Putnam County Sheriff’s Office seeking information to aid in the capture of a man who violently resisted and evaded arrest late Thursday evening. Joshua Daved George is a homeless man who has an active arrest warrant out of Jackson County. As Sheriff’s Deputies attempted to arrest George, he fled on foot. When a deputy caught up with George who began ... Read More »

Cookeville-Putnam NAACP will host a prayer vigil this Saturday at McClellan Avenue Church of Christ. The Executive Committee said it feels this is necessary due to the unrest and unwelcome presence of Neo-Nazis and other white supremacists in the community, specifically the West End Park area. The committee said it wants to come together to pray and gather strength from one ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council heard more than an hour of comments Thursday night as the controversy over drag shows and subsequent protests continued. Multiple residents expressed concern that city and county leaders did not denounce the hate groups who marched on January 22 along Cedar Avenue. Resident Billy George: “Personally I do think that the silence is an invitation for a ... Read More »

Gainesboro Board of Alderman approved moving forward to apply for another Community and Development Block Grant. Engineer Nathaniel Green said the funding is allowed to be used for water and or sewer improvements. He said if awarded, this would be the second CDBG grant to go towards sewer improvements in Gainesboro to continue addressing needed upgrades, particularly with the city’s ... Read More »

City of McMinnville seeking public input from a community survey to help inform the city’s strategic plan. City Administrator Nolan Ming said the strategic plan helps guide the city as it forward in the next several years. He said they want to have to community’s input to help city leaders inform what areas need to be focused on. “We want ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland school systems continue to work through issues with finding school bus drivers and substitute drivers. DeKalb County Transportation Manager Billy Rhody said he said they have routes covered, but do not have enough substitutes. He said when a driver is out, they have to make changes and double up routes in order to cover all pickups and drop-offs. ... Read More »

Cookeville Public Works Department working through its right-of-way acquisition for Phase II of East 10th Street upgrades. Director Blake Mayo said the right-of-way acquisition phase is one of the busiest periods of a project for the city. “There were 29 parcels to purchase and we’ve bought already close to 20 parcels, we’re already closed and come to an agreement with ... Read More »

Livingston Municipal Airport working to relocate its fuel farm to better serve pilots using the facility. Airport Committee Chair Jason Duke said because the airport is beginning to service more regional-size jet aircraft, they need more space for planes to fuel up. He said relocating the fuel farm itself will help the airport in quite a few ways, including making ... Read More »

A new bill designed to put more burden of proof on the developer could be more costly for developers. Putnam Regional Planning Director Kevin Rush said the bill prohibits regional and municipal planning commissions from requiring certain things from developers as conditions of approval. He said he believes the intent of the bill that went into effect in July of ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center CEO Paul Korth announced Wednesday his intent to retire this May. Korth has been with the medical center for 24 years, serving as CEO since 2013. He said you never know when it will be, but now was the right time to step away. “It was something when I became the CEO in February of 2013, ... Read More »