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Cumberland County now has a deviated fixed bus route system. Allen Foster is the Cumberland County Mayor. He said the routes will go from the Health Department up to Walmart and deviate up to .75 miles. “We’re excited to have a deviated fixed route bus system here in Cumberland County,” Foster said. “The big thing is that people living in ... Read More »

White County residents will head to the polls next year to vote for a sales and use tax increase. Roger Mason is a White County Commissioner. He said the proposed increase from 2.25-percent to 2.75-percent matches a referendum approved by the city earlier this year. “We can’t change the fact that the sales tax rate in the city is now ... Read More »

A DeKalb County grand jury has indicted a man for an armed robbery that occurred in August. Joshua McAllen Beckham faces two counts of aggravated robbery. He faces a December 10 arraignment hearing. The incident happened at the Disco Tienda Latina store on East Broad Street in Smithville. The indictment accuses Beckham of brandishing a knife and attempting to take ... Read More »

Minor injuries occurred when seven vehicles crashed on Interstate 40 in Putnam County Saturday. The chain reaction accident happened at the 295 westbound mile marker when traffic began to slow for a nearby crash. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said one vehicle managed to come to a controlled stop, but was rear ended by another vehicle. Officials said that collision caused ... Read More »

A motor vehicle accident has shut down part of Interstate 40 in Putnam County. E-911 officials said the accident involves a total of 9 vehicles near the 295 westbound mile marker. The Tennessee Highway Patrol will provide additional information about the crash at a later time.     Read More »

A Cookeville man has landed behind bars for violating the sex offender registry. Deputies with the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office arrested Gary Ray Collins in Hickman County Wednesday. An arrest warrant accuses him of failing to disclose required information to the registry. The warrant said Collins was not living at the address that he had registered on. He’s under $5,000 ... Read More »

Crews have begun a project to improve the storefronts of several downtown businesses in Sparta. Mayor Jeff Young said the city funded the projects through a grant program. “I have a very small PR fund at the mayor’s disposal,” Young said. “I worked with the chamber of commerce and historic zoning board. We had 16 applicants for a $600 painting ... Read More »

White County continues to explore the possibility of implementing a local codes enforcement system. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said county commissioners have voted to fund $80,000 for the program. “The county commission formed a committee to look into this,” Robinson said. “The first action this committee took was like, ‘We’re not going to beat our heads together and waste ... Read More »

A Cookeville city councilman will hold off on presenting a resolution allowing the people to directly elect the mayor. Councilman Mark Miller said he reconsidered his proposal after receiving feedback from the public. “Due to the overwhelming negative response by the public to my resolution allowing the public to elect their mayor, I feel that the public has spoken,” Miller ... Read More »

Cookeville will host on Friday the winter seminar for the Tennessee Association of County Election Officials (TACEO). Phil Adams is the Chairman of the Putnam County Election Commission and Vice President of TACEO. He said the daylong event will include a cybersecurity discussion led by TBI Special Agent Cesar Salazar. “There’s a lot of cybersecurity stuff going on. A lot ... Read More »