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Cumberland County authorities have located a missing juvenile who was last seen at the Cumberland County Fair Tuesday night. According to a written statement from the Crossville Police Department, officers located the 12-year-old female at home shortly after she was reported missing. Captain Brian Eckelson said officers searched the fairground property, but the child was not located. It was later ... Read More »

Putnam County helped play a role in Tennessee’s record-breaking year in tourism revenue based on statistics from the United States Travel Association. According to the Cookeville-Putnam County Visitors’ Bureau, the county accounted for over $132 million in Tennessee’s tourism expenditures, one of the top ten counties in percentage increase across the state. “It pays off with the strategic and focused ... Read More »

A White County man will appear in court next week after confessing to raping a juvenile. According to White County Sheriff PIO Melissa Worthington, 26-year-old Kristopher Aaron Cook was arrested following an investigation by WCSO. “Officials with the White County Sheriff’s department received information about an inappropriate relationship between a 26-year-old male (Cook) and an undisclosed juvenile,” Worthington said. “Through ... Read More »

A two vehicle accident in Pickett County claimed the life of a man from Monroe Tuesday morning. The Tennessee Highway Patrol said 29-year-old Joshua Garrett died at the scene of the crash. According to a THP crash report, the accident happened around 6:00 a.m. on Highway 111 at the Sunset Bridge. Officials said Garrett was driving South in a 2003 ... Read More »

Clay County High School head football coach Matthew Bates has accepted an assistant coaching position at Macon County High School. The move comes five days after Director of Schools Matt Eldridge dismissed Bates from his head coaching position at Clay County High School. Bates cited personal issues as a reason for his departure from Clay County. “The administration here at ... Read More »

Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested former Senior Lifestyles owner Stephanie Butler, 44, last night for domestic assault. The District Attorney’s Office investigated a disturbance complaint against Butler on August 17. “The criminal investigator within the District Attorney’s Office, who has been investigating her on other matters, was contacted by a family member and then went to interview the children,” DA ... Read More »

At least one person has died in a two vehicle crash on Highway 111 in Pickett County. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the crash involved a personal vehicle and commercial vehicle on Sunset Bridge. Officials said at least one person has died as a result of the crash. All lanes of traffic are blocked as crews continue to clear ... Read More »

A Cookeville home suffered damage when a fire broke out early Tuesday morning. The Cookeville Fire Department responded to the home on Fairground Lane around 1:00 a.m. Cookeville Fire Chief Daryl Blair said the blaze started in the kitchen and spread to the attic by the time crews arrived on scene. Blair said the home suffered a considerable amount of ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland Department of Children’s Services is facing a shortage of available foster homes in the region. According to Regional Administrator Cheri Richards, DCS currently has 701 children in custody with approximately 230 foster homes. “If you can do the math, we don’t really have enough foster homes to meet the need of the 701 children that we have,” ... Read More »