Another Monterey store will soon be selling beer. The town’s Beer Board on Monday approved a permit to allow beer sales at the Family Dollar Store on Commercial Avenue. Mayor Bill Wiggins noted that the store’s application met all requirements to be granted a license. Family Dollar becomes the fourth business in Monterey to sell beer since voters approved a ... Read More »

The Department of Environment and Conservation has announced a 30-percent discount on winter camping at 30 state parks. A total of seven Upper Cumberland state parks will offer the discount from now until the end of February. Some of the participating parks include Edgar Evins, Cumberland Mountain, Fall Creek Falls, and Pickett Memorial. Campers can register online or by phone ... Read More »

Cookeville will consider awarding a bid on Thursday for a South Willow Avenue water improvement project. Water Quality Control Director Ronnie Kelly said the work will come before a scheduled TDOT project. “The state’s going to do a repaving of Willow from around State Street to across the interstate to Gould Drive,” Kelly said. “Sort of like we did on ... Read More »

A Cookeville man faces an arraignment hearing later this month for a first-degree murder charge. Authorities have accused 28-year-old Andrew Ray Price of fatally stabbing Kelsey Lamb on May 22. The Putnam County Grand Jury returned indictments last month charging Price with first-degree murder, aggravated assault, domestic assault, theft and evading arrest. During a court hearing this week, a judge ... Read More »

Three water tanks in Monterey will receive some updates in the near future. Consulting engineer Nathaniel Green said tank inspectors have identified a few problems with the structures. “One of the items on two tanks was that the temperature inside the top of the tank was reaching an excess of 140-degrees Fahrenheit,” Green said. “About 120-degrees is the maximum that ... Read More »

A four vehicle crash killed one person and injured six other people in Putnam County Monday. The accident happened at 5:30 p.m. on Highway 70 near Monterey. The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased as 76-year-old Charlotte Long of Crossville. A crash report said Long was traveling East in a 2017 Jeep Cherokee when she attempted to pass a tractor ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider a resolution this week allowing Sunday liquor by the drink sales beginning at 10 a.m. City Manager James Mills said the proposal comes after a change in state law. “In 2000, the Alcoholic Beverage Commission changed their rules and allowed cities to sell at 10 a.m., if they opted in,” Mills said. “In 2001, the ... Read More »

Congressman John Rose has resumed his official duties after the passing of his expected son last week. Rose left Washington on Wednesday after his wife Chelsea received medical treatment due to complications related to her pregnancy. A Monday press release said the baby passed away Friday after delivery at Cookeville Regional Medical Center (CRMC). John and Chelsea shared the following ... Read More »

The Clay County Ambulance Service will soon have a new ambulance. Director Natalie Boone said the county will use $279,000 in grant funding to make the purchase. “These grant are just so very important to small communities like ours,” Boone said. “There’s no way that we could come up with $170,000 to buy a new ambulance. Thank you to the ... Read More »

Jackson County will soon have a mental health case manager stationed in Gainesboro. Mayor Randy Heady said the county partnered with Volunteer Behavioral Health to provide the new service. “That’s going to be happening, so that’s just a big win,” Heady said. “I understand that some things just have to be regional, but there’s other things that I feel like ... Read More »