Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a New Jersey man Monday in connection with a 2016 murder charge. Authorities are holding Nafees Winters, 23, in the Putnam County Jail. New Jersey officials initially charged Winters with murder in 2016 after robbing and fatally beating a 62-year-old man in Millville. The arrest warrant indicates New Jersey US Marshals informed Putnam officials that ... Read More »
Law enforcement across the Upper Cumberland and Tennessee will participate in the second Safe on Seventy Campaign this year. Cumberland Region Law Enforcement Liaison Fred Sherrill said Tennessee law enforcement hopes to cut down on unsafe driving habits this Fall. “We just wanted to do it again in the Fall because there are a lot more people getting out with the ... Read More »
Appointed Crossville Police Chief Jessie Brooks will take his Oath of Office Monday at 8:30 AM. City manager Greg Wood said swearing in Brooks will set the city on the right path. “I am just looking forward to getting the department on a great track,” Wood said. “And just doing the best we can for the city of Crossville.” The ... Read More »
Putnam County Sports Complex expansion project must wait for the state to award the contracts. Parks and Recreation Director John Ross Albertson said he met with TDEC on October 2. “The biggest thing that we found out from our October 2 meeting is that the state is not going to officially award contracts likely until February or March. Of course, ... Read More »
The Cookeville City Council passed an ordinance to simplify food truck requirements during Thursday’s city council meeting. The council amended the ordinance by eliminating a $50 permit renewal fee and implementing a $250 fee each year. Councilman Mark Miller said the original proposed ordinance did not account for food trucks registered outside of the city. “Right now out-of-domiciled food trucks that ... Read More »
A San Bernanido, California woman faces multiple drug charges after a routine traffic stop Wednesday. Tennesee Highway Patrol charged Tina Goggins, 55, with two counts of possession of a controlled substance and one count of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia. Authorities stopped Goggins on 1-40 eastbound near mile marker 292 for following another vehicle too closely. During the stop, Goggins handed ... Read More »
Putnam County authorities arrested two out-of-state individuals Wednesday for allegedly possessing 40 pounds of marijuana. Pauline Atkins, 45, of Little Rock, AR and Daniel Howell, 58, of Floral City, Fl face multiple charges of unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia and controlled substance offenses. On Wednesday, troopers with the Tennessee Highway Patrol stopped a vehicle on 1-40 for improper display of ... Read More »
Cookeville Regional Medical Center now offers on-site genetic counseling to patients through referrals. Ashley Cohen is the Genetic Counselor at CRMC. “For our first initial appointment with the patient, we will meet and talk about that patients personal and family history,” Cohen said. “And do a complete risk assessment to see if there might be some genetic reason for the history ... Read More »
Fentress County will split the cost of maintenance for the IOI Building with the Industrial Development Board. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the Industrial Development Board controlled the maintenance of the IOI building. “They had done some maintenance on as far as fire extinguishers, several squares of roofing on top and just some upgrading of it,” Johnson said. “They had ... Read More »
Fentress County will move to phase two of the Americans with Disabilities Act compliance update. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said Upland Designs will begin the planning period for the county building updates. “Mr. [Allen] Hill will come back with a design of what needs to be done, how it needs to be done. You know, whether we want to get ... Read More »
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