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The White County Commission’s regular meeting Monday will include an executive session. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said the county attorney needs to meet privately with the commission to discuss paying Sheriff Oddie Shoupe’s legal fees. “They’ll be an attorney/client meeting for the county commission for our attorney to advise them what their options are. Basically, at this point there’s ... Read More »

The Crossville City Council has granted approval to sale water to the West Cumberland Utility District. The city will be selling water to the utility at the current wholesale rate of $3.88 per 1,000 gallons. Currently the West Cumberland Utility District purchases water from the Bondecroft Utility District. A seven year contract with Bondecroft has yet to expire, but both ... Read More »

No one was injured after a car crashed into Express Footwear on Interstate Drive Friday morning. The accident occurred about 9 a.m. Cookeville Police Lt. Bobby Anderson said crews responded quickly. At this time, it’s not known why the car struck the building. Anderson said the investigation continues. Read More »

The search for a missing woman in Cumberland County continues today. County authorities said 31-year-old Shanin Leedora Mehle went missing Tuesday after leaving a residence around 2:00 p.m. Around 5:00 p.m. Tuesday authorities located Mehle’s vehicle abandoned in front of a driveway on Millstone Mountain.Her cell phone and other personal property were found inside the vehicle. Mehle is described as ... Read More »

The THP will share software that can predict traffic accidents with sheriff’s offices around the state. Lt. Travis Plotzer said the software has been very helpful for the THP. “What it does is it creates like a map where you might see it similar to a weather map, it shows areas they’ve had crashes in the past but also takes ... Read More »

Cookeville’s Goodwill Career Solutions Center will hold a job fair Tuesday. six employers will be on hand seeking to fill at least 100 positions in Putnam and White Counties. Employers include Bledsoe County Correctional Complex, Metro Industrial Services, Krispey Kreme, Blue Coast Burrito, and Qualified Staffing and Integrity Staffing. “Representatives from these companies are going to be on hand and ... Read More »

The THP’s distracted driving enforcement netted a bunch of citations, but only one for distracted driving. The THP said officers issued 17 citations and 8 warnings for seat belt usage, three citations for child restraint violations and one citation for texting and driving. Troopers, Putnam County deputies and Cookeville Police officers joined together for the enforcement. Some were stationed on ... Read More »

Smithville’s Waste Water Treatment Plant upgrades have been completed. Work beganon the $2.7 million project last year. The refurbished plant could now treat 8 million gallons of wastewater daily. That provides room for growth. The plant only needs to treat about 1.2 million gallons daily. A Community Development Block Grant covered about $500,000 of the costs, the rest was handled ... Read More »

A proposal by Crossville City Manager Greg Wood could allow the city to reduce overall health insurance costs. Wood’s plan calls for increasing city employee deductibles to save money then splitting the difference, leaving employees with only a $1,000 deductible to pay. The city’s current deductible is $2,500 dollars. Wood’s proposal would raise the deductible to $6,850, meaning the city ... Read More »

Sparta’s Square will be closed to traffic Saturday for the annual Lester Flatt Celebration. Chief Jeff Guth said the police department has the festival preparations down to a science. “The whole square will be shut off to vehicle traffic and will be foot traffic only, it’s just park where you can on the side of the street,” Guth said. Police ... Read More »