Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber President and CEO Amy New said Putnam County continues to see steady growth with more people continuing to move to the area last year. New said it is clear in the number of people paying property taxes, and increased enrollment at local schools that more people moved to the county last ...

A White County group will focus on the mental health of first responders at its Mental Health, Faith, and Family Seminar this Saturday. Doyle Fire Captain Matthew Nuzzo said the small group was formed through Sparta Life Church. It provides a mental support group for first responders. Nuzzo said the job of being a firs...

Pickett County has been awarded a $500,000 Tennessee Historic Development Grant to make courthouse improvements. Pickett County Executive Stephen Bilbrey said the county courthouse was built in 1935 and is on the historic registry. Bilbrey said exterior improvements will consist of repairing gutters, ramps, sidewalks, ...

The Cookeville Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a second public hearing and take action Thursday regarding a variance request for the Upper Cumberland Christian Home. Community Development Director Jon Ward said Upper Cumberland Christian Home includes about 40 units Upper Cumberland Christian Homes are for seniors an...

Entering his third year on the mats for the Cookeville Cavaliers, wrestler Jacob Martin said he has quickly become more than just a competitor, instead emerging as a leader. Martin first got into wrestling through friends in middle school. Martin said he had some friends that wrestled in middle school and after he thou...

Bowling. A sport that began as a way to spend time with his dad has turned into a defining part of Samuel Cleghorn's high school career. Now a senior on the Jackson County High School bowling team, Cleghorn has grown from a nervous newcomer into a steady presence for the Blue Devils, helping guide a [...]

The recent announcement of new jobs around Gordonsville's Zinc Mine a reminder of the natural wonder located in the Upper Cumberland. Korea Zinc will invest $6 billion, creating some 740 jobs in the area in two sites, including Gordonsville. Smith County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Bill Woodard said the comp...

A local non-profit says the Upper Cumberland still faces a major shortage of foster parents, leaving many children in need of stable homes. Youth Villages Foster Parent Recruiter Jennifer Wessel said in Putnam County alone, about 65 percent of the children who come to Youth Villages have to be relocated outside of the ...

The replacement of the HVAC system at Crossville's Police Department expected to cost about $10,000 more than expected. City Engineer Tim Begley said the contractor has completed all of the bid items in the original contract. However, Begley said the problem they have run into is that the squad room and the offices are...

The Upper Cumberland has received federal approval as Tennessee's first American Viticultural Area meaning it is a designed wine-growing region. Appalachian Region Wine Producers Association President Rick Riddle said receiving the designation was three years in the making. Riddle said becoming an American Viticultural...