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...

Pickett County Schools will close for the remainder of the week due to rising illness. The school system announced that classes are cancelled for Thursday, February 19, and Friday, February 20. "Upon consultation with health care professionals, high absenteeism, and to mitigate the spread of sickness, Pickett Coun...

Tennessee Tech has named Charria Campbell as the interim director of the university's Office of First-Generation Student Success. The office connects students and families with campus resources, mentors, and peer networks from recruitment through graduation. Campbell participated in the early conversations that led to ...

The Putnam County Commission approved implementation of a new Commercial Property program designed to encourage businesses to use clean energy. Putnam County Attorney Jeff Jones said the action begins the process of adopting the C-PACER program locally. "This is a program that we've been approached on several occa...

White County School Board Chairman Bob Young said the County Commission should share in the system's recent academic success, as its funding partner. Young said the district posted strong results, including five Level 5 schools and seven campuses earning A or B grades on the state report card. Director of Schools Kurt ...

Crossville officials have launched a coordinated effort involving codes enforcement, police, and fire departments to remove homeless encampments from private property by leveraging city maintenance ordinances. The Codes Department reported 60 property maintenance cases this fiscal year, with a specific focus on identif...

A Nashville-based firm will serve as the construction manager for the new Smithville Elementary School project. DeKalb County Director of Schools Patrick Cripps said the board chose RG Anderson after a committee scored using a rubric, proposals from nine vendors. The decision marks a significant step for the project, w...

New federal tax incentives aim to drive investment into rural Tennessee communities by significantly increasing tax benefits for developers. Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Innovation Director Lamont Price discussed the changes to the Opportunity Zone program Wednesday during a meeting with l...