A Cookeville man faces charges after assaulting a woman and interfering with a 911 call. 28-year-old Evan Shoemake was arrested Thursday after the incident occurred near Magnolia Court. Arrest warrants states a woman had woken up Shoemake to argue. The report indicates Shoemake became enraged, throwing the woman into the bathtub then onto the bed before strangling her until she ... Read More »
Tennessee Tech will utilize grant funding from DENSO to study autonomous electric vehicles. According to a press release, the DENSO North America Foundation awarded TTU with a $45,000 for the program. With the funding, Tennessee Tech will launch a new vehicle engineering concentration beginning later this fall. The program will use an interdisciplinary curriculum between two programs in TTU’s colleges ... Read More »
Livingston vice mayor Bill Winningham passed away Friday evening. Winningham son, William, told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen via phone call that his father would soon pass away during a special-called meeting. “Currently I’m at the hospital. Dad (Bill Winningham) is on the way to expire here,” William Winningham said. “They’ve done all they could do for him here, ... Read More »
The former financial aid director at Tennessee Tech has filed a lawsuit against the university for mismanaging funds. Lester McKenzie filed the lawsuit after reporting nearly $1.7 million in Title IV financial aid was given to unqualified students at the university during the 2017-2018 academic year. Associate Vice President of Human Resources Dr. Leslie Crickenberger and Vice President of Enrollment ... Read More »
The City of Baxter has added on to city hall with the completion of its new conference room and mayor’s office. Mayor John Martin highlighted the additions during Tuesday’s city council meeting. Martin said the new space gives city officials a larger, more-professional environment to conduct business. “We’ve got a building we can be proud of and it means a ... Read More »
Fentress County has received interest from outside parties in acquiring Jamestown Regional Medical Center. That according to County Mayor Jimmy Johnson. However, Johnson said hospital owner Rennova Health Systems is not interested in giving up the facility. “We’re going to start making plans somehow but I don’t know how we’re going to do it,” Johnson said. “We’ve been in talks ... Read More »
The City of Sparta will accept bids for a floating dock throughout July. Mayor Jeff Young said the dock is part of a $42,000 Tourism Enhancement Grant project at South Carter Park. “That’s a custom build, so a built-to-site piece of equipment. So we are getting bids on that now, and hopefully, we will have those in the next few ... Read More »
A 20-year-old man faces charges in Cookeville for sexually exploiting a minor by electronic means. Authorities booked Dustin Reed Rugh into the Putnam County Jail on $100,000 bond Wednesday. A grand jury indicted Rugh earlier this year after Cookeville Police searched his home in December. The indictments charge Rugh with sexual exploitation of a minor and soliciting sexual exploitation of ... Read More »
A Tullahoma woman suffered injuries after her vehicle rolled several times in White County Thursday night. An air ambulance transported 44-year-old Jennifer L. Jacobs to Skyline Medical Center. Her condition remains unknown. The crash happened on Highway 111 North, just past the O’Connor exit. According to a Tennessee Highway Patrol crash report, Jacobs failed to maintain her lane of travel, ... Read More »
At least one person suffered injuries after a vehicle crashed in White County Thursday evening. The accident happened on Highway 111 North, just past the O’Connor exit. The Tennessee Highway Patrol confirms that a helicopter airlifted one person to Nashville’s Skyline Medical Center. That person has not been identified. The northbound lanes remain closed. Southbound lanes have reopened. The crash ... Read More »
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