Tag Archives: communication

Cookeville is hiring a new Communications and Marketing Manager position tasked with spreading cohesive, accurate messaging to residents. City Manager James Mills said right now, each department in the city communicates with the public on its own, sometimes leading to a lack of coordination. He said the last two City Councils have both pushed for more succinct, unified communication. “Our ... Read More »

A unique resource for non-verbal children is coming to Livingston’s Central Park in the form of a communication board. A communication board features letters, words and pictures to bridge the gap between verbal and non-verbal people. Speech Pathologist Alyssa Farris is leading the charge, with support from the city to get it installed. Farris said the idea came from her ... Read More »

It’s been a summer of leadership for one White County High School rising senior. Jake Officer was elected governor for Tennessee Boys State, went to Tennessee Governors School, and is planning on attending Boys Nation.  Officer said his biggest takeaway from the American Legion program was gaining the ability to learn how to communicate with others, especially under difficult circumstances. ... Read More »

Senator Paul Bailey said he is not deterred by a bill he sponsored to improve social health skills being moved to the 2022 calendar. Bailey said the idea was brought to him by a Tennessee Tech Professor. Bailey said the bill creates course work to build skills for things like for healthy relationships, technology use and career exploration. “Develop a ... Read More »