Overton County has located property for a new county services building. County Executive Ben Danner said the county used a $300,000 donation to purchase the old Republican Headquarters building on West Broad Street. “The county has not built a new county services building for over 100-years. 1899 the courthouse was built and that’s the last county building we’ve built,” Danner ... Read More »

A Cookeville man in Cumberland County jail awaits extradition to Kentucky on felony methamphetamine and felony violation charges. Corey Dale Harris, age 45, already in jail for violation of probation, was additionally booked into the justice center, and held on $500,000 bond, on felony fugitive-from-justice charges. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department told News Talk 94.1 this morning Harris is scheduled ... Read More »

Livingston began accepting applications for retail package stores on Tuesday. The city’s board of mayor and aldermen have approved final reading of an ordinance regulating the sale and locations of future liquor stores. The town’s ordinance puts no limit on how many liquor stores can open up or how closely they can operate in proximity to a church or public ... Read More »

Crossville City Council members will consider hiring a company to conduct a wage study. City Manager Greg Woods said the city has experienced issues with employees leaving for better paying jobs. “We haven’t had a wage study in at least 20 years, according to corporate history and memory,” Woods said. “A wage survey looks at the actual job they are ... Read More »

September was a record breaking month for residential building in Putnam County. Putnam County Executive Randy Porter said the county issued 34 permits for a total of $5.6 million in estimated construction cost. Of those 34 permits, 22 of them were for new single family residential houses. The $5.6 million in construction costs beat the old record of $5 million ... Read More »

Two DeKalb County men will make a court appearance next week for breaking into a home last month and assaulting the resident with a metal pipe and brass knuckles. 28-year-old Jonathon Zachariah Rowland and 22-year-old Ray Franklin Vincent are charged with two counts of aggravated assault and aggravated burglary. DeKalb County Sheriff Patrick Ray and said the incident happened September ... Read More »

A grand opening will be held Friday for Jackson County’s Tennessee College on Applied Technology campus. TCAT Livingston President Myra West said the campus will offer programs in information technology and power line construction and maintenance. “Those are two programs where there’s a pipeline needed for the workforce,” West said. “We are continuing to see more IT jobs. We know ... Read More »

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has asked the public for help in locating a person wanted for violating probation. According to a sheriff’s office press release, 27-year-old Wyatt Alan Fargo could be in the south end of the county or in the Livingston area. He’s believed to be in possession of a firearm. Officials said Fargo drives a white 2000 ... Read More »

The Putnam County Clean Commission will use TDEC grant funding to help clean-up parts of Center Hill Lake. Clean Commission Executive Coordinator Shannon Reese said the same grant has helped clean-up efforts at Window Cliffs State Natural Area on two different occasions. “We chose Window Cliffs because it was so brand new and we had been helping to set up ... Read More »