Tag Archives: Cookeville

Work on Cookeville’s Cedar Avenue road project continues. Public Works Director Greg Brown said that widening and sidewalks from 4th Street to 7th Street are done. Crews continue working towards completion of the west side of Cedar from 4th Street to 2nd Street. “You know we do this in addition to our regular jobs,” Brown said. “So we work on ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider re-marketing some of its newly acquired gas transportation capacity from the East Tennessee Pipeline. Gas Department Director Jeff Mills said that the city was lucky to gain access to the additional 3,000 dekatherms to accommodate the city’s growth. He said that because there is not an immediate need for the total capacity, they plan to ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider awarding bids for the widening of East 10th Street Thursday night. City Manager James Mills said that the price tag for phase one came in at $1.2 million, an increase of some $600,000. “The budget was assumed that we would do the work on this project,” Mills said. “That (Public Works Director Greg Brown) Greg’s ... Read More »

Dollar Tree may no longer follow what the store’s name suggests. Locations in Tennessee will likely start selling some items for more than a dollar due to shipping costs increasing. Word is spreading to customers such as Cookeville’s Marivic Hawco. “I think it’s better Dollar Tree stays at the regular price,” Hawco said. “Most people are used to buying their ... Read More »

The city of Cookeville is set to open bids on salvageable materials from the former mini storage units on North Cedar Avenue. City Manager James Mills said that the sale of materials would be the first step in demolishing the storage units to allow for more parking in the downtown area. He said that the city council was surprised to ... 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 »

Cookeville Planning Commission will recommend reopening the connection between Salem Church Road and England Drive off Highway 111. Planning Director Jon Ward said that the road was originally closed with concerns for thru traffic. He said there is now a need to reopen with an increase in development over the years. “We’re always looking for better connectivity and provide better ... Read More »

The city of Cookeville and Putnam County have proclaimed Tuesday, September 28th as, “Sprinkle Kindness Day.” County Mayor Randy Porter said the decree honors the life of 17-year-old Leigh Anne Eldridge. A life taken too soon by a car accident in 2019. “There was some of her friends and family that wanted to do something to honor her memory, and ... Read More »

Cookeville is set to add a new online system to the city’s website detailing upcoming and ongoing capital projects. City Manager James Mills said the idea came after seeing social media comments from citizens concerned there was not enough work being done to improve the city. “And I was surprised considered how much coverage we’ve had in local media about ... Read More »

Seven parties have submitted proposals to provide preliminary engineering and design services for Cookeville’s proposed aquatic center. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the department is currently reviewing qualifications to determine the top candidates. “Once we get through this preliminary process and this preliminary engineering, looking at sites, talking with the community, determining exactly what it is we are going ... Read More »