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🌱 How Cookeville plans to staff hundreds of new Target and Home Depot jobs.

Cookeville, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Cookeville! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

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In today's newsletter:

  • How Cookeville plans to staff hundreds of new Target and Home Depot jobs.
  • What the new Putnam Parkway means for traffic near the fairgrounds
  • What’s at stake in Thursday’s Cookeville rezoning and utility decisions?

Also on today's calendar: Thrift Bingo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Very warm with periods of sun, temps: high: 86, low: 63. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Local Labor Force Ready For Cookeville's Retail Boom (theucnow.com) — Cookeville’s long-awaited retail boom is bringing hundreds of new jobs this October at Target, Home Depot, and other brands near the interstate, and local leaders say the labor force is ready. Tennessee Tech students, displaced workers from recent closures, and residents from surrounding counties are expected to fill roles ranging from part-time shifts to well-paying management and restaurant positions.
   

2. Cookeville Planners Approve Putnam Parkway Street Plat (theucnow.com) — Cookeville’s Planning Commission has approved a new public street, Putnam Parkway, to serve the Putnam County Bus Garage and Road Maintenance Department off Tennessee Avenue near the fairgrounds. The 1,280-foot road will control driveway access on Tennessee Avenue, support future commercial development, and require the developer to install street and stop signs through public works.
   

3. Council considers rezoning of Dogwood Circle, Forrest Road for higher density subdivision (herald-citizen.com) — Cookeville residents near Dogwood Circle and Forrest Road may see higher-density housing if the City Council approves a rezoning request Thursday, following mixed feedback from neighbors and planners. The meeting will also tackle several other local issues, including annexation-area rezoning, utility upgrades, truck purchases, and a major East Cookeville waterline replacement project, starting 5:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at City Hall.
   

4. Planners to consider 40-lot residential development on North Dixie Avenue (herald-citizen.com) — Cookeville’s Planning Commission will review a proposed 40-lot College Grove subdivision on North Dixie Avenue next month, potentially adding significant new housing near Lexington Court. At the same Oct. 26 meeting, planners will also consider other plats, including Guardian Way lots and previously approved townhomes, with the public session set for 5:30 p.m. at City Hall on East Broad Street.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Tennessee Technological University posted a job opening for Public Relations Specialist II in Cookeville. Apply here.
  • Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Cookeville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cookeville here.

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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