Cookeville Police are on the scene of a shooting at West End Park with a heavy presence at the park currently. “This is in response to a shooting that just occurred,” Cookeville Police Spokesperson Anthony Leonard said. Police are searching for at least one, possibly two, suspects who ran from the park. One person is wearing all black. “We wanted ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council began preparations for winter last night, purchasing 500 tons of road salt. Public Works Director Blake Mayo said the city is currently two-thirds full on salt. The city salted just once last winter, during the Christmas Eve weather event. Pricing did not change from a year ago. Council also voted Thursday night to ask the Planning Commission ... Read More »

Community members have provided leads to Cookeville Police on the vandalism that shut down the Park View Skate Park, leading the city to reopen the park Wednesday. Bathrooms will remain closed. Those facilities have been at the center of at least six vandalism incidents in the last three weeks. Director Of Leisure Service Rick Woods said he thanked the individuals ... Read More »

Crossville City Council appointed Tiffany Lyon to serve as Municipal Court Judge Tuesday night following three rounds of voting. Lyon replaces Ivy Gardner Mayberry who resigned effective September 30. The municipal judge serves a two-year term. A total of five attorneys submitted letters of application for the position including Nathan Clouse, Kevin Poore, Hayden Shadden, Jeffrey Vires, and Brett York. ... Read More »

It’s like putting toothpaste back in the tube. That’s how Cookeville City Attorney Dan Rader described the city’s proposed zoning code changes regarding RVs in the city’s existing mobile home parks. The Planning Department wants to clean up conflicting letters and permits that have been issued over the years that allowed the practice. But at a work session Monday, the ... Read More »

The Putnam County School Board approved 33 new policies, policy changes or updates at last week’s meeting, a result of legislative mandates this year in Nashville. Director Of Schools Corby King said the school system works with the legal team at the Tennessee School Board Association to assess the system’s policies as compared to the legislative directives. That work begins ... Read More »

The Putnam County School Board voted unanimously Thursday night to reject the brick on the new Park View facility. Roughly five to ten percent of the brick has already been laid. All of that brick is on the back side of the school. Upland Design Group’s Kim Chamberlin said the brick came from the supplier with a variance of color, ... Read More »

The Putnam County School Board approved a preliminary set of goals Thursday night, a requirement of the state’s new educational funding formula. The TISA funding model requires school systems to identify three measurable goals in an Accountability Report. A portion of funding will be tied to the system’s success in achieving the goals. Data and Testing Supervisor Jason Stickler said ... Read More »

The Cumberland County School Board voted Teresa Boston as its chair for the new school year Thursday night. The board approved Boston to another term with a 5-4 vote. Chris King and Robert Safdie were also nominated. “I want this board to work together,” Boston said. “I want to move this district forward. I appreciate the confidence.” The vote came ... Read More »

Shawn Fry has been appointed as the newest judge serving the 13th Judicial District Criminal Court. Governor Bill Lee made the appointment Thursday. The legislature granted the district an additional judgeship in May, 2023 to assist with workload. The 13th district covers Clay, Cumberland, Dekalb, Overton, Pickett, Putnam and White counties. Fry currently serves as an attorney at Fry, Fry, ... Read More »