The Upper Cumberland Area Agency on Aging and Disability (AAAD) invites seniors and caregivers from across the region to attend the 16th Annual Upper Cumberland Senior Expo on Thursday, October 19, 2017, from 9:00am to 1:00pm at Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion in Cookeville, Tenn. Organized by the Upper Cumberland AAAD, the Senior Expo, brings businesses, service [...]
Each year, local senior center teams participate in a battle of the wits to be named Upper Cumberland Senior Brain Games champions and for a chance to challenge other seniors in the state in their trivia knowledge. This year, three Baxter seniors took home that title and will advance in the competition to represent the [...]
The Upper Cumberland Development District received $18,650 from the Tennessee Arts Commission. As grants go, that is a small one to serve 14 counties. You may be surprised what a difference it makes. Eleven arts projects were completed in seven counties with over 200 artists involved. Three hundred ninety-eight volunteers provided six thousand six [...]
White County, Tennessee Advertisement for Bids Bid No. 2018-0725-01-005 Project No. 49405-52980 White County (Owner) Separate sealed bids for an addition for White County Emergency Services Building will be received by Chad Marcum, Finance Director, at the office of Finance, White County Courthouse: 1 East Bockman Way, Room 204/ Sparta, TN 38583 until 2:00 [...]
The Upper Cumberland Area Agency on Aging and Disability (UCAAAD) was awarded the Community Foundation’s Serving Tennessee’s Seniors grant in January in the amount of $23,964 for the Aging Nutrition Program – a program that provides healthy meals for seniors in need across the fourteen-county Upper Cumberland region. The grant funds were used to purchase [...]
A public meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Tays Grocery, 204 Tayes Ln, Wilder, TN 38589. The purpose of said meeting is to discuss the policies and procedures and accept applications for the recently funded Community Development Block Grant for Housing Rehabilitation in Cravenstown through the Tennessee Department [...]
A public hearing will be held on Monday, June 12, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at the Clay County Government Complex, 145 Cordell Hull Dr., Celina, Tennessee. The purpose of said meeting is to discuss the completion and close-out of the 2015 Community Development Block Grant through the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, which [...]
On Tuesday, May 16, the Upper Cumberland Development District held their Annual Board of Directors Meeting at Southern Hills Golf and Country Club. Community partners and development district board members met to commemorate the previous year’s achievements and to elect officers for the 2018 fiscal year. Elected officers for FY 2018 include: chairman Tim Stribling, [...]
Apartment manager needed for Fairgrounds & Mace Apartments: 10 units at 400 Hill Road and 10 units at 518 Mace Avenue, Jamestown, TN. The manager is to perform light maintenance, prepare apartments for new tenants, cleaning common areas along with other duties discussed in interview. The manager will receive a newly remodeled 2-bedroom apartment onsite [...]
TDDA Honors Area Legislators NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 15, 2017 - Senator Paul Bailey and Representative Ryan Williams have received "Legislator of the Year" Awards from the Tennessee Development District Association (TDDA). The awards were made by the Upper Cumberland Development District and several Upper Cumberland mayors on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 during TDDA’s Day on [...]
