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Seven employers will participate in a job fair Tuesday. The event hosted by Goodwill Career Solutions Center in Cookeville can connect job-seekers with over 100 available positions. Employers include Perdue Farms, ABM, Bledsoe County Correctional Complex, WISE Staffing, Senior Solutions Home Care, UCHRA STAR program, and Goodwill. The companies will look to fill positions for a cashier, processor, production worker, ... Read More »
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Baxter Approves New Budget On Final Reading
Baxter employees will be getting across-the-board raises next fiscal year. The pay increases part of a new spending plan approved by aldermen on Thursday. It’s the third across-the-board salary increase in as many years. Mayor John Martin said the 2019-2020 budget will set aside funding for a new side-arm garbage truck. The city will also purchase garbage cans for each ... Read More »
Two Arrested After Meth Bust In Algood
Algood Police arrested two Alabama residents after locating a felony amount of methamphetamine during a traffic stop Friday. Police issued promotion of methamphetamine charges to Jessica Juarez and Nicholas Johnson. Officers conducted the traffic stop in the Speedway parking lot after receiving reports about a shoplifting incident at Walmart. A press release said officers searched a 2018 Dodge Challenger and ... Read More »
Two Killed In Warren County Crash
A crash killed two people on Highway 8 in McMinnville Friday. The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased as 45-year-old William H. McConnaughey of Pikeville and 45-year-old Michael Kelly Ruth of Texas. A crash report listed McConnaughey as as the driver of a tractor trailer that rear-ended another semi, driven by 64-year-old Michael R. Wilheim of Murfreesboro. Ruth was listed ... Read More »
Monterey Awarded Tourism Grant For Bee Rock
The State of Tennessee has awarded Monterey a $67,500 Tourism Enhancement Grant. Mayor Bill Wiggins said the funding will be used to install a restroom facility on the Bee Rock property. “We feel very good about this because we just acquired Bee Rock,” Wiggins said. “It’s really exciting and we think this will add to the lure of Bee Rock ... Read More »
Clay County Awarded Industrial Site Development Grant
Clay County has received a Site Development Grant for the Mitchell Street Industrial Property. Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kevin Donaldson said the grant will pay for due diligence studies and a grading plan. “What that will include for us is a variety of things there,” Donaldson said. “Additional shovel testing on the site, additional soil borings on the site, ... Read More »
Contract Approved For New Manager Mills
The Cookeville City Council approved a contract for new city manager James Mills Thursday night. Mills’ contract includes a $140,000 annual salary. He will be subject to an annual performance review conducted by the city attorney. The city council will be involved in the review. Mills will take office July 1, taking over for departing city manager Mike Davidson. Mills ... Read More »
Putnam Schools See Slight Decrease To Budget Gap
The Putnam County School System’s $8.838 million budget gap has decreased by $9,000. The additional revenue comes from the latest funding estimate for the Basic Education Program (BEP). The program is a funding formula through which state education dollars are generated and distributed to Tennessee schools. Superintendent Jerry Boyd said the school system will receive another estimate next month. “We ... Read More »
Baxter Water Tank Repairs To Cost $234K
Baxter will spend more than $230,000 to repair two water tanks. Mayor John Martin said the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) has ordered Baxter to complete the work. “Of course, the tank needs to be painted. What they will do…is take it offline and redo the inside and outside,” Martin said. “That will cost us somewhere around $234,000 ... Read More »
Cookeville Sales Tax Revenue Surpass $14 Million
Cookeville City Council approved a first reading of its proposed budget Thursday that includes sales tax revenues over $14 million. That’s the first time that has ever happened, according to Cookeville Finance Director Brenda Imel. Sales tax revenue makes up about 50 percent of the city’s projected $28.5 million revenue. “That’s why our new shopping options were so important,” Mayor ... Read More »
