40th District Representative Michael Hale has filed a bill that would include the sale of food items and food ingredients for individuals 70 or older during sales tax holidays. Hale said House Bill 243 aims to include those items in a 90-day sales tax holiday with license plate fees. He said he felt a responsibility to help the senior population. ... Read More »

Livingston Municipal Airport working through completing its fencing project. Airport Committee Chair Jason Duke said that is the main project the airport is focusing on now. He said there are approximately three miles of fencing around the runway crews are having to work on and replace. “And the fence primarily is to keep wildlife out because you don’t want to ... Read More »

Fentress County’s Clarkrange Regional Business Park now officially has two pad-ready sites. Chamber of Commerce Director Jacob Rosenbaum said the project was made possible with the help of a TDEC grant. He said the grant was originally a 95-5 match, but after COVID ended up requiring more funds. “We have two graded sites that are now ready, pad-ready, so we ... Read More »

Putnam County School System will likely not find a fix for Upperman High School’s baseball fields before the start of this season. Communications Director Hannah Davis said the project has not made large strides after grading work was done after last season. “That is the last that’s been done, but of course conversations internally continue to happen but nothing has ... Read More »

Putnam Education Partnership Foundation seeking help restocking the food pantries used for Putnam County students. Executive Director Katelyn Steakley (STEEk-lee) said the foundation works to support public students in Putnam County and help remove barriers that might interfere their education. She said one of the biggest barriers is having access to food primarily on the weekends. “With the rising food ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Ernest Buchanan said the hospital will have big shoes to fill following CEO Paul Korth’s retirement announcement. Buchanan said he first met Korth when Buchanan returned to the Cookeville area in 2009, when Korth was the hospital’s CFO. Buchanan said he could immediately see that Korth had a heart for the hospital and ... Read More »

Baxter City Council has approved a $214,000 capital outlay note to pay for the city’s new sanitation truck. Mayor John Martin said the need has been there to replace the garbage truck for some time, and the city finally feels it is financially possible to do so. “The truck that we have, the backload has really got a lot of ... Read More »

Fentress County will get its own TCAT campus under the state-proposed higher education’s 10-year Master Plan update. York Institute Director of Schools John Bush said this will allow higher education opportunities for students closer to home, instead of students traveling an hour outside of the county. “It speaks to the value and quality of students they see coming out of ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland deer hunters currently safe from hunting game diagnosed with chronic wasting disease (CWD). TWRA Region 3 Biologist Casey Mullen said CWD is a neurological disease found in deer caused by a misformed protein and is 100 percent fatal. He said similar to Mad Cow Disease and the beef industry, it is recommended that deer with CWD are not ... Read More »

Gainesboro Board of Aldermen reappointed Police Chief Mike Head for another term Thursday night, marking his fourth as chief. Head said that he has been in law enforcement since the 1980s. He said he plans for this to be his last term. Read More »