A two-vehicle accident on Highway 111 sent five people to the hospital Wednesday morning including two via life-flight. The accident happened near Quinland Lake Road in Algood. A vehicle driven by a juvenile had stalled in the left lane of travel. The driver was working on the car when it was hit in the rear by a vehicle driven by ... Read More »

Van Buren County’s Convenience centers have reduced Saturday hours. The lack of communication about the change did not sit well with Van Buren County Commissioner Bill Mosley during Tuesday night’s Commissioners meeting. “Now I don’t like to be blindsided,” Mosley said. “It’s very embarrassing to have to be notified that the hours are going to be changed and people calling ... Read More »

An Algood man faces murder charges in the drug-related death of a Smithville woman last May. Authorities arrested 41-year old Patrick Goolsby Monday on one count of second degree murder and one count of sale and delivery of a schedule II controlled substance. Goolsby is being held under $400,000 bond in the Dekalb County Jail. The charges resulted from the ... Read More »

The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office found three findings in its audit of the Tennessee Tech Board of Trustees released Tuesday. All three findings focus on design and implementation of internal controls. The audit found TTU management did not design and implement controls to ensure the accurate completion of the Security and Fire Safety report. The annual report did not include all ... Read More »

Two committees will consider plans for the Putnam County Fairgrounds property as well as the South Jefferson Avenue property that currently houses the school bus garage and the highway department. Putnam County Commissioners formed the two working groups Monday night to further explore the sale of the county property. Commissioners Chair Mike Atwood said the committees will make decisions about ... Read More »

Wind gusts in excess of 40mph Sunday morning have produced power outages across the Upper Cumberland. Just after 6am, Volunteer Energy reported nearly 600 residents without power, the majority in Fentress County. About 60 homes in Pickett County are also without power. Scattered outages are also occurring along the Cumberland-White County border. Upper Cumberland Electric has outages from Alpine to ... Read More »

Putnam County has reported 258 new COVID cases this week, but the county’s positivity rate remains lower than most other Upper Cumberland communities. According to data from the State Department of Health, the county reported 50 new cases Thursday. The positivity rate, or the percentage of new tests that register a COVID-positive result, stands at 10 percent. Cookeville Regional Medical ... Read More »

Algood City Council Tuesday night authorized application for $600,000 in parks and rec grant money from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The money would help fund the city’s planned amphitheater. If approved for the grant, the city must provide a 50 percent match. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the process includes finalization of the city’s long-term recreation plan. ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Regional Airport Board approved a one-time Christmas/COVID-19 bonus to be distributed in December. The board approved some $3,800 in money for the bonuses for airport staff. It will be paid for through state COVID relief money provided to the airport. Airport Manager Dean Selby said the team worked through the pandemic without missing any time. “Bonuses for ... Read More »

State senators from across the Upper Cumberland issued a letter to Tennessee voters supporting efforts by President Trump to contest the presidential election. State Senators Paul Bailey, Janice Bowling, Mark Pody, and Ken Yager signed the letter from the Tennessee Senate Republican Caucus. It says the election process is far from over. The senators wrote there is no reason to ... Read More »