Cookeville City Council Member Mark Miller said individual meetings are scheduled next week between council members and Cookeville Regional CEO Paul Korth. “Some of the big issues are can a sitting member of the city council seek out employment with a city entity while being a member of the city council,” Miller said. “Is that an ethical thing? Is that ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council Member Charles Womack said he has spoken to attorneys about the hiring of Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton by Cookeville Regional. Womack said the meeting happened about a month ago. “I’ve been going to bring this for about a month,” Womack said. “We had a legal meeting a month ago, and I talked about it then. That is ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will have a special called meeting Thursday. The purpose is to discuss options on outside legal advice on Mayor Ricky Shelton’s Cookeville Regional hiring. City Manager James Mills said the request came from an unnamed council member who could not attend the February meeting. “It was decided today after it was determined one of the council members ... Read More »

A major water leak in Gainesboro will require emergency repairs after a two week search for the damage. During Thursday’s Board of Alderman meeting, members approved the estimated $100,000 project. Water Department Worker John Pigg said burrowing equipment will be needed to repair the pipe that runs under state route 56. “Roughly about 200 hundred dollars for the pipe and ... Read More »

The Jackson County Chamber of Commerce is seeking funding to create an executive director position. President Jordan Hunter said he has expressed the need to the county’s budget committee and received positive feedback. “What we are looking for is a two year commitment from the county hopefully,” Hunter said. “And if we can get that and try to put a ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech’s Student Government Association is doing its part to encourage mental health awareness among students. With help from the university’s counseling center, student government members created the Mental Health Matters Initiative. Student Body President Aaron Lay said when he entered office, addressing campus mental health was a priority. “We were just looking at finding ways to start the conversation ... Read More »

One thousand, one hundred and forty-five Putnam County households will be receiving access to broadband connectivity. The project is possible through Charter Communications with $92 million earmarked to over 79,000 Tennessee locations. State Senator Paul Bailey said this is a great step in providing broadband for rural communities. “There has never been a more important time to improve connectivity than ... Read More »

Boosting your immune system. It is something that can be easily achieved by making a switch in your daily diet. Those trying to avoid sickness need to consider foods high in vitamin C. Cane Creek Special Programs Coordinator Jen Webb said citrus fruits and red peppers are among the best. “If you think about the food that you are eating ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional will likely begin vaccinating citizens when vaccine supplies become more plentiful. CEO Paul Korth said in the early stages, it made more sense for the Health Departments to be the primary provider. “As soon as there is plenty of vaccine available, we will step in and help,” Korth said. “Right now, there is not enough to go around. ... Read More »

After reports of Tennesseans driving to White County to receive COVID vaccinations, County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson investigated the situation. Robinson said he counted 50 cars in the county’s health department Wednesday awaiting for COVID vaccines. According to Robinson, only eight were from within the county. Robinson said he is not pleased with the situation, especially with vaccine supplies based ... Read More »