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02, 2023
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01, 2023
Empower UC Collaborative Partner, Highlands Economic Partnership, Launches New Highlands Training Center
Photo courtesy of Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce. From left: Nick Bishop, Janice Terry, Page Bryant, Becky Hull, Jasen Knight, Mike Porten, Phillip Clemmons, Matt Billings, Heather Thomas, Mark Farley, Angie Wells, Megan Spurgeon, Ben Rodgers, Adam Poe, Stacey Baxter, James Mills, Jon Ward, Ryan Barnhart, Tony Whiteaker, Jay Albrecht, Luke Eldridge, Ali Bagci [...]
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01, 2023
Pitch It! Competition Returns, Submissions Currently Accepted
Are you in recovery? Do you have dreams of opening a small business? Tell us about your dream of opening your own small business! UCDD in conjunction with Recovery2Work and The Biz Foundry has announced an opportunity to make someone’s small business dreams a reality with a $15,000 grant! In 2,000 words or less tell us your [...]
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12, 2022
RCP Families Give Back During 2022 Holiday Season
Each year, UCDD's relative caregiver program asks the caregiver families to come together and give back to the community in one way or another, either by making get-well cards for the elderly in the nursing homes or donating their time to help the community in some way. This year the relative caregiver program requested [...]
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12, 2022
Upper Cumberland SHIP to Host FREE Welcome to Medicare Classes in Overton, Cumberland Counties
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 during the month of January on the following dates: Jan. 17 from 10 a.m. until noon at the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) office located at [...]
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12, 2022
RCP Educational Workshop: Making Cents in the Kitchen
Recently, UCDD's Relative Caregiver Program partnered with Putnam County UT Extension to hold a workshop to educate relative caregivers on how to cook for the holidays on a budget. UT Extension representatives explained and demonstrated each step of preparation. The prepared meal of turkey, dressing, green beans, cranberry sauce, and a wonderful dessert of pumpkin muffins [...]
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12, 2022
UCDD, UCHRA Recognize Employees, Communities During 2022 Annual Meeting
UPPER CUMBERLAND — During the agencies’ annual meeting, several employees of the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) and Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) selected as departmental employees of the year, were recognized for their efforts. Two additional employees were recognized by Executive Director Mark Farley for their outstanding work during the 2022 calendar [...]
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12, 2022
TDOT Awards Multimodal Access Grants to Gainesboro, Hartsville
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 [...]
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12, 2022
Roberson Appointed to TSPN Advisory Council
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 [...]
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12, 2022
Grading Project Complete at Clarkrange Regional Business Park
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 [...]