UPPER CUMBERLAND – The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) recently announced multimodal access grant awards to two communities within the Dale Hollow Rural Planning Organization (RPO) region: Gainesboro and Hartsville-Trousdale County. Both awards will fund the design and construction of new sidewalks. The Town of Gainesboro applied for a new sidewalk from the intersection of [...]
Congratulations to Jessica Roberson, Information and Assistance Specialist/AAAD Disaster Preparedness Coordinator, on her recent appointment to the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network (TSPN) Advisory Council. "It is with great excitement that I congratulate you for your appointment to TSPN's Advisory Council," a letter from Marie Williams, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance [...]
Grading work of approximately eight acres in the Clarkrange Regional Business Park (CRBP) is now complete. Local Industrial Development Board (IDB) members gathered at the site, located in southern Fentress County, recently to mark the occasion. “We are excited to have this major step completed,” said Joe Wheeler, IDB Chairman. “Having a site in the [...]
Are you raising a relative child or need housing assistance? For more information on assistance and support, please contact Melissa Allison at the Upper Cumberland Development District toll-free at 1-877-275-8233. A support group meeting will be held for relatives that are caring for relative children during this month. Please contact Melissa Allison at 931-476-4127, if [...]
Please Review and Comment on Housing and Community Development Activities in Tennessee/Favor de Revisar y Comentar sobre las Actividades de Vivienda y Desarrollo Comunitario en Tennessee In the recently released 2021-2022 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER), the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) describes how federal CDBG, ESG, HOME, HOPWA, and HTF funds were [...]
Final preparations are underway for the 21st Annual Upper Cumberland Senior and Caregiver Expo, hosted by the Upper Cumberland Area Agency on Aging and Disability (UCAAAD), set to take place Oct. 18. Returning to an in-person format, the 2022 Senior and Caregiver Expo will be held at Life Church of Cookeville on Tuesday, Oct. 18, [...]
Are you raising a relative child or need housing assistance? For more information on assistance and support, please contact Melissa Allison at the Upper Cumberland Development District toll-free at 1-877-275-8233. A support group meeting will be held for relatives that are caring for relative children during this month. Please contact Melissa Allison at 931-476-4127, if [...]
Mikel Miller, Inspire/Recovery2Work Manager, has been featured by the Bureau of Justice Assistance as a Champion of Recovery. Mikel says he was shocked when they reached out and is humbled and grateful that the work we are doing is making a difference. Click here to watch the video. About Recovery2Work: For those [...]
Congratulations to Billy Rodgers/Men of Faith Tree Service for being selected to receive the $15,000 grant funding to make his small business dream a reality. Men of Faith aims to provide a recovery platform while teaching trade, to provide life skills coaching while ensuring those in recovery have employment, and to serve as a safety [...]
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 this month in Overton County on Sept. 14 from 9:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the Millard Oakley Library, located at 107 E. Main St. in [...]
