The remains of a missing Cookeville man were found in Louisville, Kentucky on Sunday. 30-year-old Daniel Steven Mabrey was reported missing in April this year by his aunt who had not had contact with him since February. Mabrey is believed to have been living in Louisville since February. Mabrey’s remains have been sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in ... Read More »

White County EMA reporting downed trees and isolated power outages as weather conditions continue. Deputy Director Kyle Winnett said the most-affected areas are in Mount Gilead and areas just east of Sparta. He said they are also seeing wind gusts up to 35 miles per hour. Crossville Memorial Airport has reported seeing wind gusts up to 61 miles per hour. ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech to continue wants to focus efforts on increasing diversity on campus by engaging with the nearby community and alumni of color. Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Robert Owens said when they talk about diversity, he tries to get across the depth of the topic. He said it goes beyond things like skin color and gender, and that it gets ... Read More »

Highland Rim Academy has started a new partnership with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department to provide a student resource officer on its campus. Sheriff Eddie Farris said it is a new partnership as of this year. He said Highland Rim will pay the county $75,000 for its services. “There’s no more precious resources than our schoolchildren going to school,” Farris ... Read More »

Cookeville Electric Department hoping to replace more of the downtown decorative lights with LEDs with another expected shipment this week. Director Carl Haney said efforts to replace the city’s lights with LEDs began several years ago when manufacturers began to stop making the high-pressure sodium lights the city used to use. He said they are about 60 percent through the ... Read More »

Baxter’s Planning Commission will have to examine its sewer capacity as a large development has been proposed for the Dale Mires Lane area. The commission discussed a preliminary layout for Phase II of the Paddington Place subdivision. City Engineer Tom Bennett said this is the largest subdivision the planning commission has ever had to consider at 230 lots, so it ... Read More »

White County School District returned to school for its first full day Friday. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said there was initially nervousness about construction and new bus routes affecting some logistics. He said it ended up being a great day full of success and excitement. “Our teachers, our faculty and staff did an excellent job of preparing classrooms preparing ... Read More »

City of Sparta taking next steps on plans to refurbish its caboose located by the cemetery behind the old jail. Mayor Jerry Lowery said it was donated to the city many years ago, and has been sitting without much work done on it. He said it has been a goal to try and find someone to help spruce it up ... Read More »

Areas along 127 North in Crossville will experience interruptions in water service Monday start at 9 a.m.. The affected locations will include Creston Road, Bristow Road, Whittenburg Road, Legion Road, and 127 from Bowman Loop to Plateau Road. Residents should plan to be without water until 3 p.m. Read More »

Baxter is in discussion with a large chain grocery store to bring a location to town. Mayor John Martin provided the update at Baxter’s Board of Aldermen meeting Thursday, but did not name the chain. If conversations continue, the grocery store would join two new markets approved for town, including the Dollar General Market and the Family Dollar Market. Read More »