Developers moving forward in the process to build a Cookeville VA Clinic can request an option extension after a Tuesday night County Commission vote. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said the Veterans Administration has notified the parties that it plans to make an announcement on the clinic during first quarter 2025. It is unclear whether that means fiscal year or ... Read More »

Putnam County Commissioners voted Tuesday night to approve a $100,000 annual allocation over the next 20 years for Tennessee Tech’s Tucker Stadium project. Tech President Phil Oldham asked for $2 million for the renovation, which it set to be completed in 2026. Commissioners approved the funding from hotel/motel tax revenue by an 18-6 vote. Oldham said he had no doubt ... Read More »

FINISHED (LS 2/20) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Warren County High School students sat in on a criminal court trial to understand better the role of attorneys and judges. Warren County General Sessions Judge Ryan Moore said students shadowed him and interacted with attorneys before watching the trial from the gallery. He said this experience is invaluable for teenage students interested in becoming part ... Read More »

A sales tax reporting issue has been corrected and some $636,000 in revenue on the way to Putnam County from last year’s summer’s sales tax holiday. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said the Tennessee Department of Revenue reimbursed the lost money. The issue began with August tax receipts, the first month of the sales tax holiday on food, which came ... Read More »

A Tennessee Tech graduate has been honored with TVA’s highest engineering honor for his work on electric grid responsiveness. Tim Fritch has served TVA for some 19 years, currently as a Transmission and Power Supply Engineer. Fritch is now eligible for the Federal Engineer of the Year Award as one of ten finalists. “Tim’s innovative approach and leadership not only ... Read More »

Planning underway for the 31st Van Buren Mountain Homecoming set for July 13 on the Courthouse Square. Chairwoman Tiffany Crain said the return of the event last year showed just how much it meant to the community. “We’re a small town, and our small town looks forward to this every year,” Crain said. “We stopped doing. Actually, last year is ... Read More »

An Overton County Schools teacher has been formally reprimanded by the State Board of Education for improper discipline and physical contact with a student. Annette Vaughn reported by the Overton County School System for inappropriate physical contact with a student. She was suspended five days by the school system for the incident issued a letter of reprimand, and required to ... Read More »

Demolition on the westside of Tucker Stadium slated to begin in mid April as just a few more weeks of removing equipment from the facilities under the stands remains. Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the biggest part of the movement centers on the stadium audio and video operations. Those are being moved to the east side of the ... Read More »

17 Upper Cumberland schools recognized as Reward Schools for outstanding performance and/or improvement in performance during the last school year. The list includes six Putnam County Schools, three in Overton County, two each in Cumberland, Jackson and White Counties, and one each in Dekalb and Van Buren Counties. Some 400 schools statewide received the honor from the State Board of ... Read More »

IWC will be acquired by US Food Holding Corporation based in Rosemont, Illinois by June of this year. The acquisition price not announced. According to US Food, the move will give US Food a middle Tennessee distribution center where the company lacks such a facility. US Foods operates distribution centers in Knoxville and Memphis. Institutional Wholesale Company began operations in ... Read More »