Latest News

Sparta plans to build a new pavilion at North Carter Street Park by this summer. The Board of Aldermen recently approved soliciting bids for materials. Public Works Director Dillard Quick said city employees will then construct the facility in-house. “The city is just trying to make the parks as nice as what we can,” Quick said. “South Carter has a ... Read More »

Forecasted winter weather on Wednesday brings reminders of alternative heating source safety. Livingston Fire Chief Rocky Dial said a key factor to using things like space heaters, is to make sure they plug directly into a wall and not an extension cord or power cord. “The danger there is some of the cords are not big enough to handle the ... Read More »

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office investigating a Friday shooting that caused a Putnam man to be in critical condition. Derrick Borchardt entered a verbal altercation with his friend Cody Spear. The incident became physical and led to Borchardt suffering a single gunshot wound to the face. He was life flighted that night to Vanderbilt Hospital but is now in stable ... Read More »

Sparta more than doubling its water and sewer tap fees in March due to rising installation costs. Mayor Jerry Lowery said the city was losing too much money at the current rates. “The reason we did that is, because the materials were going up,” Lowery said. “We were charging x number of dollars, and it was costing us more. We ... Read More »

Pickett County applying for $500,000 in grant funding to help residents in need of home repairs. County Executive Stephen Bilbrey said the state shares the funds to help with housing needs for low-income families. “They may have a house that is beyond repair, and they may be eligible for that house to be torn down and a new house built,” ... Read More »

Jackson County Schools putting out for bid for two items to improve the school system. Director of Schools Kristy Brown said the first is for intercom upgrades at each of the schools. She said in discussions about school safety, one component that came up was a need for better communication tools in the schools. “Particularly at one entire school at ... Read More »

Clay County Sheriff Brandon Boone said state law makers pushing for regulations over cannabinoid products will help with a growing problem in the county. Legislators have introduced a bill to create stricter guidelines over delta-8 and delta-10 products. Boone said the youth of the community regularly use the product. “We’ve had a problem for some time now with our local ... Read More »

Fentress County Industrial Board says it is in conversation with a prospective occupant for the old Fitzgerald building on Commerce Drive in Jamestown. The building was previously occupied by Fitzgerald Glider Kits, who were forced to stop manufacturing after a ruling deemed the practice to have a negative environmental impact. Chamber of Commerce Director Jacob Rosenbaum said while he cannot ... Read More »

White County Schools partnering up with the local public library to implement a library book bus. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the system has purchased a used bookmobile already fitted with the necessary equipment for use. He said the bus will be used schools and other community locations. “Certainly in the summer time as well when we don’t have ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech faculty and students are working on running models on flood simulators in a fraction of the time it used to. Civil and Environmental Engineering Associate Professor Dr. Alfred Kalyanapu said that is made possible through the TRITON program, which is an advanced model from the one he created while working on his Ph.D. He said he realized that ... Read More »