Warren County General Sessions Judge Ryan Moore taking steps to form the county’s first mentor program for neglected children. It is called Court Appointed Special Advocates or CASA. Moore said starting the program was a goal of his after being elected as Judge in August. “I believe that every child deserves to grow up in a safe and loving home,” ... Read More »

The Cookeville Putnam County Senior Center has started a new program specifically for people with Parkinson’s disease. Director Maxine Frasier said it is though a group called Rock Steady Boxing that provides trained professionals to local affiliates. “That boxing helps create dopamine in their brain which is what is missing when you have Parkinson’s,” Frazier said. “Every single one of ... Read More »

Goodwill opens its first-ever store and Career Solutions Center in Crossville Wednesday. The 14,400-square-foot building is at 1106 North Main St. in the former Rite Aid Pharmacy building. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 8:30 a.m., and the facility will open at 9 a.m. The store and donation center will employ about 20 team members. The center located inside ... Read More »

Some changes made to the Allardt Great Pumpkin Festival schedule due to anticipated crowd sizes this weekend. Chairman Cathy Jeffers said the big weigh-off of the largest pumpkins and the auto show will now be on two separate days. “Some people like to do it all in one day, but our crowd size has actually got so large that there ... Read More »

The Highlands Economic Partnership initiative to connect young professionals kicks off Thursday. Investor Relations Director Adam Poe said the Highlands Young Professionals will facilitate networking opportunities for the four-county area of Putnam, White, Jackson and Overton Counties. “That’s the whole reason why the Highlands Economic Partnership exists is to promote regionalism,” Poe said. “The only way we grow is if ... Read More »

Peaches the Elephant. A staple of the Highway 111 Flea Market has retired. Previous Co-Owner Katelynn Toler confirmed that she and her husband Charlie relocated the orange statue to their front yard in Cookeville. While the Toler’s may have sold the business to a new group, they wanted to keep the iconic figure for themselves. Read More »

Cookeville Cityscape Executive Director Holly Freeman has stepped down from her position. Freeman leaves for entertainment work in Nashville. She has lead the Main Street program and revitalization efforts since 2019. “It has been an honor to lead Cookeville’s nationally-accredited Main Street program the last few years,” Freeman said in a release. “I have enjoyed contributing to my hometown in ... Read More »

A 20-year-old Monterey man was killed in a single vehicle accident over the weekend in Putnam County. Justin Galvez was driving east on Highway 70 near Hunter Cove Road late Saturday night when he veered off the roadway and crashed into a utility pole. The car then rolled onto its top and came to a final rest, according to a ... Read More »

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office investigating a possible murder-suicide at an assisted living neighborhood. Two people were found dead from gunshot wounds Monday morning at Uplands Village. Deputies responded to an address on Main Street in Pleasant Hill around 7:30 a.m. A release shared by the office stated that the preliminary evidence points towards a murder-suicide. Identities are being withheld ... Read More »

September is National Senior Center Month. Center’s across the Upper Cumberland are celebrating and seeing participation reach normal levels after COVID. Clay County Director Sandra Wix said its membership has increased slightly with several new senior residents moving in. ‘We have been doing great,” Wix said. “We have continued to grow. We did have some participants that did not come ... Read More »