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Employees of the Putnam County Clerk’s Office have all tested negative for COVID-19 Friday, according to County Clerk Wayne Nabors. That after an employee received a positive COVID test Thursday. The Putnam County Maintenance Department Friday sanitized the building. Nabors said with the Friday results, the offices will open for regular hours starting Monday. Read More »

Monterey’s Standing Stone Day has been postponed to October 24 because of rain Saturday. Standing Stone Historical Society President Rebekah Beeler said she has been watching the weather all week and wanted to avoid calling it off too early. However, Beeler said vendor concerns about crafts and food forced the decision. “We’ve literally never in 41 years, we have never ... Read More »

T-DOT contractors have begun the resurfacing of state route 151 through Clay and Jackson County as well as state route 135 in Clay County. Contractors are using lane closures and flaggers to assist with traffic flow. Wide loads should use an alternate route over the course of the construction. T-DOT officials encourage residents to use extreme caution through the area. ... Read More »

About 30 acres north of Neal Street’s Honda Dealership could be used for residential development. Planning Director Jon Ward said the owners submitted a rezoning request because the topography of the land made commercial development a challenge. “Regional commercial zoning district does not allow for any type of residential development,” Ward said. “The developers have submitted a request to rezone ... Read More »

More high speed internet access on the way to Cumberland County. A new $1.9 million grant announced Thursday will provide fiber access to 152 people, 33 farms and one business in Cumberland County. Ben Lomand will help connect improved access in the southern part of the county. It is the third broadband grant for Cumberland County since COVID-19 began. The ... Read More »

The White County School System is one step closer to having a one-to-one student to laptop ratio. That after the White County Board Of Education approved a $120,000 dollar state grant for laptops. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said every school is now capable of allowing a student to bring home a laptop. “This money is really huge at this ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Development District and Area Agency on Aging and Disability are creating a series of videos to help people caring for their loved ones. Family Caregiver Coordinator Clare Farless said the Caring Corner videos stem from the challenges of getting caregivers together for support groups during the pandemic. Farless said she hopes the videos will be the extra ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech’s graduate program applications increase by 61 percent since 2019. College of Graduate Studies Dean Mark Stephens said the biggest increase has been in the Colleges of Education and Business. Stephens said the increase in the last year has been fueled by pandemic and its economic effects. “When the economy turns down and unemployment starts to rise,” Stephens said. ... Read More »

White County is expecting to receive a new ambulance, automated CPR devices, a portable ventilator and power cots to boost emergency services. These pieces of equipment were ordered before the pandemic and White County Mayor Denny Wayne Robinson said he’s expecting them anytime now. Robinson said the CPR devices allow ambulance workers to get more work done during an emergency. ... Read More »

The city of Livingston is seeking volunteers for a Saturday cleanup event at Livingston’s historic Cash Cemetery across from the Clark House. Downtown Revitalization Chairman Ray Evans said this is a preliminary stage with the end goal of restoring the the almost 200-year-old burial ground. “The fence rows are all grown up. We think that there are some tombstones within ... Read More »