Pickett County’s Courtney Pritchett, Upperman’s Akira Levy and Van Buren County’s Caden Mills won the Miss and Mr. Basketball Awards Tuesday night. During ceremonies at Murfreesboro’s Murphy Center, Pritchett took home the 1A Miss Basketball honor. Levy won the 2A Miss Basketball Award. Mills received the 1A Mr. Basketball Award. The annual awards recognize the best basketball players in the ... Read More »

A three-year old child died Tuesday morning in Crossville after a tractor trailer struck and killed the child. The incident happened along Jeffs Road in Crossville around 10:45am Tuesday morning. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports 47-year old Powell Douglas Simmons Jr driving a 2006 Volvo Tractor Trailer in a business driveway when he struck the child. The child was walking ... Read More »

Three Upper Cumberland boys teams now have opponents as the TSSAA set the pairings for the Tennessee Boys Basketball Championships Tuesday. Monterey and Clay County stand among the eight 1A boys teams fighting for a state championship. The (21-12) Bulldogs will play Wednesday night at 6pm in the top half of the bracket, facing (30-1) Douglass. The Red Devils out ... Read More »

Former Nashville Mayor Karl Dean said the resignation of current mayor Megan Barry made for a “difficult day” for the city. Dean visited Monterey Tuesday morning as part of an election swing through the state. He visited with officials at held meetings at the Bank of Putnam County on West Commercial Avenue. “I am positive that the city will pull ... Read More »

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 »