The City Of Algood will spend new Violent Crime Intervention Funds on a new training simulator designed to help officers deal with shooting scenarios they might encounter. Police Chief Dale Armour said the device focuses on de-escalation tactics. Armour said he saw it in use at his former agency. “That’s the whole point of this is to make sure that ... Read More »

Putnam County’s new mathematics textbooks will debut in two weeks, with a traditional high school pathway of Algebra, Geometry, and Algebra II. 9-12 Curriculum Supervisor Bubba Winningham said the change is part of the curriculum update done every six years. New math standards will be instituted, but Winningham said the focus in Putnam County will be the traditional high school ... Read More »

City Of Livingston implementing stricter rules to deal with the disposal of brush. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the city will no longer take any brush that is bigger than nine inches in diameter. “The reason being our chipper, that’s the size that it will take to be able to dispose of this brush and other items,” Hayes said. “And we ... Read More »

If you got married at the historic Clay County Courthouse, your story is needed. The Clay County Heritage Days festival next month will feature a sharing of courthouse weddings stories during a “marriage homecoming.” Courthouse Administrator Doug Young said the courthouse has long been a popular spot for people in and out of state. “So people came down across the ... Read More »

Fentress County’s Glenobey Road will soon be closed to begin construction work from the top of the mountain to the Old County Quarry. County Road Superintendent Ryan Reed will oversee the construction project costing around $4 million. Reed said the road is in need of serious repair, with entire sections of it sliding into a dry creek bed below it. ... Read More »

Cookeville continues to market the Lemon Farris site off Highway 111 to prospective industries, but Community Development Director Jon Ward said more work will be done in the months to come. “The grant is still open,” Ward said. “We have not completed the work yet, the due diligence work on the site, but we hope to have that completed very ... Read More »

Van Buren County Commission passed the county’s new budget in a special called meeting Friday night. School Director Cheryl Cope provided handouts to the commissioners showing proof that maintenance of effort and local match tests were met. Cope said the comptroller had informed her that the information was required to be presented prior to passing the budget. Read More »

Upper Cumberland Blood Assurance issued a critical plea for platelet donors Friday. As of Friday morning, the organization said they only had 15 platelet units to be distributed to over 70 different medical facilities in the region. Blood Assurance Chief Medical Officer Liz Culler said shortages are common during holiday periods. “A lot of times people just aren’t in town ... Read More »

Communication with the school board again a topic for the White County School Board as they voted to provide emails and phone numbers for residents who want to speak to board members. School Board Chair Bob Young said questions submitted by the public at the current “Ask The School Board” Link on the website are going to the School Director ... Read More »

A former Warren County Sherriff’s Investigator has been placed on probation after pleading guilty to three counts of official misconduct. Steven Carpenter received a five-year sentence. He is barred from service as a police officer in Tennessee. Investigators audited evidence in September, 2022. Irregularities were found in certain records and evidence. District Attorney General Craig Northcott said the investigation found ... Read More »