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Cookeville has been approved for funding to install free public WiFi in the downtown area. Economic Development Coordinator Melinda Keifer said the city was awarded the Appalachian Regional Commission Grant to cover some of the project costs. “We’ve put together a plan to put about 25 wired and wireless access points in the downtown area and we were successful in ... Read More »

Monterey is a step closer to installing a new eight inch water line from South Holly Street to Interstate 40. Monterey Grant Writer Dawn Kupferer said Monday night that Governor Bill Lee has approved a pre-application for an Appalachian Regional Commission grant. “We originally put in an application for $825,000. It was a 50-50 grant to take the water out ... Read More »

The City of Livingston expects to know whether they will receive flood relief funds within the next couple weeks. Mayor Curtis Hayes addressed the flooding during Monday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. “TEMA is evaluating and forming an analysis… on exactly what it cost Livingston,” Hayes said, “also homes that were destroyed on the count of so much rainfall ... Read More »

Portions of two Upper Cumberland roadways remain closed after sustaining damage during last month’s heavy rain. Impacted roadways include Gladdice Highway (State Route 262) in Jackson County and Wilder Highway (State Route 85) in Overton County. Tennessee Department of Transportation Spokeswoman Jennifer Flynn said those roads will be closed until repairs can be made. “We don’t have any specific dates. ... Read More »

Cumberland County Schools will begin to utilize specialized drug dogs within the middle and high schools. Owner of the Tennessee and Alabama offices of Interquest Canine Rocky Montgomery presented a handler and canine named Loretta during the last school board meeting. Montgomery said the dogs sniff out more than just illegal drugs. “They are also certified to find guns, alcohol, ... Read More »

The upcoming budget for the Putnam County Election Commission will be $17,000 less than the current fiscal year. Election Commission Chairman Phil Adams said that’s because only one election will occur in 2020. “That’s why our election worker cost has gone way down and our budget has gone back down,” Adams said. “We’ve gone up a little bit on some ... Read More »

IMPACT Cookeville will partner with Tennessee Tech Archives to help preserve multicultural history in the community. IMPACT member Jasen Knight said the process will begin with archiving items relating to the former Darwin High School. “I went to the library and found three yearbooks and two pamphlets about the colored fair, and that’s all they had on file,” Knight said. ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech will soon begin searching for the school’s next head men’s basketball coach following the resignation of Steve Payne. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said Payne’s positive impact on students will be missed. “Coach Payne has been a big part of the Tennessee Tech family for a long period of time, and has done a great job as an assistant ... Read More »

The Cumberland County School Board may revisit board policy after allowing a private school student play middle school baseball this year. Parent Pete Bisbee brought the issue before the board after his son was originally barred from the season. “We were informed by Mr. Patton on February 22nd that there was no resolution to the matter,” Bisbee said. “And the ... Read More »