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Putnam County Solid Waste wants residents to live plastic free this July. Program Manager Lisa Luck said it may be a challenge, but one can find substitutions to avoid single use plastic items. “Buy your own straw,” Luck said. “And they have bamboo straws, paper straws, stainless steel straws, and then that way you can carry your own and rinse ... Read More »

The move to commercial space travel has been in the works some time, according to a Tennessee Tech professor. Several billionaires have joined a new generation of the space race, the next being former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ flight on Tuesday. Dean of the College of Engineering Dr. Joseph Slater said he thinks there has been a push for space ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport’s new fuel truck will be on site in the next few days, just in time to combat a fuel driver shortage. Airport Manager Dean Selby said there is currently a shortage of freight truck drivers who bring fuel to the airport. Selby said the new truck’s 3,000 gallon capacity will make more fuel available during ... Read More »

Livingston Regional Hospital hosting a job fair on location Tuesday. HR Manager Madeline Minor said a variety of full-time and part-time positions are open such as RNs, CNAs and housekeeping. “We are a family orientated hospital,” Minor said. “We offer benefits after 30 days of employment to full-time employees. The small home town feel really makes people feel as though ... Read More »

News that future improvements to Putnam County railways are possible, could revitalize train tourism. TDOT agreed on Friday to pay off an $8.5 million dollar loan taken out on the railroad. Friends of The Baxter Depot’s Jeanie Lee said funding being available to increase speeds and safety could be huge to future tourism. “It was such a good thing when ... Read More »

More demand for natural gas in a growing community led the Cookeville Gas Department explore additional gas transportation capacity. Director Jeff Mills said additional transportation capacity is not purchasing more gas or expanding pipelines, but allowing the city to access more of the pipeline itself. “That’s our greatest concern,” Mills said. “And has been for years is to just get ... Read More »

McMinnville’s Blue Building has been declared surplus, opening the door to a potential sale. City Administrator Nolan Ming said the city will only accept an offer that makes sense financially. Ming said the 2008 appraisal of $1.35 million still stands but the value will come down to who the buyer is. “Determine what’s there, is it safe, those kinds of ... Read More »

The Fentress County Sheriff’s Department searching for two inmates who escaped Monday. Twenty-two-year-old Casey Ridenour and 35-year-old Charles Kennedy were last seen near Highland Manor Winery in Jamestown. Ridenour is 5’11”, 154 pounds and has brown hair, blue eyes and a brown beard. Kennedy stands at 6’4″, 145 pounds with brown hair, brown eyes and bearded. The duo were last ... Read More »

The Crossville-Cumberland County Chamber of Commerce will celebrate its 60th anniversary on Tuesday. President Ethan Hadley said the chamber will observe the milestone with members and local businesses on Thursday. “At the Historic Depot in Crossville, we have a weekly Thursdays at the Amp concert series, so we’re going to combine that into a pro-longed celebration that day,” Hadley said. ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation is changing lives using donations of gently-used medical equipment. “Project Procure” is a program that collects things like wheelchairs, walkers, and other medical equipment. Executive Director John Bell said they then give them to patients who might not be able to afford them otherwise. “The impact this has is amazing, particularly on things like wheelchairs,” Bell ... Read More »