Algood police arrested two Putnam County individuals following a consensual search Thursday. Officers charged 30-year-old Edward Mcabee of Cookeville and 29-year-old Destiny Tirey of Monterey with possession of methamphetamine. Authorities made contact with Mcabee and Tirey during a casual encounter with a vehicle at 285 E. Main Street. Mcabee was identified as the driver. Arrest warrants indicate that a search ... Read More »
Cookeville Police arrested a 54-year-old man on meth charges following a traffic stop Wednesday. Jeffery Leal of Cookeville faces one count of possession of methamphetamine and was booked into the Putnam County Jail under $7,000 bond. Arrest warrants state Cookeville Police were dispatched to a motorist driving recklessly. The officer pulled the vehicle over and identified Leal as the driver. ... Read More »
Construction crews have begun concrete work at the new Baxter Seminary Park. That according to Mayor John Martin. “Well, we just talked about our park. We have started our park, Baxter Seminary Park,” Martin said. “And we already started walkways and pads that we are going to concrete.” Martin said the city will continue to fundraise for the project. “And ... Read More »
The death of a Putnam County inmate in 2018 has led to a lawsuit against the county and jail officials. The parents of 39-year-old Jerry Brian Meadows are seeking $2.5 million following their son’s death on Feb. 2, 2018. Putnam County, Sheriff Eddie Farris and Jail Administrator Tim Nash are listed as the defendants in the case. Meadows’ parents and ... Read More »
Goodwill Career Solutions of Cookeville will offer two free workshops Thursday as part of National Goodwill Week. Jim Berry serves as Goodwill’s Certification and Learning Management Systems Coordinator. He said the workshops help prepare people who are seeking work. “Anyone that is willing to come and learn and grow, we want to be able to set people up for success,” ... Read More »
Work will soon get underway for an attempt to fix Monterey’s stormwater drainage problem. Engineer Jerry Warren said he plans to begin talking with TDEC and negotiating easements for a digging project along Commercial Avenue. “I do want to stress one thing. This is a first step and I don’t know that it’s the be all end all,” Warren said. ... Read More »
Livingston’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a new moral and ethics policy for the city ballpark Monday. Citizen Albert Jenkins said the policy would help ensure the safety of children playing at the ballpark. “We’re looking to confront the person being of poor sportsmanship and ask them to leave,” Jenkins said. “If they don’t leave, we want to be ... Read More »
The City of Crossville will consider purchasing new design software for developing a new ten-year Capital Improvement Program. City Manager Greg Wood said he will work to prepare a presentation on software options in the next two months. “One comment I will make is Tim has done some homework and he has found some software programs to make this a ... Read More »
The Tennessee Tech Executive Committee voted Tuesday to recommend Trudy Harper as the next Chair of the Board of Trustees. Current Chair Tom Jones said Harper would serve the board well. “It certainly helps to be local or pseudo-local and have time to devote to it. Certainly, don’t want to pre-judge any candidates. But Trudy was the vice chair,” Jones ... Read More »
The Upper Cumberland Development District (UCDD) will allow Fentress County residents to fill out a survey before creating a 20-year comprehensive plan. Communications Coordinator Sarah Cunningham said the survey gives citizens a voice in the matter. “So what we will do is, take the responses and give them out to their staff members,” Cunningham said. “And we’ll be able to ... Read More »
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