Fentress County’s courthouse revitalization project has completed. County Executive J. Michael Cross said the county had a goal to finish the project by tonight, when they expect to have thousands of trick-or-treaters in the downtown area. “It’ll be the first time we will be able to utilize that new part of the courthouse with the stage and new walkways,” Cross ... Read More »

The Cookeville City Council will consider purchasing a new pumper fire truck when they meet Thursday night. Fire Chief Daryl Blair said the truck under consideration will provide more space and better safety for his firefighters. “30-percent more compartment space, which is a big asset to us because over the years we have grown and provided more services,” Blair said. ... Read More »

DeKalb County authorities have accused a local inmate of breaking his own arm in an attempt to get early release from jail. Authorities have charged 37-year-old Joey Phillip Phelps with filing a false report. According to Sheriff Patrick Ray, Phelps was taken to Saint Thomas DeKalb Hospital with a broken arm on October 26th. During that time, he allegedly told ... Read More »

A woman from Livingston has died from injuries sustained in a Monday morning car crash in Overton County. The head-on collision happened before 8:00 a.m. on Hilham Highway near Old Union Road. The deceased is identified as 62-year-old Patricia Burchfield. According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Burchfield was the driver of a 2011 Ford Escape that ... Read More »

Classes at Warren County’s Hickory Creek Elementary School have been canceled for Tuesday. The decision to cancel classes comes after the school experienced a problem Monday with its boiler and heating system. The problem will not be repaired by Tuesday, forcing the school system to cancel classes at Hickory Creek. Officials cited concerns with temperatures falling into the 30’s overnight ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech University will break ground this Friday on its new Laboratory Sciences Building. The 164,000 square-foot facility will eventually be the largest building on campus and house the chemistry department and a portion of the biology department. The $90 million facility is expected to be ready for occupancy by the fall of 2020. The building will be located immediately north ... Read More »

The Tennessee Highway Patrol says charges are pending following a head on collision in Overton County this morning. The crash happened shortly before 8:00 a.m. on Hilham Highway near Old Union Road. Authorities said four people suffered injuries with three of them being flown to out of town hospitals for treatment. Troopers investigating the crash said 29-year-old Abner Eicher of ... Read More »

Sparta collected a total of 38-pounds of used or unwanted prescription drugs during Saturday’s national drug take back day event. That’s 31-pounds less than the April event took in, but Sparta Police Chief Jeff Guth said it’s still considered a success. “Anytime you can get anything at all it’s a success,” Guth said. “The numbers were down and I think ... Read More »

Cumberland County authorities have arrested a Monterey man for allegedly stealing a vehicle earlier this month. 28-year-old Robert Lee Stone is charged with one count of theft of property between $1,000 and $10,000. He’s under a $7,000 bond at the Cumberland County Jail. A judge had previously ordered Stone to be held without bond after learning he was on parole ... Read More »

Crossville and Cumberland County will continue its status as a Valley Sustainable Silver Community. Chamber of Commerce President Brad Allamong said the city and county just completed the designation renewal process and will keep it’s silver community status for the next three years. “I would assume that if you didn’t have the designation of being a sustainable community at any ... Read More »