Area law enforcement will be out in force this holiday weekend making sure everyone stays safe. THP Lt. Jimmy Neal said officers will be out reminding folks to stay safe on the roads. “We want to stress, if you’re going to drink, don’t drive, it’s not worth taking the risk,” Neal said. Officers will conduct patrols and initiatives throughout the ... Read More »

Young black bears are leaving their mothers for the first time, TWRA officials said. Information and Education Coordinator Mime Barnes said this is a busy time of year for the bears. The young bears are exploring the world on their own for the first time, which means they may get a little too close to humans in counties across the ... Read More »

A Cookeville man pleaded guilty to manufacturing counterfeit currency in federal court Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney’s office states Chadwin Greenwood, 33, created counterfeit currency by converting legitimate $10 bills to counterfeit $50 bills. Greenwood admitted that he passed approximately $21,760 in counterfeit currency in the Middle District of Tennessee and elsewhere, before being caught attempting to pass a counterfeit $50 dollar bill ... Read More »

A new club hopes to be a positive force for nonprofit groups in the Upper Cumberland. Co-founder Amber Flynn-Jared said the Highlands Impact Club will have it’s first event July 11. Flynn-Jared said the concept of Impact Club is like crowdfunding. Three charities address the meeting to share their story. Members bring $100 to each meeting and vote on their ... Read More »

July 1, the penalty for targeting law enforcement or military officers in Tennessee will go up. A new law inspired by the 2015 shooting at military offices in Chattanooga inspired a bill. It was sponsored by Sen. Paul Bailey. “We want to do anything we can to deter anyone from trying to bring harm against our uniformed officers and/or our ... Read More »

When Edgar Evins State Park’s new manager took over he already had a lifetime of memories to build on in the park. Kenny Gragg grew up in Cookeville and went to Edgar Evins every chance he got going up. When he got the chance to manage Edgar Evins State Park, he took it. “Well, for one it was home, and ... Read More »

Next week, residents can swap out their license plates for new ones stating “in God we trust.” The plates were made possible by a bill sponsored by Sen. Paul Bailey. That bill becomes effective July 1. Putnam County Clerk Wayne Nabors said he likes the design. “It’s going to say over and below the Tennessee insignia, at the top, over, ... Read More »

Vol State Community College officials said they’re not affected by the newly-reinstated travel ban. Spokesman Eric Melcher said students from 20 countries study at Vol State’s various campuses. None of those students come from Somalia, Iran, Yemen, Sudan, Syria or Libya. The U.S. Supreme Court allowed President Trump’s travel ban to be temporarily reinstated. Individuals from those six countries can ... Read More »

Funeral services have been set for a Cookeville woman who died in a fire Sunday morning. Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Ruth Allison, age 83, of Cookeville will be held Wednesday June 26 at 1 p.m. in the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home with Rev. Ted Kocher officiating. Interment will follow in Crest Lawn Cemetery. Mrs. Allison’s ... Read More »

Several Tennessee Tech students may be impacted by President Trump’s travel ban. The United States Supreme Court reinstated the majority of the ban Monday. Individuals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen can only enter the country if they have a relationship with an American entity. That includes students accepted to American universities or employees of American businesses. In ... Read More »