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This Week in the Upper Cumberland the Monterey Board of Aldermen will consider bids for HVAC work at city buildings. The town wants to install new units at City Hall and the Police Department. The meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. Monday. The Cookeville City Council will have a work session Monday at 4:30 p.m. The White County Planning Commission will ... Read More »

The Appalachian Center for Craft returns for its 24th Celebration of Craft this Saturday. Programs Manager Gail Gentry said that the event originally began as a celebration that the craft center had been saved from closing its doors. She said that since then, it has evolved into a celebration of everything the craft center has become especially after the pandemic. ... Read More »

A team of White County emergency personnel returned from Sevier County today after they joined 72 fire departments across the state in answering the call for mutual aid from Sevier County. EMA Director Matt McBride said that he and his team of four took a brush truck and fire tanker to help contain some 3700 acres of wildfire. He said ... Read More »

State Senator Paul Bailey pushing forward a bill that would allow retired EMS workers to return to work without impacting retirement benefits. The state’s retirement system currently does not allow these workers to return to work without suspending benefits. “This actually came from Tommy Copeland within the Putnam County EMS Department,” Bailey said. “He contacted me several months ago. Basically, ... Read More »

Power of Putnam Executive Director Bill Gibson said he is disappointed but not surprised that fentanyl numbers are drastically increasing. A National Institute on Drug Abuse study found pill seizures by law enforcement have increased nearly 50-fold over the past three years. Gibson said homemade pills are a reason why the Upper Cumberland has seen an increase. “People have found ... Read More »

Local tourism leaders want to bring soccer and lacrosse tournaments to Putnam County. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Amy New said several contracts are expiring. New said organizers want to move away from urban areas and come to more rural cities. “We’re seeing people want to move from those Urban areas like Nashville, Chattanooga, Knoxville because of the costs,” ... Read More »

City of Crossville has moved its Codes Department. City Manager Greg Wood said that the department will move from the basement up to the 4th floor of City Hall. “We have to cover so much area in the county and especially with the new racetrack going up in the east end of the county it’s going to take our folks ... Read More »

City of Algood wants residents to be aware of a system error on their paper water bills. City Administrator Keith Morrison said that residents who received their paper bill in the mail will see the wrong amount listed due to a system error. He said that an incorrect data file went to the billing company so a bill could be ... Read More »

Cookeville Fire Department responded to a two-hour call for a storage structure fire around midnight on Thursday on Stout Street. Battalion Chief Shawn Roberson said that Cookeville Police were the first on the scene. He said that once CFD members arrived, they were able to suppress the fire quickly with no injury and no spread. Roberson said that the fire ... Read More »

The Spencer Board of Aldermen approved exploring options with the Warren County Utility District on the city’s water system Thursday. The action was needed since the State Comptroller’s Office has mandated Spencer to consider alternatives on how it operates its water system. Engineer Nathaniel Green said with so many options to explore, the city needed to start conversations. “It can ... Read More »