Labor Statistics Quick Links
The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides timely data regarding employment trends. Below is a list of useful links for the fourteen counties of the Upper Cumberland. CountyUnemployment RateUnemploymentEmploymentLabor Force CannonLinkLinkLinkLink ClayLinkLinkLinkLink CumberlandLinkLinkLinkLink DekalbLinkLinkLinkLink FentressLinkLinkLinkLink JacksonLinkLinkLinkLink [...]
Organizers Announce Date for 18th Annual Upper Cumberland Senior and Caregiver Expo
Plans are taking shape for the 18th Annual Upper Cumberland Senior and Caregiver Expo which is scheduled to take place Tuesday, October 22, 2019, from 8:30am to 1:00pm at Life Church in Cookeville, Tenn. Organized [...]
Senator Paul Bailey Receives “Legislator of the Year” Award
Senator Paul Bailey received the "Legislator of the Year" Award from the Tennessee Development District Association (TDDA) and the Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD). Senator Bailey was presented the award on June 7 at the [...]
Smith County Leadership Class of 2018 Awarded TN Arts Commission Arts Build Communities Grant for Mural Installation
The Tennessee Arts Commission and the Upper Cumberland Development District are pleased to announce that Leadership Opportunity of Smith County has completed a project with the Arts Build Communities Grant from the Tennessee Arts Commission. [...]
UCDD and UCHRA Executive Director Appointed to Regional Substance Abuse Advisory Council
Recently, Mark Farley, Upper Cumberland Development District and Human Resource Agency Executive Director, was appointed to the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Substance Abuse Advisory Council (SAAC), a 24-member volunteer advisory group of leaders from law [...]
UCDD Prepares for Move
The Upper Cumberland Development District will be moving to their newly constructed facility located at 1104 England Drive, Cookeville, Tenn. in mid-August. The tentative date for opening at their new location is Monday, August 19, [...]
THDA Awards Home Repair Funds to Spencer and Van Buren County
VAN BUREN COUNTY, Tenn. (July 11, 2019) – Van Buren County and the City of Spencer have each secured a $375,000 HOME program grant from the Tennessee Housing Development Agency (THDA) to help local families [...]
Be An Ombudsman Volunteer
Do you want to make a difference? Are you concerned about the needs of older people? Can you work with all types of people? Do you like to follow problems through to resolution? Aging Services [...]
Viola Receives Fire Truck Funded By A Community Development Block Grant
VIOLA – The Town of Viola recently received a new fire truck which was funded by the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program administered by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD). Viola [...]
Informatics Blog Going Live
In the near future, the Informatics Blog will be going live. Hosted by Chuck Sutherland, this blog will have a GIS-centric theme. Look forward to all things UC GIS!
