The Overton County Sheriff’s Department searching for one of its K-9 units that has ran away. Sheriff John Garrett said K-9 Bella escaped from her handlers property Tuesday night while off shift. “She had done some damage to the pin which has been provided for her to stay in, and we had to resort back to a chain,” Garrett said. ... Read More »

An Algood family lost their home Tuesday night after their Cooper Road residence caught fire. At approximately 11 p.m. Tuesday night, the Algood Fire Department responded to the 100 block of Cooper Road for a residential structure fire. Upon arrival, the two-story home had heavy flames showing from the front and side. Crews controlled the fire in about 20 minutes, ... Read More »

Several residents in the Central View Community made their case to the White County School Board Tuesday to reopen its elementary school. Resident Moni Webb said the community still hurts from the school closure that occurred four-years ago. “The Central View families are more serious now than four years ago to get their school back and standing with them are ... Read More »

State Representative Ryan Williams sponsoring legislation that would authorize healthcare facilities to employ and commission police officers. Williams said smaller healthcare facilities are struggling to find security workers. “Large healthcare facilities have the ability to hire or stand up their own law enforcement agencies in some instances like Vanderbilt,” Williams said. “Smaller folks like Erlanger and small regional hospitals even ... Read More »

Hanging baskets, tomato plants, flower trays or pepper plants, the Van Buren County High School Spring Plant Sale has what you need. Agriculture Teacher Kurt Maynard said the sale is ongoing until the greenhouse is empty. Maynard said the plants are grown in a 30 by 50 state of the art greenhouse on campus. Maynard said students operate the greenhouse ... Read More »

A restoration project at Wright Lake in Monterey moving forward to re-establish the Brady Branch stream system. MRW Environmental in Sparta will conduct the work. Managing Member Ken Morgan said the environmental consulting firm will drain Wright Lake and re-establish the stream. “This project will restore Brady Branch, which had been dammed up and formed the lake, back to its ... Read More »

Putnam County will receive some $300,000 as a result of FEMA increasing its natural disaster reimbursement funding. Mayor Randy Porter said TEMA notified the county that the federal government is increasing its reimbursement percentage for counties that responded to disasters. “We’ve had of course the 2020 tornado and the 2015 ice storm that the county was out several million dollars ... Read More »

Scammers tested their luck against the Pickett County School System after the district purchased LED lights for its football field. Director of Schools Diane Elder said a phishing scam started when the shipment came in with the wrong lights. Elder said she then requested a refund and received an unknown phone call. “There was a strange conversation that took place ... Read More »

Byrdstown has completed restorations to its clear well under its water plant. The storage serves as the last stage of disinfecting before the water goes to customers. Mayor Sam Gibson told the Board of Aldermen Monday night the town saved about $5,000 on the project. “We saved a little bit of money with them being able to do the pumping ... Read More »

The Monterey Depot will be getting a new paint job. Cultural Administrator Rafferty Cleary said the goal is to have the building completed by the end of the summer. “We’re excited about this project,” Cleary said. “The building in the past 10 years has taken on a little bit of weathering and definitely needs to have a fresh coat on ... Read More »