Cookeville Police arrested two people Tuesday after finding heroin during a drug surveillance at Days Inn. 47-year-old Donald Karper, Jr. of Livingston and 48-year-old Kristie Prowse of Cookeville were charged with controlled substance offenses. Arrest warrants state investigators were at Days Inn on South Walnut Avenue when they observed a potential drug transaction in the parking lot. Investigators approached the gray ... Read More »
Tennessee Aviation Association (TAA) officials will investigate a small plane crash that occurred in Jackson County. The crash occurred Tuesday when Florida pilot David Poirer was traveling to a Wisconsin plane show from Athens, Tennessee. Jackson County EMA reports the plane experienced a mechanical issue and made an emergency landing 50 yards from the Jackson County Airport runway. EMA officials ... Read More »
A Cookeville man facing multiple counts of aggravated arson in White County will reappear in court July 23. 27-year-old Richard Hunger appeared before a judge at the White County Justice Center Tuesday where his case was continued. The White County Sheriff’s Office arrested Hunger after investigating a house fire on June 17 along Country Club Road. Hunger was taken into ... Read More »
Questionable past spending choices may have led to Pickett County implementing a 74-cent property tax increase. That according to Charlie Curtiss, Executive Director of the Tennessee County Commissioners Association (TCCA). Curtiss addressed the Pickett County commission and residents Monday prior to commissioners approving the increase. “Large tax increases… they don’t happen. Large tax increases just don’t happen, they’re caused,” Curtiss ... Read More »
The Fairfield Glade Volunteer Fire Department (FGVFD) has made changes in how finances are handled following an investigation by the Comptroller’s Office. In a press release, Comptroller Justin Wilson said additional oversight will help reduce the risk of mismanaging funds. “Several weaknesses allowed this theft to go undetected for several months,” Wilson said. “Only one signature was required on fire ... Read More »
Consulting firm Retail Strategies is assisting the City of Cookeville in filling retail vacancies. City Economic Development Coordinator Melinda Keifer said the company is currently helping find buyers for two retail sites. “We’ve been notified there is a buyer supposedly for the Kmart shopping center area, we don’t know anything about it. Also, that there is a letter of intent ... Read More »
A special committee has recommended qualifying four general contractors interested in constructing the new Cookeville Police headquarters. Police Chief Randy Evans said City Council will finalize the qualification process Thursday before seeking bids. “We would then contact them and ask them to bid,” Evans said. “The bids would be due Aug. 1. Then we would bring that back on the ... Read More »
Pickett County commissioners voted Monday evening to pass a 74-cent property tax increase. County resident Tony Milstead said the county had few options after studying the 2019-2020 budget proposal. “[I’d] probably go back 15 years when we were spending more money than we were needing to, “Milstead said. “I feel very offended that our [Sheriff’s Office] had to cut their ... Read More »
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Friends of Tennessee State Parks has awarded mini grants to three Upper Cumberland park friends groups. According to a press release, friends groups for Cummins Falls, Edgar Evins, and Cumberland Mountain state parks will receive funding to enhance the visitor experience. The Friends of Edgar Evins State Park received a $500 mini grant to install new panels along Storbook Trail. ... Read More »
The Biz Foundry will soon open two new locations in McMinnville and Sparta later this fall. Founder and President Jeff Brown said the organization looks forward to helping more new entrepreneurs across the Upper Cumberland. “Over the last couple of years, there’s been a lot of interested parties in us opening physical locations there and adding co-work locations in both ... Read More »
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