The deadline for Upper Cumberland students to apply for a Community Foundation Scholarship comes Tuesday. Community Relations Director Pat Embry said 150 scholarship funds exist established by donors to help students through college. “Last year, we gave out almost $750,000, and six students from Putnam County Schools were benefactors of that,” Embry said. Embrey said several Tennessee Tech students have ... Read More »

Van Buren Schools will have a new School Resource Officer starting Tuesday. Officer Jorge Rivera previously served in Warren County. Director of Schools Cheryl Cole said the hire fills a vacancy that’s been open for a year and a half. “It’s taken a load off of our shoulders, because there are things that come up at school that it would ... Read More »

Overton County will purchase 12 mini pumpers to bolster its fire departments-one for each in the county. County Executive Ben Danner said the smaller vehicles will allow for quicker response to more rural areas. “When I was talking to the fire departments, a really big need for them was mini pumper trucks, because everybody in the fire department can’t drive ... Read More »

Cumberland County Habitat for Humanity’s 13th annual Chili Open golf scramble returns to Fairfield Glade Saturday. Originally scheduled January 29th but moved due to possible inclement weather. Director of Development  Jessica Stephens said registration remains open this week for the nine-hole scramble featuring a chili lunch. “We’ve had it for several years now, and it is something that lots of ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech has reported over 200 active COVID cases among students for seven days straight. The university currently has 267 active cases with the majority being off-campus students. Chief Communication Officer Karen Lykins said the numbers follow state trends. “We realized that we returned to campus one to two weeks earlier than most schools,” Lykins said. “So when you compare ... Read More »

Putnam County wants to send out requests for proposals next month preparing for future broadband projects from ARP funding. Mayor Randy Porter said the county wants to correlate with the state, which will soon be accepting grant applications from providers. “We’re very hopeful that once this project is done, 100 percent of Putnam County will have access to at least ... Read More »

The White County Humane Society and FRIENDS of White County hosting a chili supper Saturday. All proceeds go towards the organizations’ spay and neutered program. Humane Society Treasurer Monica Jicha said participants can enjoy all you can eat chili with corn muffins, desserts and drinks. Jicha said some 25 different chilies will be available suiting many different dietary restrictions. Jicha ... Read More »

The Livingston Overton Chamber of Commerce expects Pioneer Days to happen this year. The event highlighting the past times of Overton County has been cancelled two years in a row due to COVID. Executive Director Shannon Cantrell said the plan is to return the third weekend of June. “We had a good six months of planning behind us when we ... Read More »

Jamestown will continue improvements to its sewer system with this week’s state grant awarded to the city. Chief Financial Officer Gail Dishmon said the some $630,000 will be used for line replacements downtown at North Main Street. “It’s very very helpful,” Dishmon said. “I know that in the last two years we had to do an rate increase to go ... Read More »

The canopy project at Cookeville High School has been completed. Deputy Director of Schools Tim Martin said the new awnings cover the parent drop-off and the bus loading areas. “That school was originally designed to have those canopies there,” Martin said. “Back 20 years or so ago when that building was built, that was one of the things cut out ... Read More »