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Warren County Schools will start an analysis to determine the need for new school zones. Director Grant Swallows said that he believes its been at least ten years since the last time the zones were updated. He said that a new law requires an open enrollment period for all schools in all zones across the state. “Once we’ve gotten that ... Read More »

Livingston is one step closer to a $500,000 grant to continue work on the downtown area. UCDD applied for an Appalachian Regional Commission Grant on behalf of the city in December. Deputy Director Tommy Lee said the commission has now asked for a full application. “Don’t want to celebrate just yet, because it has not been awarded,” Lee said. “Typically ... Read More »

A Comcast outage in Carthage has caused Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation’s card system to go offline. IT Manager Wade Givens said members will not be able to make credit card payments until services are restored. Bills can be paid however by cash or check in office. Givens said Comcast has indicated that the outage should be restored by the ... Read More »

An East Lake Subdivision family lost their home Tuesday morning in a residential fire. Putnam County Fire Chief Tom Brown said crews responded around 7:25 a.m. Two adults at the home were alerted by smoke detectors and escaped without injuries. “Fire through the roof on the second floor when we arrived on the scene,” Brown said. “Ultimately, the house is ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council set to reject the bid for the Leslie Town Center roof repair Thursday night. At a Monday Council work session, City Manager James Mills said that the lone bid at $120,500 did not meet the required specs. “The primary area of concern was the material specified for the flat portion of the roof, we couldn’t get anybody ... Read More »

Clay County and Celina took the first step Monday night toward a new contract for the city to continue operating the ambulance service. The county’s ambulance committee reviewed three proposals Monday night. Committee Chair Bryan Coons said the committee meeting was first of many to find common ground before the current contract expires at the fiscal year-end. “The main thing ... Read More »

The town of Livingston set to begin process of identifying any lead water lines within the city. Tennessee Association of Utility Districts Representative J.W. Griffin said that this is a result of the Lead and Copper Pipe rule passed in December, 2021. He said that the goal is to hopefully get rid of lead that could affect the system. “We ... Read More »

Looking for locally grown native plants for the spring season? The Cumberland County Soil Conservation District’s hosting its annual tree and plant sale from April 7th-9th. District Worker Janet Dowlen said there is a little bit of everything for everybody. “We’ll have a lot of different sizes, a lot of things that are very small,” Dowlen said. “Perennials, things that ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech has saved some 900 students a total of $150,000 in textbook costs in the first semester of its Open Educational Resource (OER) program. Public Service Coordinator Sharon Holderman said that some professors were able to transition from paying for textbooks to using free online resources in their courses. “$150,000 in savings for only eight courses, and we teach ... Read More »

The Palace Theatre reopened Monday after the historic building was deemed safe by structural engineers. The venue was closed over a week after a portion of wall collapsed onto the roof. City Manager Greg Wood said scheduled shows and programming will resume immediately. “We had two structural engineers evaluate it,” Wood said. “They said once the debris was cleared off ... Read More »