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Baxter officials expressed frustration Wednesday over efforts to install a traffic signal at the Highway 56 and Highway 70 intersection. The frustration came after a three car accident occurred at the intersection’s four way stop. Baxter Mayor John Martin said the state should be moving at a faster pace to get the project underway. “This has been an ongoing problem ... Read More »
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Putnam County Woman Arrested for Using Vehicle as Deadly Weapon
Putnam County authorities arrested a Cookeville woman on multiple charges Sunday, including driving under the influence, evading arrest, and reckless endangerment. According to arrest records, a Putnam County deputy found Diane Bartlett, 53, traveling south in the northbound lanes of HWY 111 around Quinland Lake Rd. According to the report, Bartlett intentionally fled after receiving a signal from law enforcement to ... Read More »
Driver Charged Following Crash At Baxter Intersection Wednesday
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has charged a Sparta man following a crash at the Highway 56 and Highway 70 intersection in Baxter Wednesday morning. Troopers charged 33-year-old John Henley with failure to obey a traffic control device. A THP crash report said Henley was traveling South on 56 in a 2014 Chevrolet Malibu when he failed to stop at the ... Read More »
State ECB Votes Against New Pickett 911 District
The Tennessee Emergency Communication Board voted Wednesday to deny Pickett County of creating it’s own E-911 district. According to ECB Executive Director Curtis Sutton, comments and data received indicated a new district would not be in the best interest of Pickett County residents. “The staff has not received any additional information or plans from Pickett County in response to the ... Read More »
CityScape Raises Approximately Three Thousand for Cream City Sign
CityScape raised approximately three thousand dollars in cash donations for the Cream City Sign last Friday. Jackie Duncan is the Event Director for CityScape. “Of the cash we have taken in forty-three hundred dollars. But now that doesn’t cover the expense of the tee shirts that we sold. We are hoping after the tee shirts and the little guy we hired ... Read More »
Interstate 40, Highway 111 Signalization Project Moving Forward
Bids will be later this month for a project to add traffic signals at the intersection of Highway 111 and Interstate 40. Mayor Ricky Shelton said city, county, and state officials have advocated for the project to take place for several years. “We are very thankful that this is going to be done and make it a much safer intersection,” ... Read More »
Monterey Addressing Liability Issues At New Park
Monterey officials have started looking at ways to diminish the city’s exposure to liability at Meadow Creek Park. Mayor Bill Wiggins said he’s contacted the city’s insurance carrier, who had several concerns about swimming in the lake and visitors walking along the park’s dam. “He (insurance provider) suggested that we post a sign on each end of the dam that ... Read More »
Hometown Holler Kickoff Pep Rally Announced
The calendar turns to August and that means the start to a new school year and plenty of high school pride across the communities of the Upper Cumberland. This year, the stations of Stonecom Radio will join with Sam’s Club of the Upper Cumberland to launch the new school year with the Hometown Holler Kickoff Pep Rally. Fans, parents, students, ... Read More »
Transformer Delivered to East Cookeville Substation
One of two new transformers was recently delivered to the East Cookeville Substation. Carl Haney is the Operations Superintendent for the Cookeville Electric Department. He said the 72-ton units will help replace an older transformer that went down last year. “These are considered a high-voltage transformer,” Haney said. “Our East Cookeville Substation is fed by 69,000 volts. These transformers take ... Read More »
Jamestown Woman Arrested for Statutory Rape
Authorities arrested a Jamestown woman on multiple charges of statutory rape last week. According to arrest records, 21-year-old Stacy Tomlinson committed the acts on four different occasions with two juveniles. The first victim, a 13-year-old male, told investigators he and Tomlinson had sexual encounters on three separate occasions, two of which occurred in Tomlinson’s apartment. The incidents occurred between June ... Read More »
