Livingston Academy tracking some of the most positive credit recovery trends the system has ever seen. Counselor Melissa Trent said the credit recovery is offered to students with a 50 or above in a course. “If a student fails something between 50 and 59 they do not have to sit through a whole class for that again they’ve understood at ... Read More »

City of Algood extending the deadline to submit Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) for engineering services for tennis court upgrades. Parks and Recreation Director Roy Phipps said this work was identified in the city’s recently-established Parks and Recreation Master Plan. He said the RFQs will tell the city what is feasible in terms of the cost to upgrade or even expand ... Read More »

Clay County approved to take the next steps using its grant funding from the Community Block Development Grant program. County Mayor Dale Reagan said the county received three allocations of grant funding to put towards the solid waste department from TDEC. One grant will fund a compactor for the Mount Vernon convenience center. “Right now the way that we’re doing ... Read More »

Empower Upper Cumberland making swift progress on initiating the Highlands Training Center. Center Executive Director Ryan Barnhart said the 5,500-square-foot building on Spring Street has space for classrooms to handle the 8-week program that covers resume building, emotional intelligence, and core skills. He said the grant funding was awarded officially in November, and the center is already set to celebrate ... Read More »

A local theatre company is moving into 2023 under a new name. Kathy Gilpatrick is the president of Cookeville Theatre Company, formerly known as Storyteller Theatre Company. She said the decision was made for clarification purposes. “We decided at that time,” Gilpatrick said. “We decided when we would do the residency at Storyteller House for the Arts that having the ... Read More »

Livingston Academy seeing success after initiating its aviation CTE program three years ago. Instructor Jason Copeland said the course was made available because of his background in aviation. He said the course gives students an introductory look into the industry. “Most of them are fascinated in aviation and hadn’t really thought of it as a career path,” Copeland said. “Most ... Read More »

Town of Gainesboro has established its first ordinance regarding Airbnb’s and other vacation rentals. Alderwoman Nancy Pruett said as the popularity of rentals grew both in the county and city limits, the board of aldermen wanted to establish more guidelines. “So this is brand new for us and our little town,” Pruett said. “What we did is we had the ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center to perform an ER study in hopes of making its emergency room more efficient. After struggling with wait times and other issues, CEO Paul Korth said the hospital wanted to explore what steps it can take to better patient care. “From a process standpoint,” Korth said. “Is our emergency room the right size? So with this ... Read More »

Cookeville Fire Department has officially put its new rescue squad truck into rotation. Fire Chief Benton Young said they had purchased the truck during last budget year. He said with the delays in the automobile industry, it has taken about a year to receive the truck and get it outfitted with lights and equipment. “The second one will allow us ... Read More »

Despite concerns from health officials expecting an increase in sickness following the winter break, Upper Cumberland school systems are seeing positive return rates. Putnam County Schools Attendance Supervisor Chris Pierce said they are seeing about a five percent absent rate. He said this rate is better than the actual start of the school year. Clay County Schools are seeing similar ... Read More »