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Cumberland County Mayor Allen Foster announced the appointment of new County Attorney Philip Burnett at the regular monthly  meeting of the Cumberland County Commission tonight. Burnett, a partner in Crossville-based Bean, Smith & Burnett, was appointed to a two-year term, to expire October 31, 2020. His appointment was approved unanimously on voice vote. Foster expressed enthusiasm at the appointment and ... Read More »

Cookeville city officials will look to cut costs after receiving two bids for its proposed skate park project that were over budget. Leisure Services Director Rick Woods said the lowest bid included an overall price tag of $698,000, more than $100,000 over the city’s allocated budget for the project. “What we did on Friday was talk with the low-bidder to ... Read More »

Cookeville electric crews face several challenges as they assist in the hurricane-stricken areas of the Florida Panhandle. Operations Superintendent Carl Haney said workers are trying to restore power to Blountstown, approximately 40 miles from Panama City. “They’re basically helping to rebuild the town,” Haney said. “Right now it’s completely devastated. They have very few poles standing and no other infrastructure ... Read More »

The Overton County Commission approved the demolition of the former Republican headquarter building Monday. County Executive Ben Danner said the demolition could take place within the next few weeks. “We’ll have to wait until after Fall-o-ween is over with and after early voting is over with because we’ll have to close one lane of traffic down,” Danner said. “It’d be ... Read More »

The Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce recently achieved a milestone by welcoming its 1,000th member. Dianne Callahan is the Vice President of Organizational Development for the Chamber. “There is power in numbers,” Callahan said. “Chamber members are encouraged to do business with chamber members. So it’s going to increase everyone’s business. There’s relationship building and everything. It just takes it ... Read More »

The Cumberland County Commission will conduct its regular monthly meeting this evening at 6 p.m. On the agenda will be appointment of a new county attorney for a two-year term, several budget amendments, standing committee and county official reports. The meeting will be held in the large meeting room on the third floor of the old courthouse on Main Street. ... Read More »

Late Friday morning, the general manager of the Dollar General store on Highway 127 in Rinnie reported that during business hours between October 6 and 7, multiple persons stole in excess of $10,000 in merchandise from the store. According to the incident report filed with the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department, an employee provided a written statement in which she admitted ... Read More »

Sunday afternoon, sheriff’s deputies responded to the Vandever Corner Market in Cumberland County, to a report of a disoriented naked woman wearing one flip flop. The woman, 29-year-old Brittany McCarty of Crossville, was in the back of an ambulance, crying, when deputies arrived. She had scratches on her feet and claimed no knowledge of how she got to the market. ... Read More »

Cumberland County sheriff’s deputies responded late last night to reports of a driver attempting to hit a pedestrian on Sullivan Drive in Crossville. Deputies stopped the subject vehicle at Central Baptist Church and spoke with the driver, 20-year-old Avery Lee Conley of Crossville, who reportedly smelled of alcohol and was unsteady on his feet. Conley, who admitted to drinking two ... Read More »