Upper Cumberland Regional Airport fuel sales have been strong during the month of April. “We’ve been moving a lot of medical-type stuff and corporate traffic still has to be moving,” Airport Manager Dean Selby said. “I think a lot of them are coming here rather than going through BNA (Nashville International) cause they’re concerned about the bigger cities.” The Airport ... Read More »

If a group wants to move forward with a downtown Cookeville hotel, the process will essentially be starting over. “Everything is expired in terms of approval, so they basically have to start over,” City Manager James Mills said. “We consider it basically starting from scratch.” Incentives provided by the City of Cookeville for a downtown hotel project have expired. Construction ... Read More »

Governor Bill Lee’s plan to get money into the hands of county and city governments statewide will mean about $14 million for Upper Cumberland cities and counties. The Governor’s administration made applications available to local municipalities Tuesday. Each county will receiver at least $500,000 while each city will receive $30,000 or more. Funds will be available July 1 to be ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech President Dr. Phil Oldham said his leadership team will be looking to get the Tech campus reopened over the next several weeks. “We want to make sure we do that in a safe manner,” Oldham said. “So we’re taking our time to look at all those issues.” Governor Bill Lee has announced a gradual reopening of the economy ... Read More »

Monterey will reopen Meadow Creek Park, Bee Rock, and the City Walking Trail Thursday. Mayor Bill Wiggins said the moves follow Governor Lee’s decision to lift the statewide at-home order. Wiggins said the three facilities will be available for day use. City Hall, Whittaker Park, the Monterey Depot Museum and the tee-ball fields will remain closed because of difficulties with ... Read More »

Putnam County Commissioners approved the addition of a 1,000 square foot meeting room to the animal shelter. The room will be built adjacent to the current shelter, connected by a covered walkway. Shelter officials want to use the space for educational programs. It had been part of the shelter plans from the start, but got removed when the project costs ... Read More »

The Tennessee Tech Executive Committee voted Tuesday to approve Dr. Jennifer Taylor as the Vice President for Research and Economic Development. “There’s a tremendous foundation on which we can build for research and working with our faculty and students,” Taylor said. “That will be a wonderful opportunity.” Tech has recorded more than $18 million in research dollars for this fiscal ... Read More »

Jackson County wants to purchase a tractor to take care of bush-hogging at the County Airport. County Commissioners approved applying for a grant Monday night through USDA and T-DOT Aeronautics. “I’ve been trying to come up with a way to buy a tractor at the airport to get those ditches bush-hogged,” County Mayor Randy Heady said. “It’s the same grant ... Read More »

Putnam County Commissioners will move forward with plans to expand the current jail in the parking lot of the current Justice Center. When that expansion will happen and which properties the county will purchase for the expansion remain decisions for the future. The Fiscal Review Committee voted to hold off on any decisions about buying the property until the discussion ... Read More »

The Livingston City Council voted Monday night to move forward with the June city election as scheduled. Aldermen Kelly Coleman, Ken Dodson, and Chris Speck voted against a motion to move the election to August. Mayor Curtis Hayes broke the tie, voting against the motion. The 4-3 vote means the city wants to move forward with a June 3 election. ... Read More »