Nashville’s Sky High Sports will soon relocate to Cookeville. The indoor trampoline park currently has 10 other locations across the country, including California, Illinois, North Carolina, and Oregon. An opening date and location have not yet been announced. The owners of the new entertainment facility have indicated the business will be open sometime this fall.   Read More »

Authorities have determined the 2018 death of a 23-year-old Maryville man at Tennessee Tech to be accidental. Cookeville Police released a statement Friday that Paul Ten Eyck had brought and consumed large amounts of alcohol at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity near TTU’s campus. The investigation determined Ten Eyck laid down on a couch after consuming the alcohol and ... Read More »

Crossville will look to address expansion and improvement projects in the city’s 2019-2020 fiscal year budget. City Manager Greg Wood said the greatest expense will be expanding utilities ahead of a larger TDOT project on Highway 127. “The big projects are going to be under water and sewer, where the state is doing the ‘four-laning’ of 127 North,” Wood said, ... Read More »

Tennessee State Senators passed their version of a school voucher bill Thursday only applying to Shelby County and Nashville districts. White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said the bill has high potential to spread into smaller cities across the state. “We won’t be affected initially, but I could see at some point where an area as populated as the ... Read More »

The Putnam County School System has chosen Max Petett of Kentucky as Cookeville High School’s next principal. According to a press release, Petett had previously served as Monroe County High School’s principal for six years before accepting the Cookeville job. During Petett’s time at Monroe County, the school saw a 98 percent graduation rating between 2013 and 2018. The school ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center’s (CRMC) Board of Directors has recommended Ohio-based Osborn Group to purchase Cumberland River Hospital (CRH). CRMC CEO Paul Korth discussed the proposal during Thursday’s Board meeting. “Based upon the fact that they do want to open it and run it as a medical facility, I think that would be in the best interest of that community, ... Read More »

A bill allowing online sports betting in Tennessee passed the state’s House of Representatives Wednesday. 25th District Representative Cameron Sexton (Crossville) said the bill would help reduce the amount of illegal betting across the state. “We have bookies all across the state of Tennessee that are unregulated, operating behind the scenes, there’s no protection for individuals or children [affected],” Sexton ... Read More »

NAPA Auto Parts will look to break a world record Saturday by washing cars at 190 locations nationwide. Baxter NAPA owner Steve Phillips said the event will be part of the store’s grand-opening celebration. “This is a lot of fun. It’s a chance for Baxter to participate in a Guinness Book of World Records event and I don’t think it’s ... Read More »