DeKalb County authorities have arrested a former store clerk for allegedly stealing lottery tickets from the store. 45-year-old Melody Ann Bandy is accused of stealing more than $18,000 in lottery tickets from the Kwik N Ezy store. Authorities said the theft occurred between July 1st and October 11th of this year. Bandy is charged with theft of property over $10,000 ... Read More »

The TVA has canceled a planned power outage for Overton County residents. The TVA had planned to disconnect power to Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation members served from the Livingston substation Saturday night, which would have affected thousands of residents. Officials said the outage would have allowed routine maintenance to take place at the substation. A new date for the ... Read More »

A Cookeville man has landed behind bars after leading Putnam County authorities on a chase following a domestic incident Thursday. 48-year-old Duane Eugene Major is charged with domestic assault, interference with an emergency call, and evading arrest. According to a report, Major had allegedly knocked a female victim to the ground and later stole her phone when she attempted to ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center is gearing up for its quarterly health fair. The November 4th event will provide the public an opportunity to participate in free and affordable health screenings. Wanda Richardson is the workplace wellness and business development coordinator at CRMC. “We just want to help people to get on the path to wellness or stay on the path ... Read More »

According to Cookeville Police, scammers are spoofing the department’s phone number and using the name of an actual employee of the department. Detective Bobby Anderson said the latest scammer used the name of a current employee and told the victim he owed $2,000 to the department or he would be arrested. “Not just this scam, but any scam, when somebody ... Read More »

Putnam County authorities have arrested a juvenile who allegedly left Prescot South School Wednesday and set fire to a number of hay bales. Cookeville Fire Chief Daryl Blair said the juvenile set the fire at a residents farm off South Jefferson Avenue near the school. “The damage that was done from the fire itself was approximately $20,000,” Blair said. “There ... Read More »

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office will host it’s annual Safe Streets Safe Sweets event on Halloween. Sheriff Eddie Farris said the event promotes safety for children of all ages as they celebrate Halloween. “It’s one place the kids can come to and safely trick-or-treat,” Farris said. “We will have our x-ray machine going to where we can scan their candy ... Read More »

Cookeville lost a community leader Wednesday as Joe Albrecht passed away from a sudden illness at the age of 76-years old. Albrecht spent a decade working as publisher for the Herald Citizen. He also served in a number of business and non-profit organizations and was chairman of the Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce board of directors in 2014. Putnam County ... Read More »

Three Upper Cumberland counties are reporting low turnouts through the first week of early voting in the 17th Senatorial District special election. Officials with the Smith County Election Commission reported less than 150 votes through the first week of early voting. DeKalb County Election Administrator Dennis Stanley reported 54 recorded votes. A further breakdown shows 30 of those votes being ... Read More »

Putnam County authorities apprehended a runaway juvenile Wednesday who allegedly left his school and set fire to several bales of hay. According to a press release from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, the juvenile was reported missing from Prescott South School around 11:00 a.m. While searching for the juvenile, officer spotted several round bales of hay on fire near South ... Read More »