A Tennessee Tech alumna will lead Ford’s new Blue Oval City batter plant. Tracy Church graduated from Tennessee Tech in 1994. She said in high school she made the decision to become an engineer. Church said that if you live in Tennessee and you want to be an engineer, you go to Tennessee Tech. “The Tennessee Tech experience really influenced ... Read More »

Crossville the first of several town halls in a statewide tour by the Vietnam Veterans of America to disseminate information about Agent Orange and other potential toxic exposures. Tennessee State Council President Barry Rice said the town hall will feature a presentation of the list of contaminants veterans may have been exposed to during their service. Rice said the goal ... Read More »

Putnam County Planning Commission considering the potential for Road Supervisor Randy Jones and developers to work together earlier in the development process. It’s an effort to deal with new mandates that prohibit cities and counties from requiring developers to upgrade infrastructure as a condition for plat approval. During a work session Thursday, County Attorney Jeff Jones presented a more scaled-back ... Read More »

Baxter Alderman and Tennessee Highway Patrolman Willie Allison told Baxter Aldermen Thursday night he believed they made a mistake in signing a new agreement to implement LIDAR cameras to patrol school zone areas. Allison said it will take a photo of your vehicle and license plate, and the citation will be mailed to you and to the police department. He ... Read More »

A teenage girl reported missing in Monterey has been found in her native Smith County. Monterey Police Chief Bill Randolph said 17-year-old Skyler Satterwhite was last seen within the city limits on Wednesday. He said TBI located her Friday morning. Read More »

Cookeville’s Cane Creek Recreation Center to host a Workplace Readiness Workshop this Saturday. Recreation Programmer Sally Herren said attendees will learn how to build their resumes, write cover letters, and prep for interviews. “Some people don’t even know what a cover letter is, ” Herren said. “And I think this will really help with trying to find the job you’re ... Read More »

City of Gainesboro approved a some $20,000 change order to move forward with making its city park project more accessible. Parks and Recreation Director Jordan Hunter said the decision came after last month’s discovery of additional rock that work would put the project over the budget of the grant funds. He said although it would cost more money, the city ... Read More »

Some 40 Tennessee State Parks are set to participate in the annual Weed Wrangle. Burgess Falls, Cummins Falls, Rock Island, and Fall Creek Falls are among the local participating parks. Tennessee State Parks Volunteer and Friends Program Assistant Dava Lundquist said the wrangle allows volunteers to fight invasive species in public parks. “These are plants that originally do not come ... Read More »

A larger no-wake zone put in place around Cookeville Boat Dock some 12 years ago will remain indefinitely. TWRA increased the no-wake zone in anticipation of low water levels, the result of a Center Hill Dam project.  Boating Education Leader Captain Matt Clarey said when that two-year project turned into a 10-year project, TWRA thought it made the most sense ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Department investigating multiple deaths Friday involving a woman and two teens. Cookeville Police Department PIO Lieutenant Anthony Leonard said officers were called to an apartment complex on 600 West 8th Street Friday morning. He said once officers entered the residence, they discovered 36-year-old Pamela Spurlock, 15-year-old Steven Spurlock, and 14-year-old Emma Spurlock deceased in the residence. Leonard said ... Read More »