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White County YMCA Moving Essential Worker Child Care

The Sparta White County YMCA will move its free essential child care to the Old Findlay Elementary School starting Monday. CEO Kyle Goff said the move comes as the YMCA reopens Monday to members. The state instituted the free child care two weeks ago for all essential workers. While the child care is not specific to healthcare workers, Goff said ... Read More »

Man Ejected From Motorcycle In I-40 Crash

A tractor trailer and a motorcycle collided Saturday afternoon on Interstate 40 blocking traffic for several Hours. 47-year-old Jason Barley of Springfield merged onto I-40 westbound from exit 268 just after Noon. Barley, driving a motorcycle, failed to yield according to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report, colliding with a truck driven by 56-year old James Franklin of Granite Falls, NC. ... Read More »

Dogapalooza Moves To Virtual Format

Cookeville’s Dogapalooza will take place this year, just a little differently. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the 10th annual event will move to social media. “We tried to do something a little bit differently we didn’t just want to cancel everything and forget about it. We wanted to be able to give pet lovers and owners an opportunity to ... Read More »

UCHRA Fund Applications For Tornado Survivors Begin Monday

The UCHRA has $15,000 in Walmart gift cards available for Cookeville tornado survivors. Community Services Director Lanelle Godsey said online applications will be available Monday. “We are hoping to get that out as quick as possible,” Godsey said. “It will be first come first served, and so want to get this money into the hands of folks as quickly as ... Read More »

Cookeville Woman Dies In Head-On Collision

A Cookeville woman died Friday afternoon when the vehicle she was driving collided head-on with a dump truck. 36-year-old Casey Douglas died on the scene. A male passenger, Johnathan Douglas of Baxter, was life-flighted to Vanderbilt Medical Center. The accident happened around 2:00pm Friday afternoon. According to Cookeville Police, Douglas was traveling southbound on Willow Avenue near Gould Drive. A ... Read More »

Higgenbotham Turnpike Nominated For National Register

Warren and White Counties’ Higginbotham Turnpike has been nominated for the National Register of Historic Places. Tennessee Tech History Professor Mike Birdwell said the turnpike was used during the War of 1812, the Mexican War, and the Civil War. “It was actually a series of roads that William Eric Higginbotham connected,” Birdwell said. “These roads go back centuries. They were ... Read More »

Tech Planning For Fall Reopen

Tennessee Tech will attempt to reopen the campus to students this fall. “As a university built on practicality and problem solving, we are exploring ways we can safety bring students back to campus and still give them a complete college experience, even if it looks somewhat different than before the pandemic,” President Phil Oldham said. Oldham announced four action groups ... Read More »

Ten Years Later: Understanding Flood

More than 13.5 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. Torrential rains that turned a spring weekend into a deadly natural disaster. This weekend marks the tenth anniversary of the Nashville floods that killed 26 people and caused more than $2 billion in damage to personal property. The Upper Cumberland got about half the amount of rain Nashville did during ... Read More »

Vaping Dangers For Young Smokers

Vaping may cause as much damage to your cardiovascular system as cigarette smoking. That according to a study this week from the American Heart Association. Smith County Drug Prevention Coalition Prevention Coordinator Mary Leslie Wakefield said that makes getting young people to stop vaping a priority. “The nicotine content in those little pods, like juul pods, one pod is equal ... Read More »

Jackson County High School Will Have Physical Graduation

Jackson County High School will have a physical graduation for 2020 seniors. Director Kristy Brown said school officials are working with the health department to ensure participant safety. “We have listened to our community and got input from our senior class,” Brown said. “The plan right now is to do something as traditional as possible and still adhere to the ... Read More »