
Crossville Council To Review Wage Study, Projects Tuesday
Crossville City Council will review employee wage studies, major infrastructure projects, and long-range planning items during a work session Tuesday. The agenda shows council members will meet at City Hall for a quarterly work session focused on discussion and updates rather than formal votes. The session includes a m...
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Stone Memorial's Jones Chases Growth, College Goals
Entering her third year of competitive bowling, Stone Memorial Lady Panthers bowler Hailey Jones is no longer just learning the ropes. She is refining her craft. Jones began bowling in eighth grade and has steadily grown into one of the Lady Panthers' consistent contributors. Now, with postseason experience and regiona...
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District Tournaments Begin Tonight, All UC Teams In Action
The postseason is around the corner, and the first part begins tonight. District tournaments begin, with everyone eyeing a trip to Murfreesboro in a month's time. Monday night, the Warren County Lady Pioneers will open district tournament play across the Upper Cumberland in an elimination game as they face Shelbyville....
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Launch Tennessee CEO To Discuss Funding For Startups
Launch Tennessee is bringing its Invest Tennessee Road Tour to Cookeville Tuesday to connect local entrepreneurs with financial education and investment opportunities. Launch Tennessee CEO Lindsey Cox said the organization is traveling across the state to discuss the InvestTN program with support from the Nasdaq Founda...
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Social Drivers, Chronic Disease Shape Longevity Trends
American life expectancy has reached an all-time high of 79 years, rebounding after the COVID pandemic. Underlying health drivers continue to present challenges for Tennessee residents. Sycamore Institute Executive Vice President Mandy Spears said the calculation of longevity involves analyzing premature deaths across ...
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Stevens Street Recycling Site Demolition Beginning Monday
Cookeville Public Works will begin demolition of the Stevens Street recycling site Monday. The front entrance off Stevens Street will close. Public Works Director Mary Beth Elrod said the city is demolishing the building the department uses to store seasonal equipment, with the goal of improving the site. "So we a...
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TCAT Crossville Tackles HVAC Waitlist With New Evening Classes
TCAT launching a new evening HVAC program at its Crossville campus to accommodate a growing waitlist and high industry demand. TCAT Upper Cumberland President Cliff Wightman said the local construction boom has created a steady need for skilled workers in the heating and cooling sector. Wrightman said the school monito...
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32 Teams Coming To Tech, Vie For Robotics Championship Berths
High school students from across Middle and East Tennessee will converge on Cookeville Saturday to compete for two spots in the state robotics championship. Autonomous Robotics Club Chairman Coby Smith said the event brings together aspiring engineers to test their designs in a specific game format created for this sea...
Feb 15, 2026

TCAT Students Make Renovations At Warren County Airport
Renovations at the Warren County Airport recently completed with help from students in TCAT-McMinnville's Residential, Commercial, and Industrial Electricity program. RCIE Instructor Jess Nunez said the students completed a wiring project for the airport's new maintenance building. Nunez said the project was a great op...
Feb 15, 2026

York's Evans Named Region Wrestling Coach Of The Year
After building a culture rooted in encouragement and extra work, York wrestling head coach Nicole Evans has been named the TSSAA Region 4 Coach of the Year, an honor she said belongs just as much to her athletes and staff as it does to her. "It's certainly an honor," Evans said. "I really enjoyed coachin...
Feb 14, 2026



