Mt. Vernon area residents need to collect 2,318 signatures by May 23rd to get a November referendum on the ballot. The referendum could overturn a Cookeville City Council decision to rezone about 11 acres for a 160-unit apartment complex. Clearing has already begun on the land, located along West 9th Street and North Franklin Avenue. The Putnam County Election Commission ... Read More »

A Crossville teenager speeding through a school zone turned into a marijuana arrest Thursday. Police arrested 19-year-old Emily Elizabeth Elmore on two drug charges after stopping her Thursday morning. Officers watched Elmore pass other vehicles in a 15-mph school zone. According to police reports, officers approached Elmore’s car when she jumped out and approached the officer. Elmore told the officer ... Read More »

Algood’s former police chief will be laid to rest Saturday. William Floyd Cartwright, Sr. passed away last Friday at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Cartwright spent much of his life in law enforcement including the term as Algood’s chief. Most recently, he worked with the Putnam County Sheriff Department. Services for Cartwright, Sr. will be held Saturday at Crest Lawn Funeral ... Read More »

The Putnam County Election Commission will resume its discussion this afternoon on overturning a Cookevile City Council rezoning decision. The council rezoned property on West 9th Street and North Franklin to allow for a 160 unit student housing development. A Cookeville resident has submitted a petition requesting a referendum on the August ballot to overturn the council vote. The Commission ... Read More »

The Envision Livingston group has decided to take a break from its efforts to update the community’s property maintenance codes. “We all need a break,” Envision Livingston Member Barbie Roberts said. “It’s been really rough. I think it’s very sad, it’s sad for Livingston. We’re just going to regroup.” Roberts said the group made the decision following Tuesday night’s work ... Read More »

The UCHRA Board asked staff Thursday to audit the 17 non-governmental officials on its agency councils and committees. State rules and many grant applications require that consumer representatives be included in UCHRA committees and boards. These consumers would be citizens who take advantage of the services offered by UCHRA, a chance to give the agency feedback on its work. City ... Read More »

Cookeville City Officials have been working with the Shoppes At Eagle Point developers on stormwater issues at the site. Heavy rains in February caused large water ponds to form around the project, especially along Interstate Drive. Cookeville Public Works Director Greg Brown said the developer, CHM Developers and Browning Development, has implemented many of the plans designed to deal with ... Read More »

The UCHRA Board of Directors voted unanimously Thursday morning to enter into a letter of engagement with the lawyer hired to investigate the organization. UCHRA Attorney Danny Rader told the board Thursday that the investigating attorney, Tim Pirtle, wanted the letter. Pirtle wanted everyone to know that he worked for the executive committee and not the UCHRA as a whole, ... Read More »

Cookeville Police are investigating the theft of a vehicle and its contents from a Willow Avenue business Wednesday morning. Police called to O`Reilly`s Auto Parts where a Monterey woman reported her 2011 Toyota Tacoma had been stolen while she shopped. The suspect also took her handbag with credit cards, documents and approximately $300 in cash. Police searching for suspects. Read More »

The Tennessee State Court of Appeals upheld the sentence Wednesday of a Cookeville man convicted for the May, 2015 assault of a Tennessee Tech student. Michael Kevin Schipp faces 15 years in prison after his conviction on one count of burglary of an automobile and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Schipp’s lawyers asked the court to ... Read More »