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Cookeville’s Brown Bag Lunch Concert Series returns on Friday to get people outside in downtown. Cultural Arts Superintendent Chad McDonald said on four Friday’s in October people will get a free concert outside the Cookeville Depot Museum. McDonald said The Jolly String Quartet will kick things off. “We’re about making the good life better, that’s our motto,” McDonald said. “So ... Read More »

Jamestown began updates to its water treatment plant on Thursday. Chief Financial Officer Gail Dishmon said the work will be done in phases, this portion replaces the plant’s control system. Dishmon said the quicker this work can be completed, the quicker they can apply for more grant funding. “We’re putting in for other grants as of right now anyways,” Dishmon ... Read More »

TCAT-Livingston and Six Upper Cumberland School Districts are partnered on a $1 million grant application. The application is through Tennessee’s GIVE 2.0 program. Operations and Facilities Vice President Jeff Slagle said the goal is to grow the region’s advanced manufacturing programs. Slagle said a large portion of the funding is aimed at getting students accustomed to working along side the ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Workforce Development Board and Department of Human Services bringing a new child care initiative to the region. The groups will host a October 6th seminar for those interested establishing their own child care facility. Workforce Board Member Amy Maberry said the program addresses two issues: family services and jobs. “There is an entrepreneurial aspect that is creating jobs ... Read More »

The DEA has issued a warning about a spike in fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said Putnam County is no different, seeing a spike over the last seven to eight months. Farris said in the last 12 months, there has been 24 overdose calls, resulting in seven deaths. “Pills that are perceived as ... Read More »

A Florida-based healthcare company says the Cumberland River Hospital needs some $5 million of work before being operational. Braden Health Chief Compliance Officer Kyle Kopec toured the facility Tuesday. Kopec said the hospital is overvalued at the current $1.5 million asking price. “Essentially, obsolete equipment needs to be replaced,” Kopec said. “Mold needs to be mitigated and the facility needs ... Read More »

A Thursday morning Crossville shooting resulted in one victim airlifted. Cumberland County Deputies responded to Neverfail Road after receiving a report of a gunshot wound. An investigation is underway with no identifying information shared at this time. Read More »

The Baxter Primary Gymnasium is getting a new HVAC unit now that the current air conditioner has run its course. Deputy School Director Tim Martin said the current unit did not offer heat, which was supplemented with hanging gas heaters. Martin said this was a great opportunity to use ESSER funding to replace a nearly 20 year old piece of ... Read More »

Non-perishable foods, clothing, and medications among things people should pack in an emergency kit. That’s according to Overton-Pickett Emergency Communication Department Director Chris Masiongale. September is National Preparedness Month, and Masiongale said that it’s important to have everything you could need at the drop of a hat. “Go through one day in your life, and what do you use,” Masiongale ... Read More »

See the Upper Cumberland from above at the Crossville Memorial Airport Open House and Fly-In. City Manager Greg Wood said the Saturday event runs from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Wood said different aircraft will be on display for free with $25 vintage plane rides available. ” That is one of the biggest sellers, some people come back year after ... Read More »