A portion of Boyd Farris Road in Cookeville may be rezoned for light manufacturing. The Cookeville City Council discussed the ordinance yesterday. Planning director James Mills presented the rezoning. “Currently there is an equipment rental located before the sales and service business on the property,” Mills said. “The purpose of the rezoning is to rely on bulk sales of propane ... Read More »

The Hike to Recovery program helps cancer patients and survivors in the Upper Cumberland by providing free lead hikes. Tom Rally is the Cancer Center Manager at Cumberland Medical Center. “There is always a benefit to physical activity for them. It helps them deal with the side effects of the treatment. It helps them bounce back from treatments a lot quicker,” ... Read More »

A single-vehicle accident took the life of a Baxter man. The accident took place at 4:22 PM yesterday, June 7. Morris D Carr, 56, was traveling on HWY 96 Dekalb County Northbound when he exited 100 yards to the right of the roadway. Carr’s red GMC Canyon truck then flipped onto its side. The passenger side compartment was pinned against a ... Read More »

Putnam County fire crews are still on the scene of the E 6th Street residential fire. Cookeville Fire Cheif Dale Blair said the crew arrived on scene at 3:00 PM yesterday. “We could see smoke from City Hall when we rode out of there. And we had one transported to Cookeville regional for heat exhaustion,” Blair said. “But they are ... Read More »

The boom in construction permits brings new hope to contractors around Putnam County. That according to Jeremiah Wheet, the owner of Wheet Construction. “Well, it really just gives me confidence and hope in the market,” Wheet said. “Makes me kind of want to expand and makes me want to set goals and go after them.” Putnam County is experiencing a ... Read More »

The TWRA has not seen an increase in black bear sightings so far this year. That according to Mime Barnes, the Wildlife Information Specialist. “This year we haven’t seen any increase in sightings. It is a pretty typical year for us,” Barnes said.  “And it is not a huge number of sightings either. Just a few and it tends to be ... Read More »

Fimiani Development Corporation continues to prepare Willow Tree Plaza for new tenants. Michael Fimiani is president of Fimiani Development. “We have already painted the entire shopping center and new roofs. Now we are doing some major parking lot repairs and will be sealing and striping the parking lot,” Fimiani said. “And we are also installing a brand new lit pylon sign. ... Read More »

The LGBT community and the Upper Cumberland PRIDE Festival receive more support as the years progress. That is according to Upper Cumberland PRIDE board member Michael Bean. “As the years progress, more people care about it, more people come down, more vendors show up,” Bean said. “So I do feel like it has gotten better over the years.” Bean said ... Read More »

Southern Cruisers Riding Club’s Tennessee State Rally will come to Cookeville tomorrow. Zach Ledbetter is vice president of visitor development at Cookeville-Putnam County Visitors’ Bureau. “They have been hosting Tennessee state rallies and really been coming to Cookeville and Putnam County as the host to that rally a majority of the years since early 2000’s,” Ledbetter said. “They really have ... Read More »

Fentress County native, Owen Davidson has seen more surgeries than birthdays. The three-year-old deals with a rare disease called hydrocephalus. Owen’s mother Crystal Davidson said doctors diagnosed Owen after he suffered a brain hemorrhage at birth. “He just had a grade four and a grade three brain bleed at birth, which caused him to have that. And that’s just the fluid ... Read More »