Tag Archives: January

Cookeville currently taking applications for a committee to sort through the details of potentially allowing alcohol sales at events on city property. City Council passed a new ordinance outlawing the events earlier this month. Cookeville City Council Member Chad Gilbert said those events became unmanageable. He said he hopes to see this committee efficiently formulate and scrub ideas about how ... Read More »

Give the gift of fitness for Christmas as Cookeville Leisure Service fitness cards are on sale, encouraging the community to stay active this winter. Leisure Services Special Programs Coordinator Jen Webb said a deal like this is “unheard of.” Webb said cards are buy one, get one 50 percent off. That gives users 22 fitness classes for just $45 with ... Read More »

Brick finally being laid on the Upperman High School expansion with a final completion date now in site. Upland Design Group Consultant Kim Chamberlin said brick problems across the nation continue, but he is excited to finally have brick on site being laid. Chamberlin told the School Board Thursday that he expects the building to open after the holiday break. ... Read More »

Sparta has begun the process of searching for applicants with event-planning backgrounds and sociable dispositions to manage its Senior Center. Sparta Mayor Jerry Lowery said a new Senior Center Board will be appointed on January 1, and will immediately begin sifting through applications. Lowery said there is no timeline for the new hire, but the board will move swiftly to ... Read More »

Practicing proper fire safety becomes even more important given additional risks during the holiday season. Cookeville Fire Chief Benton Young said December and January are the busiest months for his department. Young said flammable decorations and distracted Christmas dinner cooks are the most common causes of house fires. “December 24 and 25 around the holidays there are some of the ... Read More »

Crossville has begun the search for a new city manager to replace Greg Wood, who is scheduled to retire in March. Crossville Human Resources Manager Leah Crockett said Wood has agreed to stay on until the city has his replacement in place. His current contract ends in March. Crockett said the city hopes to have someone in place before the ... Read More »

Putnam County broke another building permit record in January, the highest on record for a traditionally slow month. The month saw 28 permits that totaled $8.5 million, with 20 of those being new single-family residential homes. County Mayor Randy Porter said that last year set a January record, with 21 permits for $6.2 million. In total for the 2022 fiscal ... Read More »

Construction on the new Fall Creek Falls lodge is on track for fall completion. Park Manager Jacob Young said construction of the new building is about 95 percent of the way finished. “Parking lot’s been paved,” Young said. “landscaping is in, irrigation is in, grass is starting to grow. Most of the furnishings in the building are in. The bedding, ... Read More »

January is human trafficking awareness month with the goal to educate communities of an ever growing problem. Rana Zakaria is the Community Educator of the Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking. Zakaria said areas such as the Upper Cumberland are especially vulnerable. “They are geographically isolated,” Zakaria said. “There are usually less stops out there, which makes people more vulnerable. We ... Read More »