School officials have fired Warren County High School Baseball Coach Adam Childs. WCHS officials said they wanted to go in another direction with the baseball program. Childs leaves the program having won more than 100 games. He also lead Pioneers to one district championship, three region tournament appearances and one sub state appearance. Read More »

State and local officials welcomed Cookeville’s newest company yesterday. Last month Science Applications International Corporation announced plans to open its first Technology Integration Gateway at the Regions Bank building. SAIC CEO Tony Moraco said the defense contractor plans to hire 300 people over the next 5-years and many of those people will come from Tennessee Tech. ‘As we try to ... Read More »

15 North Carolina high school students escaped injuries yesterday when their charter bus caught fire on Interstate 40 in Cumberland County. According to officials, it happened around noon near westbound mile marker 333. All students and teachers managed to exit the bus and a Cumberland County school bus transported them to Stone Memorial High School. From there another charter bus ... Read More »

A jury has found Caleb Cannon guilty of murdering a former Cumberland County resident. The verdict returned Monday after a week-long trial. Cannon was accused of killing Nikki Burgess in May of 2014. Authorities say she vanished from her Hermitage home and her body has never been found. Cannon received an automatic life sentence and no sentencing hearing will take ... Read More »

Livingston’s new Central park officially opened today. The $1.1 million park paid for with a plethora of grants and came at no cost to tax payers. The grants include a courthouse enhancement grant, a Project Diabetes grant, Tennessee Department of Tourism grant, and a Tennessee Department of Agriculture grant. “The stars just lined up with us because we got 100 ... Read More »

Burgess Falls State Park has announced the dates for its annual Junior Ranger Day Camps. The Mini Ranger Camp will be the first camp to take place. It kicks off May 31st at 8:30 a.m. Park Ranger Bill Summers said the camps have been a huge hit for several years. “They have been real successful and we are now in ... Read More »

A McMinnville man will spend eight years behind bars after pleading guilty to the charge of sexual exploitation of a minor this week. Last year authorities discovered child porn on the cell phone belonging to 35-year-old Billy Brinkley. Brinkley was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor in July after co-workers discovered the images and videos on his cell ... Read More »

A mobile home park will soon be redeveloped off of Cookeville’s Freehill Road. Thursday night the City Council approved the final reading of the city’s 5th Redevelopment Area Overlay ordinance. “This is going to be very nice and it’s going to be quite an asset,” Vice Mayor Larry Epps said. “It’s going to be affordable housing so it hits everything ... Read More »

More parking will be added in downtown Cookeville. A lease agreement approved by the City Council last night allows the city to construct a parking lot at First Baptist Church’s gravel lot off Spring and Walnut. Mayor Ricky Shelton said it will add 185 parking spaces. “This is a good step in addressing the needs for downtown parking,” Shelton said. ... Read More »

Cumberland County School officials have placed a special needs education teacher on administrative leave amid a deadly crash investigation. 36-year-old Meghan E. Wilson is charged with DUI and vehicular homicide. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, Wilson crashed her Dodge pickup into a motorcycle on Cumberland County’s Highway 127 early Thursday morning. The impact killed the motorcyclist identified as 46-year-old ... Read More »