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Cookeville slated to get a new VA Medical Facility to facilitate growth and provide more access to veterans in the Upper Cumberland. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said the federal Veterans Administration has been looking at this prospect for some time. He said they have been looking at six or seven locations for the 55,000-square-foot facility. “They look at leasing ... Read More »

Overton County has found a new Veterans Resource Officer in Roxanne Sidwell. Veterans Committee Chair Donna Savage said Sidwell is set to replace Chris Barlow who decided to step away from the job. Savage said Sidwell was selected out of four applicants. “We want the best for Verton County and she seems the best-qualified applicant for that job,” Savage said. ... Read More »

Clay County Sheriff’s Department asking for your help in finding a missing 24-year-old woman. Sheriff Brandon Boone said 24-year-old Tikela Nicole Pickerel is a 5’4″ white female with blonde hair and blue eyes. She was last seen Sunday evening in a leopard print shirt. “We feel like at this point she has left with someone, she met someone online,” Boone ... Read More »

White County Planning has added a new requirement for subdivisions planned to be off of state routes. UCDD Planner Tommy Lee said any time you build a house that has a driveway coming from state route it requires T-DOT approval. He said because it is already required by the state, this is something the county wanted to include in its ... Read More »

Putnam County Commission approved the purchase of additional land next to the Health Department for future expansion. Mayor Randy Porter said this comes as a separate need to the recent addition at the facility. He said the county has to plan for issues with future growth and the need for additional parking. “At some point the next part that will ... Read More »

Bids for new scoreboards at Livingston’s ballpark have come back significantly under budget. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the city had originally budgeted some $12,000 to replace the current scoreboards. He said the low bid opened on Monday was for just over $7,000. “Our scoreboards, we have not had a new scoreboard in about 15 years,” Hayes said. “So ours was ... Read More »

Cookeville’s Public Works Department experiencing difficulty with the city’s mulch pile near Cane Creek Park spontaneously combusting. Director Blake Mayo said the issues started when the state informed the city it had stockpiled more mulch than was allowable. He said they currently have an estimated 20,000 yards of mulch at its facility. “Hopefully the rains this weekend will extinguish the ... Read More »

Upperman High School’s Audio and Video Production class named one of the top 10 Best School-Run Broadcast Teams in the nation. Instructor Susie Dobbs said she decided to enter the Mascot Media competition even though the class is only in its second year. She said Upperman is the only school from Tennessee among the finalists. “Literally we’re up against high ... Read More »

Algood City Administrator Keith Morrison will move forward with the hiring of Walt Bradshaw as Public Works Director. That after Mayor Lisa Chapman-Fowler said during a special called meeting Monday night, council members should not have voted on his appointment last week. “Those things are within our city administrator’s purview and not the council, Chapman-Fowler said. “And so that item ... Read More »

A team of engineers at Tennessee Tech has created a low-cost flood sensor to help communities monitor flood activity. Professor Alfred Kalyanapu began working on the project in 2017 when he was first introduced to the concept at a technology workshop. He said he realized technology being applied to modern smart devices could also be applied to detecting floods. “So ... Read More »