Medicare fraud continues to impact beneficiaries nationwide. Most recently, individuals across the country have reported charges for urinary catheter kits they did not need, did not request, and never received. In many cases, the claims appear legitimate because they list a real or familiar provider’s name. As a result, reviewing a Medicare Summary Notice (MSN) [...]
El programa de Subvenciones para Soluciones de Emergencia (ESG, por sus siglas en inglés) proporciona fondos a entidades elegibles en las regiones de Atención Continua (CoC, por sus siglas en inglés) de Tennessee para proporcionar servicios y recursos a las personas sin hogar y así lograr la estabilidad en una vivienda permanente. Esta enmienda sustancial [...]
The Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program provides funding to eligible entities in Tennessee’s Continuum of Care (CoC) regions to provide services and resources for people experiencing homelessness to regain stability in permanent housing. This substantial amendment would eliminate Set-Aside Cities as a Geographic Priority by which the ESG program distributes funding to some areas of [...]
The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD), in cooperation with the counties of Cannon, Clay, Cumberland, DeKalb, Fentress, Jackson, Macon, Overton, Pickett, Putnam, Smith, Van Buren, Warren, and White, is requesting Statements of Qualifications (SOQs) from qualified consulting firms to assist with the development of a comprehensive inventory of brownfield properties. The selected consultant will be [...]
The Executive Board of the Upper Cumberland Development District will meet on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Upper Cumberland Development District, 1104 England Drive, Cookeville, TN. Click here to view the meeting agenda.
The Upper Cumberland Development District's Area Agency on Aging and Disability will receive proposals for the provision of the following services: Adult Day Care/Health Assistive Technology Grocery Shopping and Delivery Homemaker Home Modifications Individual Counseling Legal Assistance Nutrition Services PERS Personal Care Public Guardianship Legal Services Respite Senior Centers Transportation The AAAD contracts for services [...]
Are you eligible for Medicare and curious about your plan options? Upper Cumberland SHIP (State Health Insurance Assistance Program) is conducting a series of FREE Welcome to Medicare! Classes across the Upper Cumberland. Each class will consist of training on Parts A, B, C & D, as well as Medigap policies and ways to prevent [...]
Are you raising a relative child or need housing assistance? A support group meeting will be held for relatives who are caring for relative children this month. Support group meetings will be canceled if schools are closed. If you are interested in attending this meeting or need information on assistance and support, please contact Melissa [...]
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) will host an Opportunity Zone discussion on February 18 from 1:00 to 4:30 p.m., bringing together mayors and other local stakeholders from across the state. The discussion will focus on Opportunity Zones 2.0 and how proposed updates could support investment, revitalization, and long-term economic growth in [...]
Mark Dudney, Historic Preservation Planner The following was published by the Herald-Citizen and can be found by clicking here. The City of Algood is exploring new options for the future of the White Plains house. At a city council work session Monday [January 12, 2026], Upper Cumberland Development District Historic Preservation Planner Mark Dudney [...]
