Another scam has surfaced this- time for some Cookeville customers of Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation. Public Relations Manager Terri Merryman said the scammer identified himself as a lineman named Christopher. The caller demanded $750 on a past due electric bill or power would immediately shut off. “He then put them through another scammer named Brian Campbell, who instructed the ... Read More »

Livingston is one step closer to a $500,000 grant to continue work on the downtown area. UCDD applied for an Appalachian Regional Commission Grant on behalf of the city in December. Deputy Director Tommy Lee said the commission has now asked for a full application. “Don’t want to celebrate just yet, because it has not been awarded,” Lee said. “Typically ... Read More »

A Comcast outage in Carthage has caused Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation’s card system to go offline. IT Manager Wade Givens said members will not be able to make credit card payments until services are restored. Bills can be paid however by cash or check in office. Givens said Comcast has indicated that the outage should be restored by the ... Read More »

An East Lake Subdivision family lost their home Tuesday morning in a residential fire. Putnam County Fire Chief Tom Brown said crews responded around 7:25 a.m. Two adults at the home were alerted by smoke detectors and escaped without injuries. “Fire through the roof on the second floor when we arrived on the scene,” Brown said. “Ultimately, the house is ... Read More »

Clay County and Celina took the first step Monday night toward a new contract for the city to continue operating the ambulance service. The county’s ambulance committee reviewed three proposals Monday night. Committee Chair Bryan Coons said the committee meeting was first of many to find common ground before the current contract expires at the fiscal year-end. “The main thing ... Read More »

Looking for locally grown native plants for the spring season? The Cumberland County Soil Conservation District’s hosting its annual tree and plant sale from April 7th-9th. District Worker Janet Dowlen said there is a little bit of everything for everybody. “We’ll have a lot of different sizes, a lot of things that are very small,” Dowlen said. “Perennials, things that ... Read More »

The Palace Theatre reopened Monday after the historic building was deemed safe by structural engineers. The venue was closed over a week after a portion of wall collapsed onto the roof. City Manager Greg Wood said scheduled shows and programming will resume immediately. “We had two structural engineers evaluate it,” Wood said. “They said once the debris was cleared off ... Read More »

Three Clay County Utility Districts are working on project scorecards to gain some of the county’s ARP TDEC money. They include the Celina Utility District, North Overton Utility District and Northwest Clay Utility District. County Executive Dale Reagan said the county has about $3 million to allocate. “My first and main priority is that if we have citizens out there that ... Read More »

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office seeking information on a missing woman that was last seen with a violent partner. Investigator David Hamby said Crystal Cooper was last seen on March 8th near the Cumberland County/Fentress County line. “She last made contact with her mother on March the 6th of 2022,” Hamby said. “We are pretty much wanting to do a ... Read More »

Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris returned from a weekend trip to the Mexico-United States Boarder to see the drug crisis firsthand. Farris was invited by U.S. Senator Bill Hagerty to find answers as to why fentanyl use has increased in Tennessee. “The ingredients are coming from China. They’re sending them to Mexico,” Farris said. “They’re actually sending some lab techs ... Read More »