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UCHRA’s Transportation Service Director Rebecca Harris is retiring after 35 years. Harris called the local system one of the best rural transit systems in the state. “We have gone from 70 employees in transit to over 200 transit employees,” Harris said. “Our funding levels when I first started in transit were around $800,000 a year, and we are around 10 ... Read More »

Algood is kicking off its “First Friday’s Algood” event this Friday with a craft show and live music on Main Street. City Administrator Keith Morrison said each month, the city and Red Oak Roasters will bring residents a new community event every first Friday. “Crafter and artists and just an opportunity to stroll the street and get some food,” Morrison ... Read More »

As holiday shopping begins, it is important to remember basic safety precautions when navigating parking lots. In Fairfield Glade Thursday, an 85-year-old resident was hit by a car that was backing up out of a parking stall. Police Chief Michael Williams said each November and December the department sees a slight increase in parking lot accidents. “We need to take ... Read More »

Tennessee Comptroller’s Office Director of Communications said Tuesday’s decision against the Van Buren Wheel tax will not immediately affect the county. Dunn said the county’s property tax will provide enough county revenue for the remainder of the year. “Van Buren County implemented a property tax increase at that time, and it is that revenue that the county is really counting ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech will open its basketball season at Indiana on November 25. The 27-game schedule released Thursday includes a November 30 home opener against Chattanooga. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said TTU plans to test its male and female basketball players on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, however that could change based on scheduled games. Wilson said when the school goes on ... Read More »

Four Upper Cumberland counties reported COVID positivity rates above 25 percent Thursday led by Overton and White County. Both communities report positivity rates of 35 percent according to data from the Tennessee Department of Health. That means one in three COVID tests conducted produced a positive result. Both counties reported eight additional cases Thursday. That brings White County’s total to ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council unanimously approved adjustments to the city’s pay range scale Thursday night, just the second changes since 2014. The plan includes a one-time adjustment of four percent to all pay ranges. Finance Director Brenda Imel said the potential to earn more will help Cookeville fill high demand jobs. “We are finding it now in the skill positions, engineers ... Read More »

Temporary road closures are coming to I-40 East in Cumberland County tonight while permanent overhead signs are installed. From 9:00 p.m. to midnight, T-DOT will be using rolling roadblocks between mile markers 329 and 340. Community Relations Officer Jennifer Flynn said the signs are for the truck climbing lane being built near mile marker 339. Motorists should use caution at ... Read More »

Jackson County Schools will be improving security at each of its schools by constructing new secure entrances. The project will be partially funded from a reoccurring state safety grant. Director of Schools Kristy Brown said the upgrades will come in phases due to limited funds. “We want to secure the front entrances of our schools,” Brown said. “We do a ... Read More »

The power of music for those suffering with Alzheimer’s and dementia will be on the big screen at the Sparta drive-in theater Saturday. November is National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and National Family Caregiver Month. The award-winning documentary is titled Alive Inside. It focuses on one social worker’s ability to improve a patients communication abilities through songs. Upper Cumberland Area Agency ... Read More »