Monterey has started the process of going solar. “As far as the solar energy, the array is being assembled to go on the lawn at the water department,” Mayor Bill Wiggins said. “It’s our first step in going solar in Monterey.” In the spring of 2017 the town of Monterey entered into a 20-year contract with Atlanta-based Hannah Solar to ... Read More »

According to the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s weekly road report, daily road closures will occur on Smith County’s Highway 25 next week. TODOT officials said the closures will allow for blasting to take place at the rockfall mitigation site. Officials said the operations should take no more than 30-minutes.   Read More »

A judge has sentenced a Smithville man to serve 10 years in prison for two home invasions that occurred last year. 24-year-old David Matthew Hill pleaded guilty this week to aggravated burglary. He had originally been charged with two counts of aggravated burglary and two counts of theft over $1,000. Sheriff Patrick Ray said Hill broke into a home Twilla ... Read More »

A crash on Interstate 40 westbound backed up traffic for nearly five miles in Putnam County Thursday. Tennessee Highway Patrol officials said two commercial vehicles collided between exit 290 and mile marker 291 around 4:15 p.m. The crash scattered debris on the roadway, causing a delay in the cleanup process. Officials said only minor injuries occurred and the roadway opened ... Read More »

A fire caused damage to a Cumberland County home Thursday morning. Officials said firefighters responded to eastern Cumberland County where a home on Eddington Lane had caught fire. It took crews about 30 minutes to put out the blaze, which remains under investigation at this time. No injuries were reported. Read More »

A Putnam County man has pleaded guilty and waived his right to jury trial and appeal to three counts of selling more than 0.5 grams of methamphetamine. For pleading guilty to the class B felony, a judge has sentenced 39-year-old Jimmy Stout to serve 12-years on each count. The sentences will be served at the same time. Read More »

Remote Area Medical Clinic or RAM is returning to Cookeville next month. RAM Founder Stan Brock said the mobile medical clinic will be providing free medical, dental, and vision care at Cookeville High School March 17th and 18th. “We look forward to a very nice weekend there, look forward to seeing a lot of nice folks, always great working with the local ... Read More »

Monterey officials have started working on a new deal for the city-owned nursing home. Signature Health Care currently runs Standing Stone Health Care and Rehabilitation under a 15-year lease agreement that expires in April of next year. Mayor Bill Wiggins said the Standing Stone Healthcare Board is in the process of interviewing several companies that have expressed interest in operating ... Read More »

Cookeville Police say they may have identified a possible suspect who set fire to a storage building last month. The fire happened on the night of January 27th near South Willow Avenue and Humble Drive. Police have released security footage of a vehicle driving near the area shortly before and after the fire began. Police believe the occupant inside the ... Read More »

Science and technology will be on display when Tennessee Tech hosts the FIRST LEGO League East Tennessee Championship Tournament on Saturday. Approximately 48 10-member teams comprised of youth ages 9-14 from Johnson City, Tullahoma, Nashville, Knoxville and Kingsport will be competing in the robotics event which is hosted annually by Tech. “These are youngsters and many of them have not ... Read More »