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It’s the Fourth of July and fireworks injuries are a concern to local health providers. Last year Cookeville Regional Medical Center saw a decrease in fireworks related injuries. Emergency Room Physician Ken Colaric said two main injuries he sees are superficial burns and eye injuries. “Eye protection is obviously very important,” Colaric said. “Never stand over any sort of firework ... Read More »

Crossville’s 8th annual Thursdays at the Amp concert series won’t take place this summer. The weekly event was going to begin the first Thursday of July and extend until August. Downtown Crossville Inc. President Lainie Luse said after the Governor’s extended mandate, board members decided to cancel the concert series. “We just decided that basically the negatives outweigh the positives, ... Read More »

The Cookeville City Council plans to redeem over $7 million in bonds used to build the Highlands Business Park. This debt payoff will save the city over $300,000 in interest. Paying off these bonds will allow the city to move forward with the $19 million police station project. Finance Director Brenda Imel said paying off the bonds will bring down ... Read More »

The Overton County Veterans Honor Guard performed a flag retirement ceremony Friday at the Pickett County Care and Rehab Center. The center requested the ceremony on behalf of several residents of the facility. The guard holds ceremonies to honor flags that are ripped, torn, stained, or faded. Such condition means the flags can no longer be flown. The group holds ... Read More »

A deadly week on Upper Cumberland roads continued Friday morning when a New Jersey man lost his life in a collision with a tractor-trailer along Interstate 40. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports 31-year-old Viram B. Dangar of Jersey City, NJ died around 3:00am Friday morning. Dangar’s car struck a right guardrail before bouncing across both westbound lanes. The vehicle then ... Read More »

If you plan to watch fireworks at the Putnam County Fairgrounds Saturday, be prepared to social distance. Putnam County Parks and Recreation Director John Ross Albertson said on arrival, viewers will be guided to specific parking spots with enough space to practice social distancing. County officials ask groups to stay within the designated parking throughout the show. “We have also ... Read More »

The fireworks won’t be the only thing lighting up the Cookeville sky Saturday night. The Tennessee Air National Guard of Knoxville will fly a KC-135 Stratotanker across the center of town. “If you’ve ever seen on a movie, these very large aircraft that has almost looks like a tail hanging off the back, that’s where they refuel jets in flight,” ... Read More »

The Highway 42 bridge in Overton County will undergo renovations beginning next week. The bridge project will cost about $1.6 million. Overton County Exectutive Ben Danner said the bridge will be completely replaced and be closed for eight months. “James Norrod, our Highway superintendent, has been working for about five years to try and find funding to do that,” Danner ... Read More »

The city of Sparta applied for a state grant to improve the sidewalks within the city. Mayor Jeff Young said the grant will allow the city to build new pedestrian sidewalks from Bockman Way up Spring Street north to the hospital. “The whole purpose is not just to make the community look good, but it is to provide a safe, ... Read More »

Cookeville Electric working a power outage Friday morning affecting areas in the southern part of the city. The outage streteches from Interstate Drive to Highway 111. The outage reported just after 7:20 Friday morning. Crews are on the scene. Utility officials ask you do not contact 911 to report an outage. Read More »