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Crossville City Council members will not grant tax incentives to prospective businesses. Councilman Scott Shanks said Tuesday he didn’t have enough information to make a decision. “I don’t think I can support this because I don’t see it helping out,” Shanks said. “We want to see businesses coming in, but I really don’t know who we’re helping [and if] it’s ... Read More »

The Tennessee Highway Patrol’s Cookeville District expects a higher traffic volume across the Upper Cumberland ahead of Bonnaroo. Captain R.C. Christian said tourists from across the country will be traveling through the area over the next couple days. “We’ll start seeing the traffic coming in probably even tonight, Tuesday night, through Wednesday and a lot of people are prepared,” Christian ... Read More »

Improvements to the Highway 56 and Highway 70 intersection may be getting underway next year. Baxter Mayor John Martin reports the Tennessee Department of Transportation hopes to open bids for the project in April. Alderman Dustin Stanton said he’s happy to finally have a timeline for the project. “We’ve received a lot of phone calls and we understand how bad ... Read More »

The Putnam County Highway Department needs additional employees as it gets ready to conduct more paving projects in-house. Road Supervisor Randy Jones said Monday he needs at least three new employees to create a new paving crew. “I’ve got to have some people that has some qualification to do this paving. I’ve got plenty of good working people, but non ... Read More »

The Putnam County Budget Committee allocated on Monday $72,800 to 15 non-profit organizations. That amount totals $15,500 more than the county allocated to non-profits last year. $12,000 of the increase went to four groups that did not receive funding from the county in fiscal year 2018-2019. Committee member Jonathan Williams said he couldn’t support the additional $12,000. “I have a ... Read More »

A traffic stop in Putnam County Monday led to the arrest of an 18-year-old Cleveland teen. Authorities charged Alexandra Laplume for possession of methamphetamine, possession of a firearm during a felony, and simple possession of marijuana. According to arrest warrants, a Putnam County Sheriff’s deputy stopped a vehicle for a registration violation. The deputy noticed a strong marijuana smell coming ... Read More »

The White County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) has fired a corrections officer for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. Authorities charged 21-year-old Christopher Frazier with domestic assault following the incident last week The arrest report states Frazier and his girlfriend got into an altercation after the woman allegedly took Frazier’s cell phone. The report indicates Frazier then pinned the woman down by grabbing ... Read More »

Authorities arrested a Baxter man Tuesday for threatening two people with a handgun. 63-year-old Dural Clark faces two counts of aggravated assault following the incident along Ditty Road. Arrest warrants state Clark and a male victim had gotten into an argument the night before. The victim, who lives at the same residence as Clark, noticed Clark load a handgun. The ... Read More »

Livingston’s Board of Aldermen approved the first reading of the city’s new budget Monday evening. City Mayor Curtis Hayes said the budget keeps property taxes the same but does come with a water rate increase. “There is unfortunately a 10-percent water increase given to a bond issue where we were running water to Hilham to be able to supply the ... Read More »