A Cookeville woman faces drug charges following a Wednesday traffic stop for speeding. Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputies charged Macara S. Page with manufacturing, delivering, selling, and possessing methamphetamine. An arrest warrant said authorities conducted a search of the vehicle after a K-9 received positive indication for drugs. Deputy Brandon Burnette’s report said a backpack belonging to Page contained approximately 4 ... Read More »

A man from Rickman suffered injuries when his motorcycle rear-ended a vehicle on Buck Mountain Road in Putnam County. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said the crash happened Wednesday just before 4 p.m. Officials said a medical helicopter airlifted 49-year-old Sean Patrick Donaghy to Vanderbilt Medical Center for treatment. A crash report said Donaghy was traveling eastbound when he drove into ... Read More »

A vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Putnam County Wednesday night. Officials with the Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased as 28-year-old Randall Bilbrey of Bloomington Springs. The incident happened in the southbound lanes of Highway 56 at Hulon Ferrell Road. A crash report said Bilbrey was struck by a 2013 Buick, driven by 50-year-old Patrick King of Cookeville. ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech University has become the 75th educational institution to be certified as a Bee Campus USA affiliate. University Sustainability Manager DeLayne Miller said Tech received the designation for efforts in supporting pollinators. She cites three relatively new gardens on campus that include native and flowering plants. The new gardens include, the Native Plant Garden behind Pennebaker Hall, the Tech ... Read More »

An invasive tick has made its way to Putnam County and livestock owners should be concerned. That according to U.T. Extension Office agent Wayne Key, who said the Asian longhorned tick packs a bigger punch than other species. “This particular tick has a little bit bigger impact because it carries a possible causative agent for Anaplasmosis and several other viruses ... Read More »

Residents of southern Cumberland County will soon have waterlines extended to their homes. County Mayor Allen Foster said a $468,865 grant will fund the project. “We’ve got some people in the southern portion of Cumberland County that don’t have water provided by a utility district. They’re still on the well system and certain area have some particularly bad water that’s ... Read More »

The current Putnam County Fairgrounds property likely won’t go on the market until next year. County Mayor Randy Porter said property purchased for a new fairgrounds must first undergo some studies. “We ordered the environmental study today for the Sheridan property and we’ve already done the environmental on the Medley-Nash property,” Porter said. “We also ordered the deed researches today ... Read More »

At least 24 employers will be seeking to fill multiple positions during a job fair in Spencer Thursday. City Mayor Mickey Robinson said adults and high school students will benefit from the hiring event. “That same day, they’re going to be doing a career and college day with the high school kids,” Robinson said. “The kids will get an idea ... Read More »

The famous Crossville tree house burned to the ground late Tuesday night. Firemen responded to the Beehive Drive location around 10:30 p.m. Officials said the massive blaze leveled the structure within 15 minutes. No injuries occurred and the cause of the fire remains under investigation. Horace Burgess built the 97-foot tree house in the 1990’s just off Interstate 40 in ... Read More »