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A new online classroom offers free legal information to Upper Cumberland residents in an effort to bridge the justice gap. The Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands launched the Community Classroom. Executive Director DarKenya Waller said the free resource provides legal education about the most pressing issues faced by low income Tennesseans. Waller said the classroom includes ... Read More »

Overton County’s Millard Oakley Library will host Take Your Kid to the Library Day Saturday morning. Library Assistant Director Terri Jordan said this is the Overton County facility’s first time participating in the national effort to get kids back to the library. She said the event would be a great chance to show parents what a great resource the library ... Read More »

More space and a better focus on the safety of firefighters are part of Cookeville’s plans for a new Fire Station Three. The city closed this week on land along Gould Drive for the facility. Cookeville Fire Chief Benton Young said the station being replaced is some 50 years old, and a lot has changed. He said the new station ... Read More »

The Cookeville Planning Commission will consider next month amending the zoning code to allow methadone clinics to operate in Medical Services zoning districts. Community Development Director Jon Ward said methadone clinics can be built in Medical Services districts in ‘use upon appeal’ exemptions. Methadone is an FDA-approved medication used to treat Opioid Use Disorder and also used for pain management. ... Read More »

Artists from across the state will perform at Livingston’s Iron and Oak Center Thursday with a trip to the Tennessee Songwriters Week Finals on the line. Livingston Chamber of Commerce CEO Shannon Cantrell said Tennessee Department of Tourist Development sponsors the event annually. She said it offers a great chance for people to connect with different regions of the state ... Read More »

Clay County Officials holding Community Safety Meetings to update the public on the future of the Pea Ridge Fire Department. Clay County Emergency Management Director Kyle Haney said the Tennessee Fire Marshall’s office no longer recognizes the Pea Ridge Fire Department after a pattern of systematic flaws. Haney said he hopes the meetings help to educate the community on what ... Read More »

The deceased hiker who passed away after a multi-hour rescue effort at Fall Creek Falls has been identified. Van Buren Sheriff Michael Brock said 46-year-old Nathan Bayless was known to frequent the woods in and around his home. Brock said the Medical Examiner said Bayless’s death was directly weather related. “Where he resided was very near the Fall Creek Falls ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools have added a new School Nutrition Field Supervisor to oversee a handful of the district’s kitchens. Jessica Grissom will ensure the school kitchens and the meals they serve meet state and federal guidelines. Nutrition Program Supervisor Jennifer Mitchell said the school nutrition program is self-sustaining and does not receive funding from the district. She said the state ... Read More »

Cookeville closed a deal Monday that acquired a Gould Drive property to house the city’s Fire Station Three. City Manager James Mills said the process took a lot longer than he would have liked. He said after years of searching, he and Fire Chief Benton Young identified this property as the best they had come across for a reasonable price. ... Read More »

The Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee office in Cookeville has closed in an effort to increase efficiency within the organization. CEO Danielle Barnes said the office closed because it was deemed unnecessary. Barnes said the Nashville-based organization has a strong focus on efficiency and is able to function even better without the old office. “So for us the priority and ... Read More »