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City Of Livingston implementing stricter rules to deal with the disposal of brush. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the city will no longer take any brush that is bigger than nine inches in diameter. “The reason being our chipper, that’s the size that it will take to be able to dispose of this brush and other items,” Hayes said. “And we ... Read More »

Cumberland Water Authority has set August 7th as the date for its summit, where it will create an action plan to merge five districts into one. Board Chair Greg Hanson said the authority completed administrative setup and organizational procedures in previous meetings. He said the summit brings together all four utility districts plus the city utility for strategic planning and ... Read More »

Eight local educators will get to show off their works this week as part of a Tennessee Tech Research Experience for Teachers. National Science Foundation funded the project. Chemical Engineering Professor Joseph Biernecki said the teachers worked in Tech Engineering Labs and created teaching modules to use in their classrooms. He said the the results will be presented at Tech ... Read More »

Crossville set to begin work on a study seeking divert downtown commercial truck traffic. Crossville City Manager Greg Wood said the narrow two-lane road, and a pedestrian fatality both play into the decision. So does vibrations from the trucks causing issues with brick and mortar businesses. Wood said the city had been discussing the truck issue for more than six ... Read More »

If you got married at the historic Clay County Courthouse, your story is needed. The Clay County Heritage Days festival next month will feature a sharing of courthouse weddings stories during a “marriage homecoming.” Courthouse Administrator Doug Young said the courthouse has long been a popular spot for people in and out of state. “So people came down across the ... Read More »

Fentress County’s Glenobey Road will soon be closed to begin construction work from the top of the mountain to the Old County Quarry. County Road Superintendent Ryan Reed will oversee the construction project costing around $4 million. Reed said the road is in need of serious repair, with entire sections of it sliding into a dry creek bed below it. ... Read More »

Cookeville continues to market the Lemon Farris site off Highway 111 to prospective industries, but Community Development Director Jon Ward said more work will be done in the months to come. “The grant is still open,” Ward said. “We have not completed the work yet, the due diligence work on the site, but we hope to have that completed very ... Read More »

Van Buren County Commission passed the county’s new budget in a special called meeting Friday night. School Director Cheryl Cope provided handouts to the commissioners showing proof that maintenance of effort and local match tests were met. Cope said the comptroller had informed her that the information was required to be presented prior to passing the budget. Read More »

Upper Cumberland Blood Assurance issued a critical plea for platelet donors Friday. As of Friday morning, the organization said they only had 15 platelet units to be distributed to over 70 different medical facilities in the region. Blood Assurance Chief Medical Officer Liz Culler said shortages are common during holiday periods. “A lot of times people just aren’t in town ... Read More »

Putnam County students get a two week head start on applications at Tennessee Tech starting Thursday. Director of Admissions Frank Tittle said Putnam First offers local students a two-week buffer to ask questions to admissions, their advisor, or the college they are applying to.  Tittle said this gives Putnam students a period of undivided attention and access to resources. “Our ... Read More »