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Monday marks the beginning of “Finish FAFSA Week,” a department of education campaign to encourage high school seniors to finish their application before the March 1st due date. Livingston Academy Gear Up Coordinator Vanessa Farris said that FAFSA applications open the door for grant and loan opportunities for higher education. She said that the deadline also affects Tennessee Promise, a ... Read More »

Cookeville Water Quality Control Department reminding customers that a new sewer tap fee will be implemented March 1st. Director Barry Turner said the last time the fees were updated was in 2005. He said with so much new development going on, it was important to update these fees to recoup the cost of creating sewer taps. According to Turner, the ... Read More »

City of Cookeville in good financial shape halfway into its fiscal year. Finance Director Brenda Imel recently gave the city council an update on its financial report. City Manager James Mills said that even with the recent moves by the Fed and dealing with inflation, the city has not seen a significant impact. “Since stuff costs a lot more, people ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Blue Star Mothers of America collecting donations to deliver 100 care packages to military servicemen. The chapter was created last March making it the seventh in the state. President Stefanie Young said the some 30-member organization is made of mothers and other family members that provide supplies to their related soldiers. “Sometimes these soldiers are in very ... Read More »

This week in the Upper Cumberland Putnam County takes the first step in creating a new budget for next fiscal year. Mayor Randy Porter will appoint the budget committee Tuesday. The commission will consider approval of the budget calendar in order to pass the spending plan by July. The road department will report a road inventory list for commissioners to ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Regional Airport Board members trying to decide if the airport should continue being managed by a board, or if it should transition to an authority. Airport Manager Dean Selby said an authority operates as a separate entity, typically like the railroad authority or water utility districts. He said while the airport essentially already operates as an authority with ... Read More »

The historic Uffington House in Rugby has received $168,000 in state funding for a rehabilitation project. Operations Manager Annie Patterson said the home was built in the 1880’s in the Rugby Village settled by Arthur Thomas Hughes. The English writer is most famous for his novel Tom Brown’s School Days. “This house was built for his mother who moved to rural ... Read More »

Flash flooding and strong winds across the Upper Cumberland has caused minor damage as emergency personnel evaluate Friday morning. Clay County EMA Director Kyle Haney said the main issue he saw was downed trees and a small field fire caused by damaged power lines. “Last night around 7:00 p.m., there was a tree that fell on the power line in ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland baseball hero Pat Swallows is one of nine set to join the TSSAA Hall of Fame this spring. Swallows is known for starting the baseball program at Livingston Academy in 1969 and coaching there for more than 30 years. Swallows also coached at Cookeville High School for two years. He said the Hall of Fame announcement came as ... Read More »

Annexed Cookeville residents voiced concern Thursday night about the city taking decades to provide sanitary sewer to their properties. Residents from the area around East Highway 70 N and I-40 area spoke during the city’s annual public hearing for a plans of services progress report. Resident Martina Gabriel owns a restaurant and a hotel in the area and has attended ... Read More »