Floodwaters caused all but eight boat slips to break loose and float down stream at East Port Marina Wednesday night. Owner Richard Devries said recovery efforts began Thursday morning. “The insurance company already knows and I’ve got a team of professionals,” Devries said. “This is what they do. They put docks back together and find all the pieces. They’re on ... Read More »

The Putnam County Rescue Squad responded to White County Thursday after a man became stranded by floodwaters. The incident happened at Lafever Road and Burgess Mills Road. Lieutenant Daniel Harris said crews found the man clinging to a tree after water completely submerged his vehicle. “We were able to get our boat inflated and out to the victim,” Harris said. ... Read More »

A Wednesday afternoon crash claimed the life of a Cumberland County man. The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased at 62-year-old Donald Monday of Crab Orchard. Monday suffered fatal injuries when his 2000 Toyota Camry struck two trees on Interstate 40 in Cumberland County and landed on its top. A THP crash report said Monday was traveling east at the ... Read More »

Overton County emergency crews conducted a water rescue Wednesday night after a man’s vehicle drove into floodwaters. Emergency Management Agency officials said the incident happened southwest of Livingston near Hardy’s Chapel Road and Christian Community Road. EMA Director Chris Masiongale said the man did not suffer any injuries. The agency has reported flooding problems on East Netherland Road between Highway ... Read More »

Cumberland, Putnam, Van Buren, and White County schools will be closed the rest of this week. All three school systems made the announcement Wednesday due to an increase in absences from flu and other seasonal illnesses. Putnam County Interim Director of Schools Corby King said he also considered widespread flooding when making the decision. Putnam County EMA Director Tyler Smith ... Read More »

Plans for a 10 lot subdivision on Window Cliff Road and Baxter Road have hit a small snag. The Putnam County Regional Planning Commission voted Tuesday to defer action on a preliminary plat for the project. The group did not want to approve the plat until seeing a topographic map of the land. The commission’s policy states that plats over ... Read More »

A former employee of a Macon County finance firm faces charges for allegedly abusing her position to steal customer loan payments. TBI special agents have obtained indictments charging 41-year-old Serena Swindle with theft over $10,000. Authorities arrested Swindle Monday and booked her into the Macon County Jail on $3,500 bond. During the investigation, agents found that Swindle allegedly stole customer ... Read More »

The town of Monterey will spend nearly $85,000 to replace a leaky roof at city hall. That price includes a $10,000 add-alternate to get the project under warranty. Alderman Nathan Walker said he didn’t mind spending the extra money to fix the problem. “In my experience, you can pay for it up front or you can pay for it twice ... Read More »

The Putnam County Election Commission on Wednesday examined voting machines for the March 3 primary election. Chairman Phil Adams said the commission made sure that each machine has remained sealed since the previous election. “We want to make sure somebody has not gotten into the machine to mess up the integrity of the vote,” Adams said. “We now know that ... Read More »

Livingston aldermen have agreed to provide matching funds for a water system rehabilitation grant program. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the $630,000 would replace current four-inch lines with new six-inch water lines. “It’s for areas that need to be upgraded and have good fire flow,” Hayes said. “It’s just replacing the bad pipes that causes some red water issues that we ... Read More »