Numerous roads across Clay and Jackson County are flooded according to emergency management officials. As of 1:30am Sunday, 911 reported flooding along Wet Mill Creek Road, Pitcock Lane, Kyle Street, Williamson Street, Poor House Road, Free Hill River Road, Arcott Road, Turkey Creek Road, New Hope Road, Trace Creek Road Leonard Road, Luther Pedigo Road, and Mack Bean Road. “We ... Read More »

Very heavy rainfall moving into the Upper Cumberland once again Saturday night prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood warning. The National Weather Service issued a third flash flood warning just before midnight Sunday, including Fentress, Overton and Pickett counties. Very heavy rain will impact these areas with the next batch of rain moving in from the ... Read More »

A speeding stop led Algood Police to the arrest of a local man on at least seven charges. Police tried to stop Bobby Harville after his motorcycle was observed traveling at a high rate of speed on Wall Street. Police reports said the cycle came to stop at 139 East Wall Street and Harville fled on foot. Officer Brandon Bean ... Read More »

The news has been good one year into Cookeville Regional’s five-year agreement with the Department of Health and Human Services. CRMC Compliance Officer Paula Duty says the hospital has received strong reviews from the Office of Inspector General. The office oversees compliance with all federal health care program requirements. Thursday night, the board passed a resolution that it believes the ... Read More »

A Smithville man has been charged with TennCare fraud after allegedly reporting to the state he had custody of his child to get benefits. 34-year-old Grant Lynch faces charges of fraud and theft of services. Both are class D felonies. “Providing false information in order to receive TennCare benefits will not be tolerated in the state of Tennessee,” Inspector General ... Read More »

Ingredients in place for a stormy Thursday across the Upper Cumberland. Meteorologist Rob Carolan said the Severe Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, has placed the area under a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms later this afternoon and into the evening. “The high risk, which is rare to see, is off to our southwest,” Carolan said. “It does include the ... Read More »

A Sparta man almost lost his chance at becoming a millionaire. Nick Slatten lost his Tennessee Cash ticket worth $1,178,746 last Thursday. “I couldn’t find it anywhere,” Slatten said. Turns out, Slatten dropped the ticket at Sparta’s O’Reilly’s Auto Parts as he helped his brother in the parking lot. The ticket was lying on the asphalt for more than an ... Read More »

The body of a missing Cumberland County man was found Thursday night. 30-year-old Bradley Barnes had been reported missing February 11. The Cumberland County Sheriffs Department posted about his disappearance last week. Deputies and TBI investigators were called to Clint Lowe Road around 4:30pm Thursday where the body was found. The Sheriffs Department reports it does not appear foul play ... Read More »

The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals Thursday denied a Putnam County man’s request to withdraw his guilty plea based on his mental competence. Weylin Trent Strode pled guilty to one count of aggravated assault in November, 2018. Strode requested a mental evaluation one month earlier saying he was not of sound mind at the time of the crime. The state ... Read More »

Cookeville Police have arrested a Cookeville man for the financial exploitation of his father. 59-year-old Kennith Orbit Boles Jr. will face a criminal court arraignment Monday. He is being held on $50,000 bond. Boles faces a felony county of Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult in an amount exceeding $60,000. Police began the investigation in September, 2020 after learning that ... Read More »