The Livingston Board of Aldermen approved two final readings for rezonings within the city Monday night. The home address at 399 Celina Highway will change to local commercial in order to open a restaurant. The second is a small parcel across from the housing authority on High Tech Drive. A residential developer wanted the rezoning from low to high-residential to ... Read More »

The Monterey Police Department seeking public information for a missing 17-year-old girl Wednesday. Skyler Satterwhite was last seen within the city limits. She is a white female standing at 5’3″ and weighs 150 pounds. Satterwhite has dyed, blue hair with blue eyes. If you have any information, contact Monterey Police Department at (931) 839-2323 or 1-800-TBI-FIND. Read More »

The Biz Foundry will receive $4 million in seed investment funding through a new federal loan program bringing $117 million statewide. State Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart McWhorter (Mc-Horter) introduced Fund Tennessee to the Upper Cumberland Wednesday. McWhorter-1                    (:15)             Q. Tough In Tennessee ... Read More »

The Overton County Budget Committee has started work on forming its new spending plan for the upcoming new fiscal year. Chair Greg Nivens said the committee began this week by hearing requests from local non-profits. Nivans-1                 (:15)                    Q. Like To Do Nivens said non-profit ... Read More »

Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter plans to wait until this summer before discussing possible projects for the county’s remaining ARP funding. Porter said he estimates about $3 million remain, but he would like to save the funding as a cushion for already approved water projects. Porter-1                   (:15)            ... Read More »

Three Putnam County groups returned home this week after a 10-day Kenya trip to establish a new entrepreneur center. Biz Foundry Vice President Tiffany Anton said she served as a support system for Flint Global, an international business incubation network that planned the trip. Anton-1                (:16)                ... Read More »

TDOT has rejected a sole bid for a new Jackson County Maintenance Building. The building is planned for 636 South Grundy Quarles Highway in Gainesboro. The design calls for office and garage space for TDOT maintenance crews. The project would replace an existing structure that has reached the use of its life. It will also be used for daily planning ... Read More »

Updating the 2030 future land use plan will be the main objective for the Cookeville Planning Commission this year. Planning Director Jon Ward said the work will begin next month when he will bring the commission an upcoming survey going out to city utility customers. “That’s where the rubber meets the road for the next 10 years of development,” Ward ... Read More »

Cumberland County Schools seeking public feedback to help select the school calendar for 2024-2025. Director of Schools Billy Stepp said two options are being considered after a school calendar committee formed recommendations. “All stakeholders and all community members can vote on which version they like better,” Stepp said. “It is just where the holidays are. We add day here and ... Read More »

Celina planning for a new playground and veterans memorial wall at its new city park. The green space is located on Highway 52 beside Celina Health and Rehab. Mayor Luke Collins said the city is currently targeting several grants in order to make the project happen. “We’re looking forward to our first city park,” Collins said. “We did a survey ... Read More »