Cookeville will add new shade structures to two city parks. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the city will add shade to the bleachers through eight structures at the Cane Creek SportsPlex. Three structures will be added at the Park View Skate Park. Woods said these structures would be covered by a soft material, similar to those at the Heart ... Read More »

An under construction log cabin was totally destroyed during a fire Friday in Buffalo Valley. Putnam County Fire Chief Tom Brown said they responded to the fire on Medley Amonette Road at roughly 4:00 PM. Brown said an adjacent farm house was also lost to the fire. He said several structures were able to be saved during the fire department’s ... Read More »

Palace Park in Red Boiling Springs will host a free concert featuring all local singers and song writers. Vision 2020 Inc. Coordinator Karen Davis said the Tennessee Arts Commission offered them a non-matching grant to put on an outdoor event. Davis said it is a blessing to be completely financed and asked to just bring music to the public. “We ... Read More »

Residents in Timothy and East Clay County can expect to see their volunteer firefighters out going door to door on Saturday. East 52 Volunteer Fire Department Chief James King said East 52 and the Timothy Volunteer Fire Departments are taking part in the Front Porch Fire Prevention Blitz. King said they do not get many opportunities to visit people’s homes ... Read More »

The Cookeville Boat Dock Road Utility District is gearing up for two major waterline replacement projects. Consulting Engineer Mike Callahan said that starting in three to four weeks work will start to upgrade service lines to about 500 homes south of Ditty Road. Callahan said that following that project, eight inch pipe will go in at Bennett Road, Old Stewart ... Read More »

Bids will go out for Sparta’s gateway monument project Monday in hope to complete the project by late-summer. This comes following approval from the board of mayor and aldermen Thursday night. City Administrator Brad Hennessee said there will be a recommendation of who to award the project to by Sparta’s next meeting on May 6. “We really don’t know what ... Read More »

Putnam County resident Rhonda Wester will shred her mortgage note Friday after paying off her UC Habitat for Humanity home. Executive Director Pam Ealey said this is an exciting time for everyone, as Wester pays off her home in 20 years. Ealey said the time between construction and repayment is her favorite part of making someone a homeowner. “Being able ... Read More »

Crossville’s Art Circle Public Library has reopened its doors after a four-week carpet installation. Administrative Assistant Wayne Schobel said it was quite a process pulling everything out of the library for the installation. However, he said after 10 years everyone at the library is pleased with the results. “It looks wonderful, everybody’s enamored with the results,” Schobel said. “In addition, ... Read More »

Based on Best Value Colleges and Starting Salary studies for 2021 Tech has been named the top public university by SmartAsset. Tech has held the top public Starting Salary spot since 2015 and is second to Vanderbilt when it comes to both private and public universities in Tennessee. Tech received the top spot in the Best Value Colleges ranking based ... Read More »

Clay County High School’s FFA program is opening up its greenhouse to the public for a plant sale starting Friday. Agriculture Education Teacher James Matthew Craighead said that all proceeds go directly into the program. Craighead said 80 varieties of plants and vegetables are available after students planted over 13,000 seeds. “We will have hanging baskets with mixed flowers available, ... Read More »