10 historic cabins will be renovated at Standing Stone State Park later this year. The State Department of General Services awarded J&S Construction a 300-day contract for the project. The Cookeville-based company will be responsible for addressing deteriorating building materials inside the units. A press release said existing flooring will be removed from kitchens and bathrooms. New electrical services and ... Read More »

The Putnam County Road Department reopened the 3600 block of Shipley Road Monday. Road Supervisor Randy Jones said Saturday evening flooding washed out the shoulder of the roadway. “Right now we are building the shoulder back out,” Jones said. “Probably in the next couple of hours we will have this back to where we can open the road back up ... Read More »

Area law enforcement will be cracking down on speeding and other moving violations this week. Tennessee Highway Patrol Captain R.C. Christian said Operation Southern Shield will be taking place until Sunday evening. “This period of time on this Operation Southern Shield kind of pulls us in on some key areas in our district,” Christian said. “We focus on hazardous moving ... Read More »

One person died after a crash on Genesis Road in Crossville Saturday. The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased as 63-year-old Richard Webb of Sunbright. Webb was traveling East in his 1997 Ford Escort when the crash occurred. 54-year-old Michael R. Scarbro was driving westbound in his 2003 Ford F350. A crash report said Scarbro’s pickup truck crossed the center ... Read More »

Monterey hopes to see work resume on Monday for it’s rail trail extension project. Cultural Administrator Julie Bohannon said a number of factors have delayed the project since it first began in April. “The weather has not cooperated. Every time we get it dried out enough it seems like we get another big rain storm,” Bohannon said. “The water table ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport will be working to modernize its Instrument Landing System (ILS). The ILS provides pilots with both vertical and horizontal guidance during an approach to land. Airport Manager Dean Selby said the device plays a critical role for larger aircraft that utilize the airport. “The larger operators are the ones that need the ILS. It doesn’t ... Read More »

A Byrdstown man has admitted to possessing child pornography. Authorities arrested 36-year-old Oscar Garcia on a charge of aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor. The investigation began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported videos of child porn being uploaded to a website. Authorities traced the IP address to Garcia’s home on Billy Zachary Road. On May ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport will be working to get a fuel supplier under contract. Airport Manager Dean Selby said Shell Aviation currently provides fuel to the airport, but without a contract agreement. “To be legal with everything, we want to make sure we go out and present it for bid,” Selby said. “We want to make sure that we ... Read More »