Putnam County School Board approved two companies to bid for the construction of the new Park View School. Director Corby King told the School Board Thursday night that R.G. Anderson and American Contractors submitted the best proposals. “For this project, we asked companies and contractors to submit proposals,” King said. “We wanted to prequalify the contractors who were allowed to ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved Thursday night to rescind the city’s current contract for work on the East Spring Street Sidewalk Project. Public Works Director Greg Brown said that construction costs and delays have forced the city to split the project into phases, rendering the most recently approved contract ineffective. Council then approved a contract that applies to just Phase I ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech’s “Window on the World” (WOW) Celebration returns this Saturday on the Main Quad. Co-Coordinator Alejandra Cisneros-Conohan said that the event was created over 22 years ago to promote diversity and global harmony. “We’re a melting pot and it’s nice not only to learn about the cultures that we develop here but about how we came to be what ... Read More »

Two Upper Cumberland right-of-way acquisitions are part of the state’s Transportation Improvement Plan released Thursday. The two projects are the only major T-DOT projects planned across the region between 2023 and 2025, according to the plan. One of the projects will be in Clay County, where right-of-way acquisition is on the agenda in 2023 from Kyle Street to existing State ... Read More »

Baxter Fire Department will host a CPR and First Aid course this Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Chief Matthew White said that the course will teach attendees basic life-saving skills they can use in various emergencies. “We’ll teach them in case they might have to do CPR or Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation where they have to do chest compression or ventilations ... Read More »

New Cookeville gateway signage project awaiting T-DOT approval. City Manager James Mills said that the partnered project with Tennessee Tech must meet specific guidelines from T-DOT. He said that guidelines are even more specific when the project is on a T-DOT right-of-way. “They do this for any type of community that has these signs,” Mills said. “So that what we ... Read More »

Live In Livingston announces lineup for the 2022 season. Chamber of Commerce Director Shannon Cantrell said that the summer concert series will feature performances by Collin Raye, the Kentucky HeadHunters, and Confederate Railroad. Cantrell said that thing she’s most looking forward to this year is the people. “This particular lineup will probably bring a lot of people into our area. ... Read More »

Putnam County School System now taking applications for its Pre-K program. Pre-K-4th Grade Instructional Supervisor Dr. Diana Wood said that the program can give a huge leg up to children before they start kindergarten. “Throughout the day they will be exposed to literacy instruction, math instruction, they’ll have times of centers, learning centers, they’ll have free play,” Wood said. “They ... Read More »

Cookeville’s Economic and Community Development Coordinator Melinda Keifer will retire at the end of April. Keifer began at the department in 2010 after an extensive career with the State Department of Economic and Community Development. City Manager James Mills said that Keifer will continue on a part-time basis assisting in  Cookeville’s economic development needs works through this change. “Melinda Keifer ... Read More »

A potential partnership with Tennessee Tech on Tucker Stadium upgrades will be part of budget discussions for Cookeville. TTU President Phil Oldham presented the idea to the city council in February. City Manager James Mills said that they will potentially schedule a work session with the university to talk further. “In May we’ll be having work sessions with the council ... Read More »