New director, new Craft Academy aim to expand Craft Center’s reach
SMITHVILLE – Woodworking, glassblowing and pots molded from clay. These are the everyday activities at the Tennessee Tech Appalachian Center for Craft, a Smithville...
Lessons in business from a military veteran
COOKEVILLE - In honor of Veterans Day, UBCJ sat down with Overton County native Jim Kennedy, who has had...
⊕Potter’s Ace CEO has competitive spirit
JAMESTOWN – Potter’s Ace Hardware started off with humble enough roots. Roots being the key word; the store, founded in 1946, first sold groceries.
But...
Exec. Profile: Brandon Farley
COOKEVILLE – Lots of young boys aspire to be professional athletes. They dream of careers in basketball, football or baseball. Cookeville native Brandon Farley...
Elkins grows Elk Mountain Construction from solo start-up to mega UC contractor
COOKEVILLE – It’s often said that many small business success stories share the same underlying theme: rags to riches, a rise through the ranks,...
Executive Profile: Debbie York
By Amye Anderson
UCBJ Managing Editor
PALL MALL – Her work has taken her all across the nation but for Debbie York, Executive Director of the...


