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The Cumberland County School Board approved a Consulting Physicians Agreement Thursday. Director of Schools Janet Graham said the agreement will guarantee that the schools can communicate with a physician. “These are consulting type things when there is something outside the norm,” Graham said. “And I don’t particularly know what that would be because I am certainly not a nurse. Plateau ... Read More »
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Multiple Traumas Create Critical Need of Blood
Multiple traumas Thursday have created a critical need for blood donations. A press release states that Blood Assurance needs O-positive and A-negative donors. Each donation of blood can save up to three lives. Patients undergoing surgery rely on the donated blood, in addition to the unexpected traumas on a daily basis. Those wishing to donate to the Cookeville location must ... Read More »
Tennessee to Offer Tax-Free Shopping Weekend
Citizens may purchase clothing, school supplies, and computers tax-free this weekend. Tennessee tax-free weekend begins every year on the last Friday of July and ends on the following Sunday. Most general apparel items and school supplies under $100 will be tax-exempt. Clothing and school supplies valued over $100 dollars are still taxable. For a list of exempt items, see the ... Read More »
Cookeville Hosts American Motorcyclist Nationals
Cookeville will host the American Motorcyclist Association Nationals this weekend. A press release states the Association will bring nearly 200 hillclimb riders to Buffalo Valley at the Middle Tennessee Dragway. Motorcyclists will race a 500-foot ascent during the two-day competition. The competition is a first for Cookeville and for Tennessee. The American Motorcyclist Association announced the relocation last fall. Read More »
Livingston Property Board Failed To Meet Quorum
A lack of a quorum kept the Livingston Property Maintenance Advisory Committee from having it’s monthly meeting Monday. Chairwoman Barbara Roberts said she’s hoping to get the meeting rescheduled so complaints don’t pile up. “We have nine properties that we consider old business that we are going to get an update on whether they are in compliance or not,” Roberts ... Read More »
Sparta Rotary Club Begins Calfkiller River Project
The Sparta Rotary Club has begun a two-phase safety project on Calfkiller River. Former Rotary President John Downs said the project aims at placing warning signs and mile markers along the full 38-miles. “First off, in the last ten years or so there have been four drowning deaths, mostly kayakers that get out,” Downs said, “and we have several low ... Read More »
Sparta Sets Sales Tax Referendum Election Dates
The City of Sparta will begin getting the word out about the sales tax referendum dates. Sparta Mayor Jeff Young said it is the board’s task to tell citizens about their right to vote on the 25-cent sales tax increase. “We are going to have probably at least a couple of town hall meetings. Of course, you never know how ... Read More »
Sparta Receives Rotary Grant for Entrance Signs
The City of Sparta has received a $14,000 National Rotary Greenways Grant. Sparta Mayor Jeff Young said the grant will pay for the construction of two entrance signs. “We are looking at several different types of layouts, whether its brick or stone or fieldstone, whatever it might be,” Young said. “But the goal is to have some kind of big ... Read More »
Alley Naming Honors Sparta-Local Aaron Shafer
The Sparta Board of Aldermen and Mayor approved naming an alleyway near Rhea Street after Aaron Shafer Thursday. Mayor Jeff Young said the late Shafer brought a bright light into the town. “Aaron Shafer was a good man, thought a lot about our community. Young guy, but wise above his years,” Young said. “He cared about his community and did ... Read More »
Overton Friends Organize Back-To-School Shop Event
A group of Overton County friends is seeking clothing donations for a Back-to-School Shopping event. Organizer Anita Ledbetter said the group plans to host a free shopping weekend for students in need. “It actually just came from talking to a group of friends about how many clothes our kids outgrow really fast and that we have leftover,” Ledbetter said. “And ... Read More »
