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Algood’s annual budget of $3.344 million received approval from City Council Tuesday night. The council unanimously approved the budget on first reading. Citizens will have a chance to comment on the budget at a May meeting before it receives a second reading. The property rate remains at .4407 per $100. A total of $100,000 will go toward city paving projects ... Read More »

Spring produces a flood of high school students heading to college campuses, like Tennessee Tech, searching for a new home. COVID-19 has changed that this year. Tennessee Tech has turned to virtual tours for recruiting future students. Vice President for Enrollment Management and Career Development Dr. Brandon Johnson said they are trying new strategies to tell Tech’s story and share ... Read More »

The statewide COVID-19 case total increased Tuesday to 5,823 with 225 cases across the Upper Cumberland. Putnam County reported 92 cases via the Tennessee Department of Health Tuesday while Cumberland County’s total increased to 51. Macon County reports 27 positive tests and two deaths. 124 people have died statewide. Read More »

Dekalb County Middle School will soon make improvements to its security protocols. Director of Schools Patrick Cripps said the improvements are needed because of the school’s design. “When you first walk into it, it’s kind of an open concept,” Cripps said. “What we are wanting to put in is a vestibule so that there will be a check-in point when ... Read More »

As many as 85 seniors a day across the Upper Cumberland are receiving groceries and food for free through Life Church. Senior Pastor Bobby Davis said that the service began as a way to protect those most vulnerable. The most difficult part of this service, Davis said, has been finding the groceries to distribute, even traveling out-of-town to purchase goods ... Read More »

Suzi Cash Haston has been named the Interim Director of White County’s Emergency Management Agency. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said Haston’s experience made her the obvious choice to fill the void in the agency. “She serves currently as our director of 911,” Robinson said. “She was kind of naturally the person to put in as our interim. She’s already ... Read More »

Putnam County has fewer people filling out the census than the national and state average. Mayor Randy Porter said both the tornado and Covid -19 have played a part in that, but that it is important for citizens take five minutes to fill out the form. All federal funding to the county is based on census count. What loses funding? ... Read More »

The Putnam County Schools will finish the month with a Monday-Wednesday-Friday feeding plan beginning Wednesday. Schools will provide two days worth of meals on both Monday and Wednesday through the Grab-And-Go program at 12 county schools. One breakfast and lunch will be provided each Friday. Bus route deliveries will also be used. The State Department Of Education has been working ... Read More »

The building committee of the Overton County School Board awaits price estimates for the new Livingston Academy football stadium. Chairman Mike Hayes said the committee has five different plans for the stadium and will vote for one after costs are known. “The architect was supposed to come back and explore the different options and cost of redoing the current field, ... Read More »

Construction for Baxter’s amphitheater at Seminary Park is on schedule. Mayor John Martin said the $82,000 project should finish by this June. “The county workers Parks and Recreation John Ross and his crew has done a tremendous job as far at their amphitheater,” Martin said. “Of course everything shut down with the virus. We’re building a new street building, we’re ... Read More »