A May referendum for 14 registered voters could decide if land at the corner of Interstate 40 and Highway 111 becomes part of Cookeville. “It’s slightly under 200 acres and we’ve referred to it as the Mackie Farm,” Cookeville Planning Director James Mills. “The majority of it is owned by the Mackie family or the heirs to the Mackie family.” ... Read More »

Low temperatures of 27 degrees Thursday morning and 25 degrees Friday morning could be deadly for some flower and tree blooms. “There is a potential for any kind of blooming flowers, blooming trees, shrubs, ornamentals that have tender blooms on them to be damaged or some possible kill at those temperatures,” Putnam County Agricultural Extension Agent Wayne Key said. Key ... Read More »

Work could begin in the next few weeks on grading parking lots and installing drainage systems at Monterey’s Town Lake Park project. The Monterey Board Of Mayor And Alderman approved a $55,655 bid from Elk Mountain Construction Monday night. The big includes grading of both road and parking, installation of culvert pipe to address drainage issues, installing new rock in ... Read More »

Monterey, Livingston Academy and Clay Country will keep the dream of a state basketball championship alive as all three won Monday night. The three sectional winners advance to next week’s Boys State Championships in Murfreesboro. Pairings will be announced Tuesday afternoon. The Monterey Wildcats continued a season to remember as the boys defeated Lead Academy in Monday’s sectional game 73-61. ... Read More »

As March Madness begins, a new survey of America’s great basketball cities may leave Cookeville residents…mad. Cookeville ranks 10th worst among America’s Best Cities For College Basketball Fans, according to WalletHub.Com. The website looked at data in nine key metrics to rank the 280 communities. They include number of college basketball teams, the performance level of the teams, the number ... Read More »

State Senator Paul Bailey and State Representative Ryan Williams named Monday to the The Governor’s School Safety Working Group. The 16-member committee will review procedures and policies related to school safety statewide. Governor Bill Haslam said he hopes to have recommendations from the group by the end of the legislative session. The speakers in each house recommended the four legislators ... Read More »

The President And CEO of PBS said she remains cautiously optimistic that elimination of public broadcasting funding will not happen this year. Paula Kerger spoke at WCTE’s Annual Dinner Monday night in celebration of the station’s 40th anniversary. She said WCTE’s work has been used as an example in the current funding debate. The Trump Administration has proposed eliminating funding ... Read More »

If you’ve been wanting to sample that new restaurant or go back to a favorite spot, you have good reason to do it this week. It’s the Cookeville Regional Charitable Foundation’s Annual Restaurant Week, now through Saturday. Nearly 20 local restaurants will offer specials and discounts while offering a portion of the proceeds to assist in the Foundation’s Pediatric Fund. ... Read More »

The popular perception of college spring break: heading to Florida for rowdy fun. For a lot of Tennessee Tech students, the reality appears much different. As students prepared to hit the road Friday for this week’s break, many talked about doing the un-spring break-like tasks of preparing for the future. “This spring break, I’m going to job shadow at a ... Read More »

A Moss man lost his life Monday morning in a driving while impaired accident on Celina’s Highway 52. 21-year-old Anthony K. Curtis of Moss ran off the right side of Highway 52 while driving westbound around 3am Monday morning. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports Curtis’ car hit a tree on the right side before spinning and rolling across the roadway. ... Read More »