Tennessee Tech kicked off basketball practice Wednesday in preparation for starting the season November 25. Tennessee Tech Athletic Director Mark Wilson said the plan is to have fans in attendance at the Hooper Eblen Center. Wilson said the university is working with the Putnam County Health Department to get the seal of approval. “As long as we implement universal masking, ... Read More »

Critical wildfire season is cranking up, and so is burn permit season in Tennessee beginning on Thursday. Assistant Cumberland District Forester Jim Dale said a burn permit will allow you to burn woody vegetation, like leaves and brush piles. Dale said this time of year gets dry and leaves start falling, which puts citizens in the position to be responsible ... Read More »

Overton County Elections Administrator Craig Story said his office did not know there would be paving work on the upper parking lot until Tuesday afternoon. The parking lot paving began Wednesday, which is also the start of early voting in Tennessee. Story said he believes the work has been finished up, but the fresh paving will be given some time ... Read More »

Algood has wrapped up the final renovations on the grounds of Cinderella Park and are ready to install equipment. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the drainage box and some tiles had to be rebuilt. Morrison said replacing old equipment and cleaning up existing parts of the park is a big part revitalizing downtown. “Citizens deserve somewhere good for their kids ... Read More »

Medicare open enrollment begins on Thursday and there are things to consider if someone is looking to change plans. Swallows Insurance Account Executive Cassandra Newman said this is important for people considering a change with their Medicare Advantage or Prescription Part D plan. Newman said being aware of your current doctors and prescriptions are essential to choosing coverage. “Make sure ... Read More »

Algood City Administrator Keith Morrison said things are up and running and details are being finalized on the farmer’s market. Morrison said it’s being used heavily everyday despite multiple parts of the market needing to be finished. Morrison said the bathrooms, electrical and lighting still need to be finished but it isn’t slowing down the market’s usage. “I think it’s ... Read More »

Putnam County is expecting a turnout of about 1,000 early voters a day when early voting starts on Wednesday. Elections Administrator Michele Honeycutt said last presidential election the county saw between 900 to 1,100 early voters a day, and expects that to continue. Honeycutt said the amount of early voters in Putnam has led to less confusion over the differences ... Read More »

Algood is looking at two different design teams for implementing the city’s park design plan. City Administrator Keith Morrison said both Kimley-Horn and Clinton Engineering’s plans will be presented Tuesday night. Morrison said the city council will need to decide which firm to move forward with. “Which one of the companies that we will negotiate with to oversee the design ... Read More »

Law Enforcement agents this weekend credited a Springfield, Tennessee hotel staff with their training in human trafficking. It led to the arrest of a Livingston man accused of sex with an underage girl. Rana Zakaria is Community Educator for the Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking. Zakaria said training healthcare workers, school staffs and hotels on how to identify trafficking is ... Read More »

A Livingston man was arrested with a child after a human trafficking investigation at a hotel in Springfield, Tennessee. Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking Community Educator Rana Zakaria said rural parts of Tennessee can be high risk areas because of geographic isolation and less job opportunities. However, Zakaria said abduction is not the most common way human trafficking begins. “Most ... Read More »