The Putnam County School Board approved the purchase of 1,625 Chromebooks Thursday night completing the next phase of one device to one student. When the devices arrive, each high school student in the system with have an electronic device. Director of Schools Corby King said the system already has one device for each middle school student. King said the biggest ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved emergency repairs to get the Cane Creek Electric Substation back online Thursday night. Electric Department Director Carl Haney said two transformers need repairs. The Cane Creek facility serves two areas of the community and provides backup for another. “It is currently offline until repairs can be made,” Haney said. “Right now, about 60 percent of the ... Read More »

78 COVID patients being treated at Cookeville Regional Medical Center Wednesday. Three additional patients are awaiting COVID results and are in quarantine. Three people have died in the last 24 hours from COVID…two from Putnam County and one from Fentress County. The Upper Cumberland reports 243 new active cases Wednesday according to data from the State Department Of Health. The ... Read More »

Cookeville Council Member Eric Walker wants to see local developers and local financial experts represented on the Cookeville Planning Commission. Thursday night, the council will fill its second vacancy in as many months on the commission as Chris Wakefield steps away after 15 years on the commission. Walker said the expertise provided by those inside the process helps the Planning ... Read More »

A Rock Island man injured Monday morning in an accident along Highway 111 in Overton County. According to preliminary reports from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 22-year-old Tristan Carter was traveling north in a tractor trailer Monday morning. Another tractor trailer driven by 46-year-old Darren Herrod of Morrison turned right onto West Turkey Creek Road. Carter’s vehicle failed to stop, striking ... Read More »

Cookeville Doctor Mitchell Shea has been fined $100,000 for improperly billing Medicare and TennCare. Shea and Chiro2Med of Tennessee charged the government for electro-acupuncture using a device called a P-Stim. Neither Medicare or TennCare reimburse for these temporary devices. Shea billed the government for the use of these devices over a two-year period beginning in May, 2016. The government requires ... Read More »

The Putnam County Health Department awaits another shipment of vaccines Tuesday to continue its COVID vaccination. More than a thousand local residents were vaccinated Saturday and Monday before supplies ran out. Local K-12 teachers and seniors over 75 are currently eligible for vaccinations. The Federal Government is disbursing vaccine to each state. Once it arrives, the State Department of Health ... Read More »

Vaccinations for Cumberland County residents over 75 will begin Saturday at 9am. The vaccines will be offered at the Community Complex at 1398 Livingston Road. Gates will open at 8am. For safety, no one will be allowed to lineup prior to the 8am gate opening. Residents over 75 years of age should bring a photo ID. Vaccines will be given ... Read More »

Crossville set a new annual rainfall record in 2020 with more than 75 inches of rain falling during the course of the year. The National Weather Service office at Crossville began keeping records in 1954. The final tally Thursday came in at 75.32 inches of rain. That breaks the 2018 record of 74.88 inches. 2021 will begin rainy with precipitation ... Read More »

A Chestnut Mound man and a passenger were transported to the hospital after a Wednesday afternoon accident. It happened just after 1pm along Highway 96 in Putnam County. A vehicle driven by 24-year-old Harold E. Tunnicliff III crossed the center line in a curve. The vehicle traveled off the left side of the road and struck a tree head-on. Tunnicliff ... Read More »