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HIV services in the Upper Cumberland have successfully transitioned to Positively Living and Choice Health Network. The non-profit took over after UCHRA decided to discontinue its program. Regional Director Jered Croom said the new office at 225 N. Willow Ave serves about 100 people. “There are more people than you think, who are actively living their lives, going to work, tending ... Read More »

This Week in the Upper Cumberland: the Monterey Board of Aldermen will meet. Business begins at 7:00 p.m. Monday at city hall. The Cookeville City Council meets at 4:00 p.m. Monday for a work session. Council members will make preparations for the Thursday council meeting at 5:30. Both meetings will take place at the Cookeville Municipal building. The Clay County ... Read More »

Monterey to move forward with a plan to use American Rescue Plan funding for an outdoor seating area at the depot. Cultural Administrator Rafferty Cleary said the plan is to have a construction of a platform from the caboose to the dining car outside of the depot. He said the estimated $85,000 project will coincide with a current project to ... Read More »

A Cumberland County woman is hoping the community takes a chance to test their creativity Saturday on World Card Making Day. Card Maker Louise Goodman said she started making her own cards 14 years ago, attending a class just like the one she is hosting. Goodman said taking your own craftsmanship to create something unique is all worth it, when ... Read More »

UCDD has met with its U.S. Representatives and Senators over the past two days in Washington D.C. to address American Rescue Plan concerns. Executive Director Mark Farley said the focus was on explaining how our counties are being held back because of spending restrictions. Farley said they emphasized spending needs beyond water and sewer, saying the region needs to able ... Read More »

Bonuses for being vaccinated and weekly testing for the unvaccinated are on the table for Livingston city employees. Mayor Curtis Hayes said with roughly 43 percent of his employees vaccinated, it is straining the police department, airport and public works. Hayes said he checked with his department heads about the effectiveness of this potential order. “It was my idea and ... Read More »

The State Department of Environment and Conservation will be collecting household hazardous waste in Cumberland County Saturday. These items include cleaning fluids, pesticides, batteries and more. A person does not need to live in the county to participate. The mobile operation will stop at the Cumberland County Complex on Livingston Road at 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. When transporting materials ... Read More »

The arrival of October means the arrival of haunted trails, forests, and houses across the Upper Cumberland. Dinosaurs, scary clowns, and a slaughter chute are among the scary features at the Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department’s Haunted Trail in Van Buren County Safety Officer Rebecca Bivins said that the trail started ten years ago as a fundraising idea for the ... Read More »

A man accused of a murder and kidnapping that lead to searches in Monterey this past July has been indicted. 27-year-old Tyler Rios received a six-count indictment Friday for murdering 24-year old Yasemin Uyar, kidnapping their son and desecrating her remains. Law enforcement seized Rios in July at the Bethel Inn Hotel in Monterey. Rios then lead officers to a ... Read More »

The 20th annual Granville Fall Celebration brings jazz music, stories of Tennesse’s history, and an old-time craft show to the Upper Cumberland. President of Historic Granville Randall Clemons said that the festival provides good family fun in Tennessee’s Mayberry town. “It’s set right up in a beautiful fall scene,” Clemons said. “There are great jazz bands from all over Tennessee ... Read More »