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The Dekalb County Planning Commission is looking for public comment on its updated subdivision regulations. The updates include a set minimum of residential lots requiring a fire hydrant and increasing the distances between them. Dekalb County Community Planner Tommy Lee said the updates will make developing properties easier. “We found we needed to update to align with the current development ... Read More »

Cumberland County Playhouse has suspended all performances after an employee became ill. CEO Bryce McDonald said the suspension was mainly due to an abundance of caution for staff and patrons. “It is just in this day and age, it is too scary to take any sort of risk,” McDonald said. “The minute we thought someone was not feeling well, it ... Read More »

The first harvest of Pickett County High School’s student garden is now ready. Pickett County High School Teacher Tracy Smith said her students have worked hard to create a successful garden with a self watering system. “Student worked on the design of the raised bed gardens,” Smith said. “They looked at the designs and differently things they wanted to grow. ... Read More »

Putnam County School officials will be contacting parents next week who did not respond to the system about in-classroom or online learning. Director of Schools Corby King said Friday’s count showed about 80 percent of the system’s families had responded by Thursday’s 5pm deadline. Of those, roughly 80 percent had responded they wanted their children in school. King said the ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools putting another tool in place to protect children and staff this fall with the purchase of some $110,000 in electrostatic misters. “The mister’s supposedly kill 98, 99 percent of all germs that are there, including COVID,” Director Of Schools Corby King said. “But when we get into flu season, that will be beneficial for us with just ... Read More »

Three Cookeville men were rescued west of Bayport, Florida Thursday after their boat capsized in the Gulf. Mark LaRoche, Kevin LaRoche and Karim Odeh radioed the Coast Guard Thursday afternoon their boat had begun taking on water north of St Petersburg. According to the Coast Guard, the men’s 15-foot flat bottom fishing boat had capsized when they arrived. The three ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech graduate Dodd Galbreath has been honored for his lifetime of work in conservation. Galbreath received the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. He founded Lipscomb University’s Institute for Sustainable Practice in 2007. Galbreath currently serves as associate professor of sustainability at Lipscomb. The Tennessee Tech grad studied agriculture. He received his masters ... Read More »

Jackson County Schools will return to class with a phased-in approach for the first week. Students with the last names A-L will report August 5. Students with the last names M-Z will report August 7. All in-person student will report to class on August 10th. Director of Schools Kristy Brown said on return, teachers will be required to wear face ... Read More »

Despite a pandemic and a hot summer, the agriculture business has remained steady. Warren County Ag Extention Agent Heath Nokes said agriculture in the Upper Cumberland hasn’t changed much. “We got what turns out to be a good crop of corn and beans,” Nokes said. “There has been some market fluctuation and some anxiety there with the prices due to ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland residents purchased more than 1,000 weather radios over the course of some 15 hours of live appearances since June 26. Wilson Bank and the stations of Stonecom Radio joined together on The Bank On Warnings Program to promote storm awareness in the region. The need for a second alert system in your home remains critical during severe weather. ... Read More »