Monterey’s Meadow Creek Park will remain open 24 hours a day. Residents neighboring the park voiced complaints about disruptive park goers and drug-use late at night during a July aldermen meeting. Mayor Bill Wiggins said the police chief presented the Building and Grounds Committee enough information to keep the gates open. “The chief had documentation that they had made about ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency wants your input as to the community’s needs. The UCHRA Community Needs Assessment focuses on the strengths, needs and gaps in services across the Upper Cumberland. Community Services Assistant Director Megan Spurgeon said the results are used for the Community Services Block Grant. The CSBG program provides funds for specific needs. “Something unique about ... Read More »

The search for a new Clay County Chamber of Commerce director will start this Thursday. Kevin Donaldson will depart from the chamber to work with the Tennessee College of Applied Technology. Clay County Mayor Dale Reagan said Donaldson will still have an important role in the county under his new job. “I know he will be working with the local ... Read More »

Lane closures on West 12th Street will begin tomorrow for utility work. Cookeville Sewer and Water Director Ronnie Kelly said water repairs and closures will stretch west from Willow Avenue to Franklin Avenue. “It is another TDOT repaving issue,” Kelly said. “There are some water services and sewer literals, sort of the same thing we did on Willow. We want ... Read More »

The town of Monterey has broken ground on its Project Diabetes walking trail. The trail will connect Burks Elementary and Monterey High School to the existing trail. Monterey Grant Administrator Dawn Kupferer said work will start at the high school first. “The initial work started,” Kupferer said. “That would include mapping it out, calling 8-1-1 and doing all the general ... Read More »

The town of Byrdstown purchased a new 2020 service truck and mini excavator to increase efficiency between service calls. Mayor Sam Gibson said before the purchase, crews would travel all day in a backhoe across Pickett County just to fix one water leak. Now, the new truck will pull the excavator to each work site. “It is so much easier ... Read More »

Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter’s five year plan to catch up on the county’s capital projects proved to be successful. The plan composed of a list of improvements for county buildings, properties and schools. Porter said within the next two years, the remaining school roof projects should be completed. “I think we are in great shape,” Porter said. “We are ... Read More »

The school physical is not a mandate or law, but Putnam County Schools still recommend students receive one before returning. Putnam County Coordinated School Health Supervisor Melanie Bussell said yearly physicals allow the school system to be aware of any student health concerns. “We really do like the families to take their kids to have their yearly check-up to see ... Read More »

The Smithville Tenneco plant produced the exhaust systems for the new 2020 Corvette Stingrays. Smithville Tenneco started producing for Corvette in 2004. Director of Operations Daryl Burcham said the exhaust system is unique, because the engine sits in the middle of the car. “It is the first ever mid engine architecture for the Corvette,” Burcham said. “The engine sits just ... Read More »

The annual Highlands Skills Assessment will go out this week to select school districts. The Highlands Economic Partnership assessment gauges student enrollment numbers and success rates for programs in Putnam, Overton, Jackson and White Counties. Workforce and Education Director Kaitlin Sayler said the data focuses on programs related to high demand jobs . “Basically, what are those high demand jobs ... Read More »