Upper Cumberland residents have few options on how to control feral hogs. Overton County UT Extension Agent Jason Garrett said the USDA free services to hunt and trap the hogs. “Our main techniques is to trap. A feral hog is the most reproductive mammal in North America,” Garrett said. “They can rebreed at 6 months old, have four to fifteen ... Read More »
Fentress County has begun the process of rebuilding the recycling center after a fire destroyed the building two months ago. County Executive Jimmy Johnson said the construction relies on the stability of the foundation slab. “But at this time, they are removing all the debris, all the burnt debris. Vehicles, all the equipment, all the metal framing and such from ... Read More »
The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) expects to move to the new building in the coming weeks. Executive Director Mark Farley said the UCDD initially planned to begin moving on Friday. “We are about two weeks out from our move. Obviously anytime you have construction projects, you get a few delays,” Farley said. “But we have had to back that ... Read More »
The City of Sparta will offer downtown business owners a new grant opportunity. Mayor Jeff Young said the $600 downtown revitalization grants will provide façade painting for seven businesses. “I’m not unlike any mayor around us and our community. I am out all the time, day and night, weekends, and things like that. I am always looking for things, what ... Read More »
Authorities arrested a Cookeville man this week for allegedly fleeing a traffic stop earlier this month. 42-year-old Michael John Pigman faces charges of evading arrest and driving on a revoked license. The original incident occurred August 7 when an officer driving an unmarked car observed Pigman driving a red Mazda on Interstate 40. After confirming outstanding warrants, the officer had ... Read More »
The construction of the new Cookeville police headquarters will likely begin in December. Cookeville City Council awarded the bid for pre-construction services to W&O Construction Thursday. The company submitted the lowest bid at $632,525. Police Chief Randy Evans said construction of the 39,000 square foot facility would start December 20. He said estimated the project’s completion date to be 70-weeks ... Read More »
Algood officer Joe Harsh arrested two individuals for drug charges during a traffic stop Friday. At approximately midnight, Officer Harsh conducted at a traffic stop in the Walmart parking lot. According to a press release, officers identified paraphernalia items in plain view. Officers identified the driver as Jiteshbhai Patel. A consensual search of Patel’s person revealed paraphernalia items including small ... Read More »
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has closed a Center Hill Lake day-use beach over high bacteria levels. A Facebook post said E. coli was detected in the water at the Ragland Bottom Day Use Beach in Smithville on Friday. Officials blamed vultures for the elevated levels and said wildlife technicians would be providing support. Posted signs and caution tape ... Read More »
A Chapel Hill, Tennessee woman faces charges for a Friday morning wreck in Putnam County. The crash happened around 10:00 a.m. on Interstate 40 eastbound at mile marker 294. State Troopers charged 19-year-old Emma Strasser with due care after her 2008 Nissan Sentra rear-ended another vehicle. A THP crash report said Strasser was unable to stop when traffic in front ... Read More »
A Putnam County two-vehicle crash left a Kentucky woman injured Thursday. A crash report indicates that 28-year-old Jennie Owens of Somerset, Kentucky was traveling East on I-40 within a construction zone. Authorities say Owens slowed due to stopping traffic when 23-year-old Taylor Maitland of Nashville collided into the rear of Owens’s vehicle. Owens vehicle ran off the left shoulder into ... Read More »
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