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The City of Livingston expects to know whether they will receive flood relief funds within the next couple weeks. Mayor Curtis Hayes addressed the flooding during Monday’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting. “TEMA is evaluating and forming an analysis… on exactly what it cost Livingston,” Hayes said, “also homes that were destroyed on the count of so much rainfall ... Read More »

Portions of two Upper Cumberland roadways remain closed after sustaining damage during last month’s heavy rain. Impacted roadways include Gladdice Highway (State Route 262) in Jackson County and Wilder Highway (State Route 85) in Overton County. Tennessee Department of Transportation Spokeswoman Jennifer Flynn said those roads will be closed until repairs can be made. “We don’t have any specific dates. ... Read More »

Cumberland County Schools will begin to utilize specialized drug dogs within the middle and high schools. Owner of the Tennessee and Alabama offices of Interquest Canine Rocky Montgomery presented a handler and canine named Loretta during the last school board meeting. Montgomery said the dogs sniff out more than just illegal drugs. “They are also certified to find guns, alcohol, ... Read More »

The upcoming budget for the Putnam County Election Commission will be $17,000 less than the current fiscal year. Election Commission Chairman Phil Adams said that’s because only one election will occur in 2020. “That’s why our election worker cost has gone way down and our budget has gone back down,” Adams said. “We’ve gone up a little bit on some ... Read More »

IMPACT Cookeville will partner with Tennessee Tech Archives to help preserve multicultural history in the community. IMPACT member Jasen Knight said the process will begin with archiving items relating to the former Darwin High School. “I went to the library and found three yearbooks and two pamphlets about the colored fair, and that’s all they had on file,” Knight said. ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech will soon begin searching for the school’s next head men’s basketball coach following the resignation of Steve Payne. Athletic Director Mark Wilson said Payne’s positive impact on students will be missed. “Coach Payne has been a big part of the Tennessee Tech family for a long period of time, and has done a great job as an assistant ... Read More »

The Cumberland County School Board may revisit board policy after allowing a private school student play middle school baseball this year. Parent Pete Bisbee brought the issue before the board after his son was originally barred from the season. “We were informed by Mr. Patton on February 22nd that there was no resolution to the matter,” Bisbee said. “And the ... Read More »

Jackson County deputies arrested a man wanted in Sumner County Saturday. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department reports authorities found a man laying along a bank near McCoinsville Road and Black Field Lane. The man originally identified himself as Daniel Martin before a check by Jackson County 911 revealed his real identity as Daniel Shivers. A records check revealed Shivers was ... Read More »

Cookeville Police arrested a man Thursday who had allegedly used a stolen identity to get a job. Authorities charged 37-year-old Luciano Jose Miguel with identity theft and forgery. Arrest warrants indicate Miguel purchased an identity by the name of Adrian Cano last August for $200. Miguel then allegedly forged the name onto an employment document when trying to obtain a ... Read More »