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A Wednesday afternoon crash claimed the life of a Cumberland County man. The Tennessee Highway Patrol identified the deceased at 62-year-old Donald Monday of Crab Orchard. Monday suffered fatal injuries when his 2000 Toyota Camry struck two trees on Interstate 40 in Cumberland County and landed on its top. A THP crash report said Monday was traveling east at the ... Read More »

Overton County emergency crews conducted a water rescue Wednesday night after a man’s vehicle drove into floodwaters. Emergency Management Agency officials said the incident happened southwest of Livingston near Hardy’s Chapel Road and Christian Community Road. EMA Director Chris Masiongale said the man did not suffer any injuries. The agency has reported flooding problems on East Netherland Road between Highway ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech could receive $110 million in funding. The amount comes from Governor Bill Lee’s proposed 2020-2021 budget. The budget includes $64 million for Tech’s annual appropriation, and $48 million in capital appropriations. President Phil Oldham said he’s thankful for the hard work of faculty and staff. “Governor Lee’s proposed budget is another good year of increased state support for ... Read More »

Cumberland, Putnam, Van Buren, and White County schools will be closed the rest of this week. All three school systems made the announcement Wednesday due to an increase in absences from flu and other seasonal illnesses. Putnam County Interim Director of Schools Corby King said he also considered widespread flooding when making the decision. Putnam County EMA Director Tyler Smith ... Read More »

Plans for a 10 lot subdivision on Window Cliff Road and Baxter Road have hit a small snag. The Putnam County Regional Planning Commission voted Tuesday to defer action on a preliminary plat for the project. The group did not want to approve the plat until seeing a topographic map of the land. The commission’s policy states that plats over ... Read More »

A former employee of a Macon County finance firm faces charges for allegedly abusing her position to steal customer loan payments. TBI special agents have obtained indictments charging 41-year-old Serena Swindle with theft over $10,000. Authorities arrested Swindle Monday and booked her into the Macon County Jail on $3,500 bond. During the investigation, agents found that Swindle allegedly stole customer ... Read More »

The town of Monterey will spend nearly $85,000 to replace a leaky roof at city hall. That price includes a $10,000 add-alternate to get the project under warranty. Alderman Nathan Walker said he didn’t mind spending the extra money to fix the problem. “In my experience, you can pay for it up front or you can pay for it twice ... Read More »

The Putnam County Election Commission on Wednesday examined voting machines for the March 3 primary election. Chairman Phil Adams said the commission made sure that each machine has remained sealed since the previous election. “We want to make sure somebody has not gotten into the machine to mess up the integrity of the vote,” Adams said. “We now know that ... Read More »

The fifth annual TN Quit Week is this week, a program that’s spreading awareness of free tobacco quitting programs. Power of Putnam Grant Coordinator Sarah Blessing said to take advantage of local resources to help you quit smoking. “It is very important,” Blessing said. “Here in Tennessee, 31 lives are lost each day as a direct result of smoking. In ... Read More »

A homeless man was arrested in Crossville Tuesday for violating the Sex Offender Registry. 54-year-old Andy Phillips was found within 1000 feet of the Cumberland County High School. According to the police report, Phillps had been staying at a Justice Street residence without reporting to his sex offender registry. The arresting officer approached Phillips at the residence. Phillips said he ... Read More »