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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

A Tennessee Tech junior and percussionist will take center stage with the Bryan Symphony Orchestra Sunday to perform a marimba concerto following his win at the Joan Derryberry Memorial Concerto Competition. Bryan Symphony Orchestra Executive Director Dr. Susan Miranda highlighted the upcoming program, which features a...

The Clay County School Board approved moving forward with purchasing a new 84-passenger school bus. School Board Chairman Benji Bailey said the bus would be the largest in the school system's fleet. Bailey said the request to purchase the bus came from the administration. "We currently have one, but unfortunately,...

Warren County Schools will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday, extending the regularly scheduled Presidents' Day holiday because of illness. School System officials announced the closure as illness-related absences continue to rise across the district. The additional days will extend the long weekend to allow time for rec...