The White County Board of Education fielded questions Thursday involving an incident of alleged abuse at Woodland Park Elementary School. Lisa Eller said the school system failed to notify her of a November 2018 incident, in which a Pre-K teacher allegedly shoved her fingers down the throat of her four-year-old child. “I was told by an anonymous source these things ... Read More »
The City of Livingston will begin restricting heavy truck traffic on a section of Highway 42. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the city had received a series of complaints regarding the traffic. “So there have been complaints about truck traffic late at night in a residential area,” Hayes said. “So hopefully this will slow down heavy trucks coming in the wee ... Read More »
Those looking to satisfy their craving for Girl Scout Cookies will not have to wait much longer. Middle Tennessee Council Communication Specialist Amelia Lee said Cookie booth sales begin in February. “Starting on February 3rd, there is actually a cookie finder app you can download for any iPhones or Android phones. And you can put in your zip code and ... Read More »
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office reports a lack of oversight can potentially result in fraud and theft cases. Public Information Officer John Dunn says most cases involve only one person handling an entity’s finances. “The same person is responsible for multiple financial tasks,” Dunn says. “You have one individual who’s collecting money, who’s recording money on the accounting statements, who’s depositing ... Read More »
Temperatures are being monitored at Cookeville High School after the boilers stopped working Thursday. Assistant Director of Schools Corby King said the parts needed to fix the issue won’t arrive until Friday morning. King said the average temperature in the school is staying in the 60s and despite the cooler temps, students and teachers are doing fine. Classes being taught ... Read More »
The Tennessee Tech ROTC has received a new 10-year contract with the US Army. Military Science Program Recruiting and Enrollment Officer Ron Borden said the contract creates a new goal for the ROTC program. “We have an assigned mission from the US Army Cadet Command to commission 15 officers with each graduating class starting with the year 2020,” Borden said. “And our ... Read More »
Two Monterey individuals face charges after leading Monterey police on a vehicle pursuit Thursday morning. Authorities arrested 26-year-old Aaron Ashburn for driving under the influence and evading arrest. Officials also charged 25-year-old Kaitlyn Shultis with driving under the influence by allowance. Arrest warrants indicate that officers paced a white Buick traveling approximately 60 mph in a 30 mph zone. Officers engaged ... Read More »
Deputies arrested an Algood man after a probation search revealed 100 pills of Xanax and a sawn-off shotgun Wednesday. Putnam County authorities charged 24-year-old Franklin Hughes with possession of a prohibited weapon, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance. While en route to Hughes’s residence, Hughes divulged to officials that he ... Read More »
Fluctuating temperatures in the Upper Cumberland this winter could potentially impact livestock in the region. Putnam County Agriculture Extension Agent Wayne Keys says animals prepared for winter weather may not be ready for surprise spring-like temperatures midway through the season. “When you’ve got cows, horses, sheep, goats, livestock that are standing in mud and wet weather,” Keys says, “it’s 60 ... Read More »
The weather hasn’t delayed construction of the new Findlay Elementary School in White County. Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger said Wednesday that he expects the facility to be open by August of this year. “Things are progressing well,” Dronebarger said. “They have the majority of the masonry done and all the floors have been done so the community is getting ... Read More »
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