Double Springs Utility District says progress has been slow on a new waterline in the Bloomington Springs area. The estimated $2.9 million project will install lines between Buffalo Valley Road and Bloomington Road, and then down toward Highway 56. Double Springs General Manager Angie Byers said many factors have contr...

Surprising a loved one with a puppy this Christmas could cause more heartache than happiness....for the family and the pet. Cookeville Putnam County Animal Shelter Director Jennifer Tracy said recipients should be involved with choosing the dog. Tracy said most times when people adopt, they develop a connection with a ...

A retired UT Extension agent has been building on one holiday tradition since the 1970s and the popularity keeps growing. Drucilla Ray recently taught a Gingerbread House class in Granville. She started the work in the 1970s, in her school home demonstration club. Ray said when she started teaching for University of Te...

A local health expert said COVID cases in the Upper Cumberland are expected to rise as we get deeper into the winter season. Cookeville Regional Infection Prevention Manager Stephanie Etter said do not expect a severe rise in COVID cases. Etter said the outlook will be similar to last winter. Etter said CRMC is already...

Putnam County School Officials pleased with the recently revealed letter grades that showed six Putnam County Schools with an A for the previous school year. Putnam County Director of Schools Corby King said the grades are a huge accomplishment. "We continue to see good, strong success in providing opportunities f...

Pickett County girls basketball player Zoey Nicholas' basketball journey began in a small church gym, but it has carried her all the way to a Division I future. Nicholas first picked up the game in second grade while playing in a church league, where long afternoons in the gym quickly turned into a lifelong passion. [....

Cumberland County Habitat for Humanity's Angel Tree has ten families left this year requesting donations for the program. Community Engagement Coordinator Ashley Brink said the program offers a way to give back to the community. Brink said when there are families left on the tree each year, someone always steps in and ...

Cookeville City Council has given the go-ahead for Cookeville Regional to proceed with a joint partnership for a new Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital. Cookeville Regional will share ownership with Encompass Health 50-50 on the new facility. The medical center will pursue an estimated $25 million bond to cover nearly h...

The White County Animal Shelter wants to attract attention for the shelter's animals through its holiday giving tree program. Shelter Manager Brooke Childress said this will be the first year for the tree.. Childress said the shelter staff has taken strides to involve the shelter animals in events, aiming to keep them ...

Overton County Director of Schools Kim Dillon said the state's education report card released this week shows there is more work to do to educational outcomes. Overton County Schools received three B's, three C's, and one D. Dillon said every school saw some growth, with four schools moving up a letter grade. Dillon sa...