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Two tractor trailers crashed Wednesday and caused traffic congestion along Interstate 40 in Putnam County. The accident happened just after 1 p.m. at the 286 westbound mile marker. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said 51-year-old Carlos Guerra of Edinburg, Texas was traveling behind 52-year-old Robert Bradford of Homosassa, Florida. A crash report said Bradford attempted to change lanes when his 2020 ... Read More »

Putnam County’s Emergency Medical Services now have new portable ultrasound devices. EMS Chief Tommy Copeland said the county has enough devices to cover all their advance life support trucks. “It’s kinda like our heart monitor, it’s a diagnostic type tool to help us to be able to figure out what’s going on with the patient and help erect the care ... Read More »

The bond allocation for Algood’s long-awaited water and sewer expansion project received final reading approval Tuesday. City Administrator Keith Morrison said he’s hoping to have the project out for bids by the end of this month. “The water will start at Trinity (Church), go down Main Street, connect over at First Avenue and also at Mirandy Road, tying the whole ... Read More »

Crossville City Council has voted to purchase a self-serve fueling terminal for the airport. City Manager Greg Wood said the current fueling system does not accept chip cards, making it more difficult for aircraft to fuel up after hours. “Periodically, we’ll have a Highway Patrol helicopter drop in at 3 O’clock in the morning,” Wood said. “Right now, if we’re ... Read More »

The manager of the Upper Cumberland Regional Airport wants to see a disaster drill take place sometime this year. Dean Selby said the event would prepare emergency responders for a potential plane crash or other major incidents. “As we’re seeing increased traffic, I think it would be appropriate to kind of reset some of our emergency plans,” Selby said. “Although ... Read More »

A Sparta man faces charges after authorities found nitrous oxide tanks and more than a pound of marijuana inside his vehicle. State troopers arrested Tyler Dwain Rice after he allegedly crashed his automobile and fled the scene Sunday. An arrest warrant said state troopers responded to a motor vehicle crash on Highway 111. Witnesses stated that Rice fled the scene ... Read More »

Algood will look to install new welcome signs at its city entrances. City Administrator Keith Morrison said the current signs are too generic and need some improvements. “It had been requested multiple times that we review this with the possibility of putting some kind of a nice brick and mortar,” Morrison said. “And make the entrances of Algood kind of ... Read More »

Cumberland County authorities have detained a suspect in connection to a Tuesday evening shooting that wounded two people. The incident happened at a location on Wilbanks Road off Highway 70. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said the two victims suffered gunshot wounds to the legs. The unidentified victims are receiving treatment at area medical centers. Officials said there is no ... Read More »

Early voting begins Wednesday for the March primaries and runs through February 25. Putnam County Election Administrator Debbie Steidl said voters must show a photo ID upon entering polling locations. “Now, if they have their voting card that’s great,” Steidl said. “That helps us look into the software and find them faster, but it’s not necessary. You don’t have to ... Read More »