Putnam County Schools will now expand literacy support to students in grades 5-12 using an estimated $90,000 grant from the Comprehensive Literacy State Development Program. Secondary Instructional Supervisor Bubba Winningham said the grant helps school students advance their reading, speaking, and writing skills from ...

UCHRA Executive Director Mark Farley said the agency has been very successful in helping local impoverished families through a one-time grant three years ago. Farley said the agency received an estimated $25 million grant in 2022 to fund a three-year initiative aimed at helping families move out of poverty. Farley said...

Cumberland County Commission has set a new hard limit for beer permits, requiring a minimum of 100 feet between retailers and public gathering places like schools and churches. County Commissioner and Beer Board Chairman Joe Sherrill said the county used to require a 2,000-foot distance between beer retailers and place...

White County Schools has received an estimated $600,000 from the state as part of a TISA funding performance bonus. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the state provided the bonus after more than half of the district's schools received an A letter grade. Dronebarger said only 22 out of 147 school districts acros...

A new month-long immersive experience in McMinnville aims to drive foot traffic to local shops and restaurants during the typically slow post-holiday season. Tourism and Marketing Manager Jordan Pupols organized "Alice in Winterland: The Heart of WinterQuest" to encourage February spending. The festival featu...

A Tennessee Tech alum will return to national television this month to compete in a new all-star format of a popular singing competition. Jake Hoot, a 2013 graduate and former Golden Eagle football player, is set to join fellow past winners for "The Voice: Battle of Champions" on NBC. Hoot originally captured...

Derek Woolbright worked his last full-time shift at Jackson County EMS/911 Wednesday, concluding a 17-year tenure with the department. Woolbright began his career at the agency in 2009 as an 18-year-old student seeking part-time employment. He described his time at the station on North Murray Street as a period where h...

The mats have been busy across the Upper Cumberland this week, and the reward is a wave of local wrestlers headed to Franklin. Over the past several days, athletes from across the region punched their tickets to the TSSAA State Wrestling Championships, earning spots in this weekend's state tournament after strong secti...

The Basketball Coaches Association of Tennessee announced their class finalists for Girls and Boys Player of the Year Thursday morning. Three Upper Cumberland players were named as finalists in Class 3A. White County Warriorette Gracie Clark, Upperman Lady Bee Gracie Butler, and Cumberland County Lady Jet Sydney Wilhit...

A Metro Nashville-area school teacher faces a felony charge in Putnam County following an investigation into the online solicitation of a minor. Authorities arrested 39-year-old Jonathan Jones at his residence in Nashville Wednesday. Detectives worked in coordination with the Metro Nashville Police Department's ICAC Un...