News and Events for Upper Cumberland Public Transit
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05, 2020
We’re Here for You!
To those who have donated masks to our staff and to the staff who are diligently cleaning transit vehicles and offices--Thank you!
11
05, 2020
Parade at Life Care Center of Sparta
On May 7, UC Public Transit, along with various community members and businesses, participated in a parade for the residents of Life Care Center of Sparta. Thank you to those who coordinated this event and for allowing UCHRA to be a part of it!
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04, 2020
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04, 2020
COVID-19: Let’s Flatten the Curve Together!
Our drivers are working hard to ensure seats, handrails and other high-touch surfaces in our transit vehicles are cleaned frequently. We know you've got important places to go and we are taking additional steps to make these spaces safe for our riders. As a community, we can also work together to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic [...]
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04, 2020
COVID-19 Safety through Creativity
We are so thankful to members of our staff who have managed to come up with creative solutions to keep our drivers and Transportation team safe. UCHRA shop staff designed and installed plexiglass shields for the driver area. Randy Weiker, Putnam County driver and retired Cookeville Police Officer, and his wife made several face [...]
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04, 2020
UCHRA Public Hearing Cancellation
Notice is hereby given that the Public Hearing scheduled by the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA), on Monday, April 13, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. at 580 S Jefferson Ave, Suite B, Cookeville, TN 38501, has been canceled due to Governor Lee’s Stay at Home Order. The UCHRA Public Hearing will be scheduled at a [...]
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04, 2020
UCHRA COVID-19 Update 4/6/2020
All UCHRA offices continue to remain closed to the public due to public health concerns related to COVID-19. Our staff will continue to assist clients primarily via phone and email. Individuals seeking assistance through the Low-Inome Home Energy Asssistance Program (LIHEAP) should contact their local office via phone. Transit services will continue to operate in [...]
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03, 2020
Public Notice 5311
Public Hearing Notice Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA), Monday, April 13, 2020 at 5:00 p.m., Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency, 580 S Jefferson Ave., Suite B Cookeville, TN 38501. The purpose of this Public Hearing is to consider a project for [...]
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03, 2020
UC Transit Assist With Disaster Relief
Our UC Transit drivers worked hard to assist with getting volunteers to and from the devastated areas of Putnam County today and we will continue to assist those impacted. If we can assist with donation/supply deliveries or a ride for those victims who are now without a vehicle, please give us a call at (931) [...]
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01, 2020
UCARTS buses undergo name change
Upper Cumberland’s public transportation system known as UCARTS is getting a new name and exterior design. Riders can expect to see the newly rebranded buses, now known as Ride Upper Cumberland, on the road in Overton County. Ride Upper Cumberland, formerly known as UCARTS, is a division of Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency’s (UCHRA) public [...]