Warren County Executive Jimmy Haley said it is time for a new County Animal Control Facility. Haley said an influx of 80 animals over just a few weeks has made it clear that the current building does not meet the current demands for services. He said the building was not built to be an animal control facility and also doesn’t ... Read More »

Jackson County School Board approved the school system’s new memorandum of understanding Thursday night. Director of Schools Kristy Brown said that the process occurs every three years and updates the agreements between administration and teachers. She said that this year’s process went smoothly and resulted in some great wins for teachers. “We were able to update some of the pay ... Read More »

Jackson County School Board approved its budget Thursday night with some of the largest teacher salary increases in 20 years. Director of Schools Kristy Brown said that increase amounts to about $2,000 a year for certified personnel. “We want to do all that we can to recruit teachers and retain the ones we have,” Brown said. “My hope is that ... Read More »

Monterey hoping to rebid the depot roofing project after rejecting the previous bids. Mayor Nathan Walker said those bids were not specific enough, so the city had to reject the bids they received to fix the issue and rebid the work. “We didn’t take into account taking off the old roof or taking off the old shingles or what it ... Read More »

High temperatures in the Upper Cumberland can be cause for concern for livestock. Overton UT Extension Agent Jason Garrett said that the two most important factors for keeping livestock healthy are having plenty of water and plenty of shade. He said heat stress can lead to illness, shock, or sometimes death. “Most beef producers with what it costs of the ... Read More »

Cookeville Electric Department hoping to start the process of getting automated meter readers. Director Carl Haney said currently, the city has readers that go out once a month and manually read some 19,000 meters across the city. “Every time that happens we have to send out a truck and a person out to those sites, either read the meter, turn ... Read More »

Fentress County roads are back open following Thursday morning’s weather. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said that compared to 3,300 people without power early this morning, just about 100 customers are still without power as of 2 p.m. He said that debris was cleared from the roadways and that Jamestown’s maintenance crew will work to clear it from the side of ... Read More »

Fentress County seeing significant widespread damage after early Thursday morning storms. According to the National Weather Service, approximately 100 trees were downed. EMS Director James Bilbrey said at one point about 3,000 Volunteer Electric customers were without power due to downed powerlines. “We’d had all the emergency services department out, Sheriff’s Office, Fire, Rescue, EMA,” Bilbrey said. “Everybody’s been working ... Read More »

As the number of positive COVID patients and staff continues to rise, Cookeville Regional is returning to some of its previous mask precautions. Chief Strategy Officer Ricky Shelton said that since July 1st, some 70 staff members have tested positive. “Our employees, while we’re still having to wear them in the hospital, in meetings in the hospital and other things ... Read More »

Warren County Animal Shelter is in desperate need of foster homes and adoptive homes for animals. Director Sherri Bradley said the facility is currently overwhelmingly over capacity, with 106 animals at the facility. She said they are typically built to house 15 dogs and 30 cats. “If we can get people that would help volunteer that can help with cleaning ... Read More »