Putnam County UT Agriculture Extension Agent Wayne Key said the melting snow and ice will help the soil recover from last year’s drought. As 2023 came to a close the Upper Cumberland and over half the state stood in a severe drought. Key said with the snow and ice melting, the soil can get back to normal moisture levels for ... Read More »

A Vol State-sponsored phlebotomy class is a go in Celina. Vice President for Economic Development and Regional Centers Nick Bishop said this opens the door for Vol State to continue working with Celina. “We really appreciate our friends and partners there with the city of Celina,” Bishop said. “They’re trying to do the best they can to create access to ... Read More »

The White County Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to allow County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson to negotiate the sale of the County Landfill with bidder Waste Management. The board voted 10-1 to allow Robinson to move forward with negotiations. Commissioner Chris Brewington was the only dissenting vote with three Commissioners absent. Robinson said he was looking forward to taking ... Read More »

A lot of snow melted across the Upper Cumberland Monday but many schools are still closed. Pickett County Director of Schools Diane Elder said schools are closed Tuesday to ensure conditions completely clear up before putting buses back on the road. She said she plans for Pickett schools to open back up on Wednesday after students being out of school ... Read More »

The Algood City Council spending time this month examining the changes to a new employee handbook. The council asked for the handbook to be revised last year. They wanted to change how sick time was paid as well as changing back to full at-will employment. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the old employee handbook was over ten years old. “It’s ... Read More »

Livingston Mayor Curtis Hayes satisfied with Monday’s bid for the paving of South Church Street. The city received bids from Rogers Group and Copeland DRP for the project, with Rogers Group turning in the lowest bid. Hayes said he will take the Rogers Group bid to the Board of Aldermen for a vote at its February meeting. Hayes said the ... Read More »

With a presidential election approaching, Upper Cumberland counties are looking for poll workers, with various levels of needs. Putnam County Election Commission Executive Assistant Sarah Shaw said they are prepared for the March Primary Elections. She said with the larger turnout for the Presidential Election in November they will have to recruit a few more poll workers. She said in ... Read More »

One year into taking over codes inspection from the state, White County Building Codes Inspector Brett Nash said there have been some challenges. Nash said he had to write the county’s building codes from scratch because no codes existed at either a city or county level. Nash said the other issue he faced was people trying to continue to go ... Read More »

Tech’s College of Agriculture and Human Ecology has entered the design phase for a new Agriculture Engineering and Innovation Center to be built at Shipley Farms. The structure will house state-of-the-art equipment used in agriculture to allow students to get hands on training. The building will also have classroom and lecture space. Dean Darron Smith said getting this structure built ... Read More »

State Representative Ryan Williams said he plans to revive a bill during this legislative session that would allow school personnel to carry concealed firearms on school grounds. Williams said he first started work on the bill several years ago. Williams said the bill has already passed three committees with a super majority. “Those places where there technically considered gun-free zones ... Read More »