A Crossville woman suffered injuries after crashing her pickup truck during a pursuit Monday night. The Tennessee Highway Patrol charged Allie Shea Brook Leffew with DUI, evading arrest, reckless driving, and improper passing. A crash report said Leffew’s Chevy pickup truck ran off the left side of Austin Bottom Road, traveled up an earth embankment, and flipped back onto the ... Read More »

Cookeville will likely spend $66,000 to correct a stream mitigation plan along Tennessee Avenue. Construction of the roadway required Cookeville to relocate several nearby streams. Public Works Director Greg Brown said those streams never developed for reasons that remain unknown. “We contacted the [Army Corps of Engineers] and TDEC and came up with a plan to try to fix that,” ... Read More »

A 19-hour search for a missing Cumberland County man has ended with positive news. Rescue crews located Arthur “Pete” Peterson safely Monday afternoon. Officials said the 75-year-old suffers from dementia and went missing from his Sunset Ridge home Sunday afternoon. Crews conducted an extensive search Sunday night with no success and additional manpower arrived Monday to assist with the search ... Read More »

Overton County hopes to address workforce needs with a $50,000 ThreeStar Grant. County Executive Ben Danner said the funding will help create a new plumbing and HVAC program at TCAT Livingston. “We were working with Myra West at TCAT and they talk like that will probably be enough to get everything they need to start that new program,” Danner said. ... Read More »

Some improvements will soon be coming to the City of Jamestown’s sewer system. Mayor Lyndon Baines said the state funded $525,000 to rehabilitate lines running through the north end of town. “We got that last year and we’re going to continue where we left off on the north end of town,” Baines said. “Probably from the United Methodist Church is ... Read More »

A Cookeville motorcyclist suffered injuries during a Sunday afternoon crash. The accident happened on Interstate 40 westbound at the 294 mile marker. A crash report said 38-year-old Jessica Oneil was traveling in the left lane in a Nissan Altima. 33-year-old Justin Albert Sands was traveling behind Oneil in a Harley Davidson. A crash report said the motorcycle rear-ended Oneil’s vehicle ... Read More »

The Putnam County School Board may consider allowing students at a local private school to participate in club sports. Superintendent Jerry Boyd said he recently received the request from the headmaster at Highland Rim Academy. “His original reason for contacting me was something we’ve already discussed about Highland Rim students participating in sports at Cookeville High School,” Boyd said. “But ... Read More »

Drive-thru flu shot clinics begin later this month at the Putnam County Health Department. Director Lisa Bumbalough said it’s an opportunity for residents to receive the vaccination while sitting inside their vehicle. “We’ve probably been doing this for eight or nine years. It’s a regular thing and we have a lot of folks that request this,” Bumbalough said. “It’s very ... Read More »

Monterey aldermen have voted to move forward with a flood mitigation plan that will cost an estimated $250,000. Engineers have recommended new piping and culverts to redirect water from East Commercial to the railroad tracks. Mayor Bill Wiggins said it’s a good start to a process that will take years to complete. “With the dimensions of the pipe, there will ... Read More »