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Cookeville Council Allocates Some $190,000 Of Opioid Money To CRMC

Cookeville will use some $190,000 in Opioid Abatement money for an Addiction Navigator Service at Cookeville Regional. Cookeville Mayor Laurin Wheaton said the navigator will be able to track how fast patients are getting into treatment facilities and compare that to how the process worked before. Wheaton said the addiction navigator will not only help recovering addicts but also help ... Read More »

Carl Haney Appointed As Cookeville Energy Department Director

Cookeville City Manager James Mills selected Carl Haney as the Director of the new Department of Energy. Haney has been with the Cookeville Electric Department for some 45 years and has been Director since 2019. Cookeville Mayor Laurin Wheaton said she and the rest of the council fully support the selection. “I don’t think there’s anyone better who could do ... Read More »

Cookeville Council Passes Ordinance Limiting Alcohol On City Property

Despite public comment in opposition, Cookeville City Council passed an ordinance to prohibit the sale and consumption of alcohol at non-city events in city parks and streets Thursday night. The ordinance will prohibit special events with alcohol at Dogwood Park unless the event is conceived and produced by the city. Resident Blair Dudley said he feels the council is telling ... Read More »

Cookeville Council To Consider New Rules On Park, Downtown Alcohol Events

Cookeville City Council will vote Thursday on prohibiting the public sale and consumption of alcohol at events not sponsored by the city or a non-profit. City Manager James Mills said isolated incidents at several events have caused concern with the availability of alcohol. Council Member Eric Walker said he has concerns about restricting growth in downtown Cookeville by stopping businesses ... Read More »

Changes Made To Cookeville City Policies And Procedures Handbook

Changes related to workplace relationships and the city’s anti-tobacco policy have been made to Cookeville’s Policies and Procedures Manual. Human Resources Director Carl Sells said the manual currently only addresses cigarette smoking. This change will broaden the city’s policy to include tobacco and vaping products in city-owned facilities. “It would be enlarged to include all tobacco products, as well as ... Read More »

Cookeville Applies For Modernization Grant For Congested Intersections

Cookeville hoping for new T-DOT money to help modernize traffic signals along South Jefferson Avenue and a more coordinated traffic flow from Interstate Drive to Bunker Hill Road. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the stoplights at the intersections are currently connected through copper loops. The new system would allow the area to be monitored through a fiber-optic connection with ... Read More »

Cookeville To Combine Gas And Electric Departments

Cookeville City Council will vote Thursday night to create a new Department of Energy by merging the city’s Gas and Electric Departments. City Manager James Mills told the Council during a Monday work session that the new department would operate under one Director with Operational Superintendents for the separate divisions of electric and gas. “For all intents and purposes, they’ll ... Read More »

Phase Two Of Cookeville’s 10th Street Widening Project Gets Underway

Utility work, gas relocation and sewer work now underway on phase two of Cookeville’s 10th Street widening project. City Manager James Mills said drivers should be aware that utility work will last through the winter. The 18-month construction project will begin around March 1 on phase two between Wilson Avenue and Fisk Road. “With the completion of phase one that ... Read More »

This Week: Crossville Officials Update Potential Indoor Rec Facility

This week, Crossville City Council will hear an update on a possible indoor recreation center. The architects for the project will be providing the council with updated plan drawings and price estimates. This will allow the council to work toward a decision about the facility and which features it will have to offer. The work session is at 5:00pm on ... Read More »

Cookeville Choses Bid For Dogwood Park Expansion Design Project

Cookeville City Council voted Thursday to begin the process of designing a new Dogwood Park entrance. Leisure Service Director Rick Woods said the expansion will give the park an entryway connecting it to Walnut Avenue. Woods said the department received three proposals, eventually choosing Kimley-Horn. Woods said the design phase would begin December 1. “That’s not to exceed $145,000,” Woods ... Read More »