A woman faces charges after leading Cookeville Police on a low-speed pursuit Tuesday morning. Captain Bobby Anderson said officers arrested Sara Jane Pemberton for evading arrest and other active warrants. According to a statement from the Cookeville Police Department, Pemberton was acting strangely in the 500 block of North Jefferson Avenue. She allegedly drove away when officers arrived on scene. ... Read More »
Monterey Aldermen met Monday and failed to agree on terms for a new budget. Vice Mayor Starlett Wessels said she’s against the proposed three-cent property tax increase. “Property values in Monterey are going to increase with all the building and expansion going on,” Wessels said. “Therefore, Monterey is going to have more money to operate on. I am not for ... Read More »
A climber suffered injuries after falling from a cliff at Meadow Creek Lake Park Sunday. Eddie Haynes is a team leader for the Putnam County Rescue Squad’s Mountain Rescue Team. He said the unidentified man fell approximately 25-feet while free climbing in a remote area. “We used a Ferno rescue basket with an all-terrain wheel to extract him out of ... Read More »
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Pothole repairs will be taking place along Interstate 40 in Putnam County this week. TDOT Spokesperson Jennifer Flynn said drivers can expect intermittent lane closures between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. “I would encourage people to just pay attention to the message boards and signs. Watch out for our crews out there who are trying to make our roads better ... Read More »
A single-vehicle crash claimed the life of a Crossville man Sunday. The Crossville Police Department identified the deceased on Monday as 18-year-old Jake Finley. The accident happened as Finley traveled southbound on New Lantana Road in the area of Dunbar Road. According to a CPD press release, his 2000 Oldsmobile Bravada crossed both northbound lanes of travel before impacting the ... Read More »
A 16-member committee will recommend a new three-year academic calendar for the Putnam County School System. Superintendent Jerry Boyd said approval of the calendar will come earlier than past years. “Families had a concern because we don’t have a calendar published in the fall as their planning their next vacation in the fall,” Boyd said. “During the last year of ... Read More »
Friends of the Trails (FOT) can move forward with building a walking trail along the Little Obed River. FOT President John Conrad said the Crossville City Council has approved an agreement for the project. “It’s for permission to build the trail on a piece of private property,” Conrad said. “Basically, the city council said they were in partnership with Friends ... Read More »
A new United States Postal Service policy requires all new subdivisions to have cluster box units (CBU) for mail delivery. USPS representative Sandy Alsman said the change comes as expenses continue to rise and mail delivery becomes less popular. “We have to look at our expenses not this year, but 50 or 60 years from now,” Alsman said. “That’s the ... Read More »
A 20-year-old man faces charges in Cookeville for sexually exploiting a minor by electronic means. Authorities booked Dustin Reed Rugh into the Putnam County Jail on $100,000 bond Wednesday. A grand jury indicted Rugh earlier this year after Cookeville Police searched his home in December. The indictments charge Rugh with sexual exploitation of a minor and soliciting sexual exploitation of ... Read More »
A Tullahoma woman suffered injuries after her vehicle rolled several times in White County Thursday night. An air ambulance transported 44-year-old Jennifer L. Jacobs to Skyline Medical Center. Her condition remains unknown. The crash happened on Highway 111 North, just past the O’Connor exit. According to a Tennessee Highway Patrol crash report, Jacobs failed to maintain her lane of travel, ... Read More »
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