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The White County Humane Society and FRIENDS of White County hosting a chili supper Saturday. All proceeds go towards the organizations’ spay and neutered program. Humane Society Treasurer Monica Jicha said participants can enjoy all you can eat chili with corn muffins, desserts and drinks. Jicha said some 25 different chilies will be available suiting many different dietary restrictions. Jicha ... Read More »

The Art Circle Public Library patrons are some of the biggest users of the state’s library downloading system. The Regional eBook and Audiobook Download System, or R.E.A.D.S., is a way for users to electronically check out digital copies of library inventory. Library Deputy Director Kristen Tabor said that the library saw some 116,587 downloads last year. “We do have a ... Read More »

An increase in coyote sightings has been reported around Algood. TWRA Outreach and Communications Coordinator Mime Barnes said that the sightings are not unusual for this time of year. She said that this is the time of year when coyotes tend to be more active. “Not only is it mating season for coyotes, but this is also a time of ... Read More »

Cookeville saw revenues of about $632,000 for its first full year of hotel-motel tax. City Manager James Mills said that the number is solid for a year in the pandemic. He said that the hotel-motel tax serves as a good revenue generator for both the city and county. “Here, we pushed the revenue in the Quality of Life fund with ... Read More »

The Livingston Overton Chamber of Commerce expects Pioneer Days to happen this year. The event highlighting the past times of Overton County has been cancelled two years in a row due to COVID. Executive Director Shannon Cantrell said the plan is to return the third weekend of June. “We had a good six months of planning behind us when we ... Read More »

Jamestown will continue improvements to its sewer system with this week’s state grant awarded to the city. Chief Financial Officer Gail Dishmon said the some $630,000 will be used for line replacements downtown at North Main Street. “It’s very very helpful,” Dishmon said. “I know that in the last two years we had to do an rate increase to go ... Read More »

The canopy project at Cookeville High School has been completed. Deputy Director of Schools Tim Martin said the new awnings cover the parent drop-off and the bus loading areas. “That school was originally designed to have those canopies there,” Martin said. “Back 20 years or so ago when that building was built, that was one of the things cut out ... Read More »

The Clay County Mayor’s office accepting letters of intent from candidates interested in filling the vacant property assessor position. Mayor Dale Reagan said the county commission will hold a special-called meeting Monday to appoint a new assessor. “They play a very important role in county government especially when it comes to your property,” Reagan said. “If you build a new ... Read More »

Pickett K-8’s computer lab is continuing its printer ink and toner recycling program. Computer Lab Teacher Nikki Cooksey said that the program also serves as a fundraiser for her students. “A mixture of programs, things that we might want to subscribe to that would benefit the students that they can use,” Cooksey said. “Even materials and equipment within the classroom. ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center has seen COVID numbers level out over the last several days. CEO Paul Korth said that numbers of COVID patients have sat at 54-55 cases over the last 10 days. He said that despite the Omicron variant increasing the number of younger people infected, CRMC has seen few pediatric admissions. “I know we’ve had a few ... Read More »