Tim “Tree” McPherson will be on November’s ballot as the Democratic candidate in Putnam County’s Register of Deeds election. The Putnam County Democratic Party conducted a caucus and voted on McPherson for the spot out of two candidates. 131 votes were cast in the Republican Party’s caucus for three candidates. John Sanders won with 71 votes, followed by Luke Thornton ... Read More »

Three bids for the Upperman High School addition project have all come in within budget. Putnam Schools Deputy Director Tim Martin said the bids range from $4.6 million to $4.9 million. “Of course, we always have concerns about the delivery of goods and things like that,” Martin said. “But this project is not nearly as large as building an entirely ... Read More »

Outgoing Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton said he hasn’t ruled out running for election again. Shelton said he’s still passionate about serving, making a difference, and leadership. “Obviously would need to talk to my wife and family and see what’s best for us in the future there,” Shelton said. “But I certainly don’t want to say never. I’ll be open to ... Read More »

White County has approved the appointment of  Brett Nash to be the new Residential Building Inspector. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said the idea is to keep the money paid to the state for inspections circulating in the county. “Right now White County doesn’t do its own inspections the state of Tennessee does them so they come in and buy ... Read More »

Clay County Commission approved its finalized budget for the new fiscal year at its meeting Monday night. Finance Clerk Donna Hamilton said the tax levy was approved at the proposed $2.60. She said the rest of the budget was approved with no changes to the one approved by the budget committee. Read More »

Cookeville Leisure Services Department will apply for a BlueCross Healthy Place grant. Director Rick Woods said if awarded, they hope to use the funding to develop the old soccer fields at Cane Creek Park. “The great thing is because we did our 2021 Master Plan, what we saw in looking at the grant criteria and what we have in that ... Read More »

Overton County Schools hoping to work with Livingston Police and Overton Sheriff’s Department to provide student resource officers at every school. Director of Schools Donnie Holman said in the past, the school system would apply for state grants that provide funding for SRO salaries. “Some of those grants are going away, and it’s not that we’re not filling out the ... Read More »

A dry start to the summer season has turned into higher than average rainfall. National Weather Service Meteorologist Krissy Hurley said conditions in June were what meteorologists call a “flash drought,” with rainfall two inches below normal. She said a high-pressure ridge covering the entire southeast created hot and dry conditions. “But I’m kind of happy to see this August ... Read More »

Two motorcyclists died in two separate incidents over the weekend. 52-year-old Bryan Colson of Cookeville died while negotiating a curve on Benton Young Road around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday evening. He ran off the road and struck a tree. 28-year-old Brooke Murphy of Antioch, Tennessee was also negotiating a curve in DeKalb County when she struck the vehicle of 41-year-old ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Regional Airport seeking vendors for the Air Fair running from October 14th to 16th. Airport Manager Dean Selby said they are looking for every type of vendor, from food to crafts to goods. “It seemed like everyone had a really good time on the vendor side of it last year,” Selby said. “Several of them had told me ... Read More »