Cookeville’s Hughes Street will be closed Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The city’s Water Quality Control Department will be making repairs between South Willow Avenue and South Franklin Avenue.   Read More »

Preliminary estimates to raise the dam at Crossville’s Meadow Park Lake some 18 feet could be in the neighborhood of $50 million to $100 million. Consultant Kevin Young said Tuesday night at a City Council work session that is based on wetland and stream mitigation requirements both at the state and federal levels. Young said the next step would be ... Read More »

Putnam County budget approval means new employee wages will hopefully go into effect this month following the county commission’s final approval Monday night. The budget includes more than $3.3 million in salary increases thanks to a marketplace adjustment. Mayor Randy Porter said the next two weeks will involve updating the numbers to reflect the new budget. “We’ll have to physically ... Read More »

Fall 2023 applications for admission at Tennessee Tech open Monday. For traditional high school students, the primary undergraduate admission requirement is based on high school GPA. Some programs and scholarships require ACT or SAT test scores. To apply for admission, visit tntech.edu/apply. Once there, select your student type (undergraduate, international or graduate). Then, choose what term you are applying for, ... Read More »

Hangar space is in short supply at airports across the state, including those in the Upper Cumberland. Greg Livingston is the Director of Operations at the Crossville Airport. He said their facility has had a waiting list for about two years. “We seem to be getting more people that want to fly and more airplanes are coming into the area,” ... Read More »

Expanding Cookeville’s Rail Trail west means what to do at Willow Avenue. Advocates, residents and city officials have discussed options for several years–including a bridge or overpass. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said that the only way to get across without spending millions on a second bridge would be to do a crosswalk, as presented in the preliminary designs. “It’s ... Read More »

UCHRA has launched a new program to assist those in need with water bills called the Low Income Home Water Assistance Program. Community Services Manager Tashana Hooks said the program was made possible through a grant from the Tennessee Housing and Development Agency. “Of course, we have the electric program already and we just have so many clients that have ... Read More »

Back-to-school time means it’s back to sharing the roads with school traffic. Cookeville Police Captain Jeff Johnson said the most common issues they see come from drivers not familiar with driving in school zones. “With Tech students arriving back and new drivers from the high schools maybe not being aware of different elementary school locations and school zones and people ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional’s Board of Trustees honored long-serving member Allen Ray Thursday night. Ray has been on the board since July 2015, also serving as its chairman. Attorney Danny Rader presented a resolution thanking Ray for his service. “I have particularly taken to heart the lesson you’ve taught about the importance of considering CRMC a provider of community healthcare services to ... Read More »

Smithville Electric System named one of 12 entities to receive a grant to install charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. The 12 projects will involve the installation of 32 total charging units at 13 sites. The program is part of a partnership between The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and TVA to develop a statewide electric vehicle charging network along ... Read More »