Cookeville’s Willow Avenue will have some construction for the next few weeks. Cookeville Water Department representative Matthew Phillips said the department has a contractor replacing water lines in the area. Work will be done from Jackson Street to 12th Street. Work began Tuesday and should end Friday, Aug. 4. Phillips urged motorists to take alternate routes. He encouraged those who must ... Read More »

The Putnam County Grand Jury members must now show ID to enter the jury chambers. Sources said last week, a defendant showed up for court but wound up in the wrong room. He reportedly voted on several cases before an officer figured out the man was in the wrong place. The man hasn’t been identified. District Attorney General Bryant Dunaway ... Read More »

Cleanup continues from the Memorial Day storms. Cookeville Public Works Director Greg Brown said each day city trucks bring piles of brush to the landfill. “Some of it, they brought some more out so we’ll have to make another trip through, but we’re trying to hit every street in the city at least once before we go back, if at ... Read More »

A Putnam County lawyer’s law office has been suspended by the state Supreme Court. Albert Fitzpatrick Officer III was ordered not to accept new clients and to stop representing existing clients by Aug. 11. Officer was censured by the Supreme Court July 7. His license was suspended last fall for failure to pay the annual registration fee. He continued to ... Read More »

Putnam County should have a new budget following Monday’s vote. The county began its budget process months ago with committee meetings. The full commission will vote on the measure at Monday’s meeting. Commissioners are weighing heavy issues, including additional firefighters. The school system budget will also be decided as part of the process. The Putnam County Commission will meet at ... Read More »

Cookeville hosted a successful HOG Rally last week. Cookeville/Putnam County Visitors Bureau and Chamber of Commerce representative Zach Ledbetter said the week couldn’t have gone better. “Great week of motorcycle tourism in Cookeville and Putnam County, well over 2k attendees between last Tuesday and some of them even before then throughout this past weekend as well,” Ledbetter said There’s at ... Read More »

Forecasters predict temperatures above 90 degrees for the week. People and animals should take precautions while the temperatures climb. Extension Agent Wayne Key said shade and water are important for animals, whether they’re livestock or the family pet. “They definitely need shade if possible, if there’s a barn or a structure or a shed, somewhere they can get out of ... Read More »

A man wanted in Fentress County has been arrested in Arkansas. Jorge Viera, 34, is charged with three counts of rape of a child. He was arrested Saturday in Arkansas. In a statement, the Fentress County Sheriff’s Department said it will file paperwork to extradite Viera back to Fentress County to face the charges. No other information has been released. Read More »

In the last month Cookeville resident Julia Gruber raised thousands through a gofundme.com account to combat a controversial billboard in south Cookeville. Now new billboard has been ordered and should be up soon, she said. “It needs to draw attention to what Cookeville is about and I refuse to think that Cookeville is an anti-Muslim community, I just don’t think ... Read More »

  The former Gentry Bros. Tractor Supply inventory will be auctioned next month by the U.S. Marshals service. Gaston & Sheehan Auctioneers website states the auction is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at Gentry Bros. Tractor Supply. Pre-bidding runs from August 7-25. Gentry Bros. Tractor Supply was closed suddenly just after Christmas. Owners Jeff and Wendy Gentry have ... Read More »