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Tennessee Tech Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Literature Monic Ductan honored with Humanities Tennessee’s inaugural Tennessee Book Award. Ductan’s first book “Daughters of Muscadine” won the award in the fiction category. The book consists of a collection of short stories about a black family based in a made-up town called Muscadine, named after Muscadine ... The post Tech Professor Wins Award For First Book appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...
A newly-launched mental health program for Van Buren County students will get at least a five-year lifespan from County Commissioners. The agreement with Care Solace would provide mental health services for the school system. Financial Director Heather Woodlee said the money for the program would come from the $28,000 in opioid funding that the county ... The post Van Buren Doing 5-Year Deal For New Service appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...
Tennessee Tech calling on the Upper Cumberland community to support the Golden Eagles at Saturday’s football game against Eastern Illinois. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said this game is critical for the team’s chance to win a share of the OVC Championship. Wilson said the team has worked hard to get to this point and everyone ... The post Tech Asks For Full Football Stands Saturday appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...
Fentress County will purchase a generator for Clarkrange High School after the county received a $166,000 grant from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency. Fentress County Commissioner Robert Cooper said the county will be matching the grant with a sum of $18,000. Cooper said the school’s gym built to serve as a storm shelter for the ... The post Fentress Receives Generator Grant For Clarkrange appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...
Cookeville City Council will consider a bid Thursday night to add a new entrance to Dogwood Park and new bathrooms to the adjacent Performing Arts Center. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the entrance will be a landscaped walkway coming from Walnut Avenue to the west of the park. Woods said there will also be ... The post CPAC, Dogwood Park Improvements Set For Bid appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...
Those leaves falling Wednesday with the wind blowing in colder temperatures can be a good source of fertilizer or compost material. Overton Ag Extension Agent Jason Garrett said citizens can use a lawnmower with mulching blades to shred the leaves and leave them in the soil. Garrett said dead leaves are full of free nutrients ... The post Agent: Save Leaves For Fertilizer, Composting appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...
The Upper Cumberland once again denied by the National Cemetery Administration in the request to fund a veterans cemetery for the region. Upper Cumberland State Veterans Cemetery Association Chair Donna Fare said the request denied because the administration believes there are no veterans in the region that would benefit from the cemetery. Fare said she ... The post UC Veterans Cemetery Again Denied Funding appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...
The Cookeville Cavalier basketball programs are hosting a family night and alumni game fundraiser Saturday afternoon. Lady Cavs Head Coach Jamie Gillies said she is excited to host this event for the first time. She said that former coach Mindy Odom led the hunt for potential participants and that the boys’ head coach Matt Hill ... The post Cavs Basketball Holding Alumni Game Saturday appeared first on News Talk 94.1/AM 1600. ...
