Putnam County authorities arrested two people Monday for charges related to a November 2018 fire. Arrest warrants charge 28-year-old Tabatha Marie Shown and 53-year-old Kenneth Levon Teeples with arson and two counts of aggravated burglary. A Putnam County Sheriff’s Office incident report listed Teeples and Shown as possible suspects in a November 25th fire that occurred on Cane Creek Road. ... Read More »
Tennessee state officials gathered for the official groundbreaking of the new inn and restaurant at Fall Creek Falls State Park Tuesday. 25th State House District Representative Cameron Sexton says the new inn will be a valuable asset to the park and surrounding area. “It makes Fall Creek Falls the premiere park not just of Tennessee or the southeast region but ... Read More »
Pickett County schools will be closed the rest of the week due to illness. Director of schools Diane Elder said she made the decision to close schools after talking with a local pediatrician. “We have over 20-percent absent today and we had several leaving with fever,” Elder said. “We talked to the pediatrician. She said the flu was rampant and ... Read More »
White County High School and Middle School will soon have dogs roaming the hallways. The board of education has approved a request from Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger to place therapy dogs inside the schools. Dronebarger said he got the idea after seeing a therapy dog program at the Dyersburg City School System. “We went to Dyersburg and witnessed their ... Read More »
Overton County Commissioners have appointed Gail McCowan to fill the vacant District 3 seat. County Executive Ben Danner said McCowan will be replacing her husband Harley, who passed away late last year. “Gail was the closest we could get. The voters elected Harley and she was out with Harley all during the election,” Danner says. “She was part of Harley ... Read More »
Putnam County authorities charged a Lavergne man with driving under the influence Monday. Officials made contact with 24-year-old Bronny Francis Pimentel after stopping a commercial vehicle without tags on I-40. Authorities identified Pimentel as the driver. Officials observed an odor coming from the vehicle associated with marijuana. Pimentel admitted to using marijuana about 30 minutes prior. Pimentel failed to complete ... Read More »
A recent movement known as ‘Dry January’ has people abstaining from alcohol for the beginning portion of 2019. Keshia Abbott is a Nurse Practitioner with the Cookeville Regional Medical Group’s Pulmonary Office. She says the positives outweigh the negatives when it comes to abstaining from alcohol for a month. “We do know that alcohol, even though it makes you sleepy after ... Read More »
Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter has presented a plan for extending water lines to the western and eastern ends of the county. Porter said Monday night that project funding could be obtained through a Community Development Block Grant. “My goal with this water project is for us to start applying for these grants to try to extend those water lines,” ... Read More »
Van Buren and Fentress Counties are both set to host employment and education resource fairs within the next week. Sky Arnold is the Press Secretary for the State Department of Human Services. He says the resource fairs could lead to opportunities for those struggling to find employment. “Really the main reason that we’re focusing on these specific counties… is we’ve ... Read More »
The Cookeville City Council could potentially delay the second reading of an ordinance rezoning property along East 10th Street. City Manager Mike Davidson says officials are still in talks with Titan Development to finalize plans for the rezoning, but want to have things ready before Council makes a decision. “One of the conditions placed on the rezoning was an acceptable ... Read More »
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