A shooting at the Cumberland County Schools bus garage left three people wounded Friday afternoon. Crossville Police officials said officers responded to the bus garage on Genesis Road at approximately 2:27 p.m. for a call of shots fired. According to a press release from the Crossville Police Department, officers arrived at the location and found two adult males and a ... Read More »

Two construction crews from Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation will be involved in Hurricane Florence relief efforts. The crews responded on Friday to Burgaw, North Carolina to help Four County Electric with power restoration efforts. UCEMC General Manager Jimmy Gregory said about 22,000 people have already lost power in that area. “We are going to assist in what would probably ... Read More »

A portion of Poplar Street in Monterey will be closed during work hours for the next couple of months. Mayor Bill Wiggins said town officials chose to temporarily close the road because of construction for the Bank of Putnam County building on West Commercial Avenue. “It’s a public safety issue. The construction company has equipment stored across Polar Street on ... Read More »

A Thursday morning crash in Cumberland County claimed the life of a Spring City man. The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased as 28-year-old Phillip Perry. Officials said the crash happened at the intersection of Highway 127 South and Hillendale Road when Perry lost control of his 2009 Chevrolet Colbalt and struck a utility pole. According to the THP crash ... Read More »

A DeKalb County judge has sentenced a man for a church burglary that occurred earlier this year. 21-year-old Isaiah Sutherland entered a plea this week to one count of burglary and received a two year jail sentence. Alexandria police officials said Sutherland broke into West main Baptist church in June and vandalized parts of the building. He will also be ... Read More »

160 full-time jobs will be created at Crossville’s Stonepeak Ceramics over the next five years. State and local officials announced Wednesday that the company will expand operations and open a new production line at the facility. The $70 million dollar investment will increase the factory’s capacity by 20-percent. Once complete, Stonepeak Ceramics will be the first tile manufacturer to produce ... Read More »

Emergency repairs will take place on Interstate 40 in Putnam County Thursday. Tennessee Department of Transportation maintenance crews will be conducting the repair work at eastbound mile marker 294.7 between Cookeville and Monterey. TDOT officials said an area of the roadway washed out near the edge of the pavement and fast lane. One lane will be temporarily closed to traffic ... Read More »

A home repair program for the elderly will be expanding thanks to additional funding for Putnam County Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity Development Director Melissa Parks said the Aging in Place Program is a new initiative that will be launched in about a month or so. “It’s going to allow us to work with 55 qualifying local seniors over ... Read More »

Monterey has asked the Tennessee Department of Transportation to study the Stratton Avenue corridor. Mayor Bill Wiggins said he met with TDOT representatives Wednesday afternoon. “I’ve requested TDOT to come over and diagnose what kind of study is needed because that area is where the commercial district is slowly moving,” Wiggins said. “Already we have congestion at certain times in ... Read More »