Thursday will be the last day that folks can vote early in the 17th Senatorial District Special General Election. It’s been a low turnout so far in DeKalb County, according to Election Administrator Dennis Stanley. “It is much better than it was in the primary process. The 10th day of early voting we surpassed the total election number for the primary ... Read More »

Cookeville residents will have to wait a little while longer for the roundabout to open up between Lee Seminary Road and Highlands Park Boulevard. Public Works officials said the roundabout will have to be reconstructed to design standards before it can be opened. Public Works Director Greg Brown said the construction on the roundabout can’t happen until Lee Seminary Road ... Read More »

A 44-year-old woman has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Putnam County. Officials said the incident happened on Boatman Street around 10:00 a.m. as deputies attempted to serve an outstanding criminal court warrant against 44-year-old Norma Virginia Davis. According to a press release from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, during the attempted service, Davis obtained control of a firearm ... Read More »

Cookeville officials unveiled the preliminary design for the city’s new skate park Tuesday. Skating enthusiast Andy Hill said he has no complaints about the designs, which were put together by Seattle Washington-based Grindline Skateparks. “I knew they were going to do a great job, but they went over and above in what I expected. It’s going to be a really ... Read More »

The McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a resolution Tuesday night to increase the levy of its motel tax. The resolution calls for raising the current motel tax from 2.5-percent to 4.5-percent, which is closer to the state average. The Tennessee general Assembly will have to approve the resolution in order for it to take affect. Read More »

A Smithville man has avoided jail time after being charged with tax evasion earlier this year. 31-year-old Brandon Alan Tramel entered a plea this week to two counts of evading taxes and received a 2-year sentence suspended to supervised probation. An indictment against Tramel accused him of evading taxes by fraudulently registering two vehicles and five boats with the DeKalb ... Read More »

A DeKalb County judge has sentenced a man to prison for a burglary and theft that occurred at DeKalb West School over a year ago. 31-year-old Brian Howell entered a plea this week to burglary and received a 4-year sentence. The term is to run concurrent with sentences against him in Wilson County in which he is to serve eight ... Read More »

The Algood City Council voted Tuesday night to apply for a Community Development Block Grant. If approved, the grant funding would be used for housing rehabilitation projects around town. “Speaking from years past, We have been able to accomplish this and helped quite a few folks,” Mayor Kirk Dyer said. “This is definitely a fantastic thing and I would love ... Read More »

After nearly a year, the city of Algood officially has a full five member city council. Tuesday night the three member council selected Justin Grant to serve as council member until September of 2018. Grant, a pastor at Church on the Hill in Algood, has lived in the city since the age of 7 and said he wanted to help ... Read More »

Bluegrass Underground has moved on from Warren County, but it doesn’t mean there’ won’t be live music at Cumberland Caverns. Cumberland Caverns along with RCS Productions has announced a new concert series called Cumberland Caverns Live, which will kick off in the Volcano Room February 3rd. Officials said six shows have already been booked from February through May. The Volcano ... Read More »