented this year. Transportation and Maintenance Supervisor Steve Mosley said that before the new system, maintenance requests were faxed. He said that the newly digitized version helps to streamline the process. “So when a school has an issue, the administrator of that building can […]
Gainesboro To Get Almost $50 K In FEMA Reimbursements
Gainesboro will be reimbursed about $39,000 from FEMA for the town’s response to last year’s flood. Mayor Lloyd Williams said the town will receive $19,000 for water line repairs and $20,000 split between road and cemetery repairs. “It was for the storm we had,” Williams said. “One grant helped with the repairs of the water […]
Work Begins On Monterey’s New Wastewater Treatment Plant
Site preparations began Tuesday for a new wastewater treatment plant in the town of Monterey. Mayor JJ Reels said the state of the art facility will expand the number of sewer connections the system can handle. “It’s going to be a great accomplishment for the town,” Reels said. “It allows us to start developing exit […]
Gainesboro Takes First Step With CDBG Sewer Rehab Funds
Some $600,000 worth of sewer upgrades are coming to Gainesboro this year. The Board of Aldermen started the process of spending the awarded Community Development Block Grant. Engineer Nathaniel Green said the approved $76,000 contract is the first appropriations to find where rehab is needed. “We have to basically TV inside the lines and perform […]
