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A McMinnville man faces a felony murder charge following a Friday night shooting that left one man dead. Officers arrested 43-year-old Terrence Lamont Malone Sunday on a charge of felony murder and especially aggravated burglary. Malone’s arrest coming two days after the shooting death of 33-year-old Darius Michael Bishop. Investigators said Bishop was shot when he confronted two masked men ... Read More »
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Warriors Baseball Team Recognized For Hurricane Relief Efforts
The White County Board of Education has recognized the high school baseball team for its Hurricane Michael relief efforts. White County High School coaches and players traveled to Florida on two different occasions and provided assistance to at least 36 families. It’s not the first natural disaster response for the baseball team and head coach Shaun Floyd said it won’t ... Read More »
Monterey Still Considering LED Street Lights
Monterey will likely pay more than $150,000 if it chooses to convert all 349 city street lights to LED bulbs. Mayor Bill Wiggins said lower energy bills would help pay for the project in the long run. “If you all recall, we had a private concern estimated that our power bill on street lights could go from $70,000 a year ... Read More »
Shutdown Creates New Deadline For SNAP Customers
The federal government shutdown has created a new deadline for those who depend on SNAP benefits. According to the Department of Human Services, individuals who are renewing their benefits or filing a 6 month Simplified Report form need to have any required paperwork in by the end of business Monday, January 14th. “We realize this deadline to submit paperwork requires ... Read More »
Composting Program Starting In Putnam County
A new TDEC grant is seeking to divert food waste from the Putnam County landfill. Lisa Luck is the education manager for the Putnam County Solid Waste Department and solid waste planner for the Upper Cumberland Development District. She said the grant allows the county to pick up food waste from businesses and institutions. “The State of Tennessee has wanted ... Read More »
Boilers Down At Cookeville High, Officials Monitoring Temps
Temperatures are being monitored at Cookeville High School after the boilers stopped working Thursday. Assistant Director of Schools Corby King said the parts needed to fix the issue won’t arrive until Friday morning. King said the average temperature in the school is staying in the 60s and despite the cooler temps, students and teachers are doing fine. Classes being taught ... Read More »
Findlay School Construction On Schedule
The weather hasn’t delayed construction of the new Findlay Elementary School in White County. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said Wednesday that he expects the facility to be open by August of this year. “Things are progressing well,” Dronebarger said. “They have the majority of the masonry done and all the floors have been done so the community is getting ... Read More »
Rescue Mission Opening Transitional Home For Vets
Cumberland County’s Bread of Life Rescue Mission is working to provide homeless veterans a place to live. Founding Director Ralph Reagan said his organization is conducting the project to help those coming out of the veterans court system. “The veterans administration needs somewhere to house them so they don’t have to run them down,” Reagan said. “Judge McKenzie is going ... Read More »
Solar Project Wrapping Up In Monterey
Monterey will begin generating solar power in the coming months. Mayor Bill Wiggins said Hannah Solar has nearly finished installing solar panels at three different locations. “Right now they are on the emergency services building with a roof array,” Wiggins said. “They’ve just about completed it and also the one at the water intake station on Hanging Limb Highway.” Wiggins ... Read More »
Baxter Eyes Spring Break For Constructing Elmore Town Road Bridge
Baxter officials hope to begin constructing the Elmore Town Road Bridge by spring break. Mayor John Martin said the project has faced several delays. “The problem we’ve got with Elmore Town Road Bridge is we are still trying to acquire signatures from property owners to get authorization on that,” Martin said. “The biggest problem we’ve got is weather. It’s tough ... Read More »
