Upperman High School set to get a new livestock barn facility through the district’s Innovative School Model grant funding. Interim CTE Supervisor Jackie Vester said there has been an interest in such a facility from the school’s CTE program for some time. She said because Upperman offers an animal science pathway program, it seemed like a right fit. “So this ... Read More »

City of Baxter has updated its zoning codes to create a zone for “super high-density residential.” UCDD Planning Deputy Director Tommy Lee said the zone will allow for multi-family developments on 5,000 square feet lots. He said with the development occurring in Baxter, the updated zoning code will meet the needs for future projects. “And the request for the smaller ... Read More »

City of Algood will take an alternative route to borrow funding for its Old Walton sewer project. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the city was originally using a USDA rural development loan, which is a 40-year loan. He said they recently found a new time of loan funding that will make the project more efficient and shorten the loan period ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech’s I Heart Tech Students fundraising initiative returning for its fifth year. Alumni Center Assistant Director Kelly Chambers said the initiative was originally started in 2019. “We have so many programs that simply would not exist without our donors,” Chambers said. “The very first I Heart Tech Students initiative in 2019 started what we call the Eagles Assistance Grant ... Read More »

Senator Ken Yager sponsoring a bill to promote increasing the opportunities for more educational tools and resources in rural schools. As presented, the bill would require the Department of Education to establish a two-year pilot program for rural districts to partner together to expand access to high-quality, robust college and career pathways. “The whole point of the partnership would be ... Read More »

Livingston Police Department moving forward to implement new body cams for its officers. Chief Ray Smith said after the Board of Aldermen approved the purchase the next step will be to get all 20 cams and get each officer outfitted with the new one. “We were allowed to get loaner cameras so we could go out on the job and ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Department investigating a hit-and-run crash that involved a pedestrian early Tuesday morning. The initial investigation indicated that a pedestrian was jogging on Brown Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle that was traveling southbound. The vehicle did not stop and was last seen on video traveling east on East 10th Street. If anyone witnessed the crash and ... Read More »

Putnam County Emergency Management Agency launching a new feature in its emergency alert system. Director Tyler Smith said individuals who have signed up for the alert system can now opt-in to get advanced warnings. He said this will help people be better informed and better prepared in the face of severe weather warnings. “We figured that a lot of people ... Read More »

Overton County School District taking the next steps with plans for a new CTE facility at Livingston Academy. The School Board approved moving forward with a $12,200 contract with Upland Design for survey work. Director of Schools Donnie Holman said the project was made possible through the Innovative School Models grant to invest in career exploration for students. “The idea ... Read More »

Cookeville High School has finalized the implementation of its new climate control systems. Putnam County Schools Deputy Director Tim Martin said the system is large and has several different parts that make automatic adjustments to the school’s heating and air systems. He said because someone is not having to make those adjustments to units individually, it creates better efficiency. “We ... Read More »