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Cookeville Electric crews are returning home after helping restore power to a Florida community effected by Hurricane Michael. The city deployed two crews to help in the aftermath of the hurricane that devastated parts of the Florida panhandle. The second crew was deployed Friday to relieve another Cookeville Electric crew that was already in Blountstown assisting with relief efforts. The ... Read More »
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TBI Closes Overton-Pickett E-911 Investigation
The TBI has closed its investigation into the Overton-Pickett E-911 District and Director Chris Masiongale after determining no criminal activity took place. The TBI investigated nearly $85,000 in what were deemed questionable expenditures made by Masiongale and the E-911 district. Attorney Brett Knight said he and his client received word from the TBI Monday that the investigation was being closed. ... Read More »
Cookeville Hires New Animal Shelter Director
The city of Cookeville has a new animal shelter director. City Manager Mike Davidson on Tuesday announced the hiring of Jennifer Hutchinson-Tracy. Hutchinson-Tracy said Cookeville’s support for the animal shelter led her to accept the job. “This awesome friends group that they have is not something that I’ve had at any of the other shelters,” Hutchinson-Tracy said. “I’m really excited ... Read More »
Mega Millions Frenzy Sweeps Through Cookeville
Gas stations across Cookeville are seeing higher lottery ticket sales as the billion-dollar Mega Millions drawing is set for Tuesday night. Super Gas Manager Charles Joseph said people are constantly coming into his store for a chance to hit the jackpot. “From the time it’s gone across $1 billion, people are coming in like crazy out here,” Joseph said. “Some ... Read More »
Crossville Woman Charged With DUI Following Crash
A Crossville woman faces DUI and reckless endangerment charges following a Monday evening crash. The Crossville Police Department has identified the woman as 46-year-old Tracy Jo Bottoms. According to a police report, the accident happened at the intersection of Miller Avenue and Tenth Street. The report said that Bottoms was driving a Ford Mustang when she crashed into a vehicle, ... Read More »
Jamestown Man Injured in Cookeville I-40 Crash
A Jamestown man was transported to the hospital after a single-vehicle accident on I-40 in Cookeville Tuesday morning. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the accident occurred around 6:13 a.m. when 19-year-old Austin Gernt began to fall asleep behind the wheel of his 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. The THP crash report indicates Gernt was traveling “too fast” when he began to ... Read More »
Felony Fugitive from Justice Held In Putnam County Jail
Putnam County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a New Jersey man Monday in connection with a 2016 murder charge. Authorities are holding Nafees Winters, 23, in the Putnam County Jail. New Jersey officials initially charged Winters with murder in 2016 after robbing and fatally beating a 62-year-old man in Millville. The arrest warrant indicates New Jersey US Marshals informed Putnam officials that ... Read More »
Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office Hosting Trunk Or Treat
The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting its fourth annual Trunk or Treat this Saturday. Sheriff Casey Cox said it’s something he and his staff looks forward to every year. “It’s in a good, safe, and controlled environment and it allows the employees of the sheriff’s office to get to see those ghouls and goblins and the smiles on ... Read More »
Planning Commission Amends 2030 Plan For Proposed Shopping Center
Cookeville’s 2030 plan unofficially recognizes property on East 10th and Old Kentucky Road as being appropriate for commercial development. The planning commission voted 9-1 on Monday to amend the city’s future land use concept plan at the request of Titan Development, a company wanting to build a shopping center on the property. Planning commission member Tracy Cody voted against the ... Read More »
Law Enforcement to Participate in Second Safe on Seventy
Law enforcement across the Upper Cumberland and Tennessee will participate in the second Safe on Seventy Campaign this year. Cumberland Region Law Enforcement Liaison Fred Sherrill said Tennessee law enforcement hopes to cut down on unsafe driving habits this Fall. “We just wanted to do it again in the Fall because there are a lot more people getting out with the ... Read More »
