Tag Archives: Leslie Town Centre

Cookeville City Council passed on final reading Thursday a change to the zoning code allowing private and parochial schools in the Commercial-Industrial Mixed Use District. The council asked city staff and the planning commission to consider changes to the rules in that district, potentially eliminating rules that might not apply to schools. Those changes will be considered at a later ... Read More »

The Cookeville Putnam County NAACP will honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King at its fifth annual MLK Day breakfast Monday morning. Cookeville NAACP President Thomas Savage said the event will include singing as well as reading from Dr. King’s work. Savage said the event allows adults to fill in the blanks for younger generations about the history of ... Read More »

One of Cookeville’s hottest tickets of the year goes on sale Saturday morning, tickets for Cookeville Leisure Services Father-Daughter Date Night. Leisure Services Recreation Superintendent Cara Sheets said the tickets sell out quickly every year. She said this is a great event for daughters to carve out memories and traditions with their fathers. “I just think it’s a special time,” ... Read More »

Tickets for Cookeville’s 35th annual Father Daughter Date Night go on sale this Saturday, January 8th. Leisure Services Recreation Superintendent Cara Sheets said that the event is a way for fathers and daughters to carve out some bonding time and create new memories and traditions. “I think the tradition of it is really important to a lot of people,” Sheets ... Read More »

The return of the Mistletoe Market at the Leslie Town Centre also means the Together We Care program is back. The $2 dollar market admission funds the charitable program. Event Coordinator Kathryn Molina said the money helps non-profits offset costs to use the event center. “We do a drawing per quarter, and we give one of the non-profits that wins ... Read More »

Members of the Public Building Authority and Cookeville City Council will explore restructuring the lease agreement for the Leslie Town Centre. That after a Monday work session on the issue. The Cookeville City Council agreed in principle to cover the full $26,850 for an HVAC system replacement with a plan to credit the city for future rentals. Chamber of Commerce ... Read More »

Revenue is down at least some 55 percent for the Leslie Town Centre because of COVID cancellations. Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce CEO Amy New said that the lack of events has impacted the bottom line. “A good reference would be that in the 4th quarter of last year, fiscal year 20, we only had six events in the entire ... Read More »

The Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP is hitting the streets to celebrate the life of U.S. Representative John Lewis and the right to vote. President Thomas Savage said Cookeville will be joining 180 other U.S. cities on May 8 at 1:00 PM. He said participants will use their vehicles in a votercade across Cookeville, starting at the Leslie Town Centre. “Holding on ... Read More »