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Cookeville Approves Electric Department Bond Refunding

Cookeville City Council approved refunding the final outstanding bond issue from 2012 used for the construction of the Electric Department’s southwest substation. Finance Director Brenda Imel told city council members Thursday night that the original bond was some $4 million. “So the benefits of doing this is the interest on the remaining payments for the 2012 bonds range from 2 ... Read More »

Putnam 911 Utilizes what3words, Emergency Rescue Locator App

Putnam County 911 has started utilizing new technology to help locate people in emergencies. What3words is an app that divides the world into a series of 57 trillion, ten by ten squares. Instead of using GPS coordinates for locations, each square has a series of three words unique to that location. Putnam 911 PIO Josh Womack said that this kind ... Read More »

Putnam Building Numbers Rise In September, Largest Month Since March

September was a big month for building construction in Putnam county with 49 permits for $8.2 million. According to County Mayor Randy Porter, it was the largest month since the record breaking March of 52 permits for $11.44 million. Twenty-four of the 49 permits were for new single family homes. In comparison, September of 2020 had 30 permits for $3.1 ... Read More »

Monterey To Use ARP Funds For Depot Outdoor Seating Project

Monterey to move forward with a plan to use American Rescue Plan funding for an outdoor seating area at the depot. Cultural Administrator Rafferty Cleary said the plan is to have a construction of a platform from the caboose to the dining car outside of the depot. He said the estimated $85,000 project will coincide with a current project to ... Read More »

TCAT-Livingston Applying For Robots, Transportation And More Teachers

TCAT-Livingston and Six Upper Cumberland School Districts are partnered on a $1 million grant application. The application is through Tennessee’s GIVE 2.0 program. Operations and Facilities Vice President Jeff Slagle said the goal is to grow the region’s advanced manufacturing programs. Slagle said a large portion of the funding is aimed at getting students accustomed to working along side the ... Read More »

Putnam 4-H Agent Melissa Henry To Become Middle Tennessee Area Specialist

Putnam County 4-H Agent Melissa Henry departs from the office after serving more than 20 years. Henry will undertake a new challenge as the incoming Area 4-H Specialist for middle Tennessee, serving as a resource for some 31 counties. She said that her favorite part of her time with Putnam has been helping kids find success. “Whether that’s the small ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Schools See Drop In COVID Numbers

Some Upper Cumberland schools are seeing a drop in COVID cases after an initial spike when school began. DeKalb’s Director of Schools Patrick Cripps said they’ve seen a consistent drop by the day in their numbers. He said their numbers have dropped all the way to the teens. “You know we haven’t changed anything from what we started the school ... Read More »

White Plains Historic Home Takes Step Towards Roof Repair

Algood’s White Plains Historic Home will begin roof repairs after city council approved a $41,156 bid for the work from Rackley Roofing. UCDD Public Historian and White Plain Historian Advisory Councilmember Mark Dudney said the repair work is a great need for the cultural landmark. “The sustained water damaged has caused interior damage in a couple of the places inside ... Read More »

Putnam Redistricting Eliminates 9 District Commission Plan

The Putnam County Redistricting Committee will not consider a nine district option for the county commission. CTAS Consultant Ben Rodgers said that the committee believes a nine district committee was not feasible for the commission. “Basically the nine district plan brought the Monterey district all the way to the Cookeville city limits,” Rodgers said. “It was going to cause some ... Read More »