Five Fireworks Shows Upcoming On Center Hill Lake

July 3, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Five Fireworks Shows are scheduled to celebrate the Independence Day holiday on Center Hill Lake.

TWRA Officer Tony Cross said fireworks shows will be held starting as darkness sets in on the following dates and locations:

July 4: Cookeville Boat Dock

July 5: Sligo Marina

July 6: Pates Ford Marina, Hurricane Marina, and Hidden Harbor Marina

“There will be a lot of folks I’m sure wanting to come out and watch some of the fireworks shows. If you go in a boat make sure before you get out there that your navigation lights are working. You have to display those lights while you are on the water,” said Officer Cross.

July 3, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Middle Tennessee Natural Gas Utility District (MTNG) announces the hiring of and welcomes Mr. Mike Davidson as Assistant CEO effective July 1, 2019.

Mr. Davidson comes to MTNG after an extended career with the City of Cookeville, Tennessee. Mr. Davidson served as Cookeville City Manager from March 2015 through June 2019, and prior to that, he held the positions of Cookeville Finance Director and Director of Cookeville Gas Department.

Mr. Jim Hodges, Executive Vice President & CEO of MTNG commented, “We are delighted to have Mike join our strong team. Mike’s character and his management and financial experience will all serve MTNG and the District’s customers well over the coming years.”

July 3, 2019
By: Dwayne Page

Tennessee Achieves has begun its effort to recruit 9,000 volunteer mentors to meet its goal of providing every TN Promise applicant from the Class of 2020 with a local support system.

DeKalb County needs 20 mentors for the TN Promise

TN Promise affords every graduating high school senior in the state the opportunity to attend a community or technical college tuition free. Nearly 64,000 students from the Class of 2019 applied for the scholarship, and program administrators are expecting even more applicants from the Class of 2020.

Most of the TN Promise applicants will be the first in their family to go to college. TnAchieves mentors support students as they navigate the college-going process and provide the nudges many need to earn a college credential.

“Tennessee Promise provides an opportunity for every student in Tennessee,” said Krissy DeAlejandro, Executive Director, tnAchieves. “Going to college will change a student’s life forever. tnAchieves mentors are helping change the culture in our state. Mentors are shifting the conversation from, ‘should I go to college?’ to ‘where am I going to go to college?’”

Launched in 2008, tnAchieves is a privately-funded scholarship and mentoring program that seeks to provide an opportunity for every Tennessee student to earn a post-secondary degree. It operates as a 501(c)3 non-profit in support of the TN Promise initiative in 91 counties across the state.