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The Cookeville Rescue Mission (CRM) looks to help homeless residents as summer temperatures begin to rise. CRM Family Manager Miranda Honeycutt said the hotter weather can take its toll on the area’s homeless population. “If the temperatures go over 85 degrees and they’re walking around in the summer weather like that all day,” Honeycutt said, “it can cause heat exhaustion, ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Human Resource Agency (UCHRA) will continue to grant energy-assistance funding throughout June. Community Services Manager TaShana Hooks said the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides a one-time payment to eligible residents. “It helps… because our payments range from $350 to $650,” Hooks said. “And with the high electric bills that really helps somebody that might have ... Read More »

A Cumberland County Criminal Court judge has sentenced a Florida man to prison for fatally strangling a dog in January. 23-year-old Dylan Scott Case will spend the next two years behind bars after entering a guilty plea. The incident occurred on Jan. 14 when Case punched and strangled his girlfriend’s dog in Crossville. Case told police at the scene that ... Read More »

Jackson County could implement a privilege tax on short-term rentals as early as this summer. Mayor Randy Heady said the five-percent tax will have a positive impact as rentals like Airbnb properties become more popular among tourists. “It will have an impact but it will not be extreme,” Heady said, “but down the road in the future as Airbnbs, bed-and-breakfasts ... Read More »

Authorities on Tuesday identified the body of a man found along the Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail in Cumberland County. The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office reports 60-year-old Tommy Woods of Cookeville likely died of natural causes. Hikers had found Woods’ body along the trail Saturday morning not far from Highway 68. Officials say Woods had likely been deceased for several ... Read More »

McMinnville Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with a Monday night shooting. Authorities released a statement saying 32-year-old Lorenzo Brown is wanted for attempted homicide. Officers who arrived on scene report 21-year-old Jessie Palmer was found on Lyndon Street with a gunshot wound and transported to River Park Hospital. Palmer has since been flown to a critical care ... Read More »

Smithville city officials have decided to close Airport Park along Allen’s Chapel Road. Municipal Airport Manager Joe Johnson said the decision was made due to safety concerns with incoming plane traffic. “They come over the park at about a couple hundred feet,” Johnson said, “and we’ve had concerns and so has the FAA and the state if something were to ... Read More »