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A judge has lowered the bond amount for a Crossville man charged with fatally shooting his aunt earlier this month. 37-year-old Stacey Dwight Austin remains behind bars charged with voluntary manslaughter in the June 17th shooting of 55-year-old Teresa Faye Austin. Court officials said Monday that a judge has lowered Austin’s bond from $1 million to $100,000. His next court ... Read More »

The Tennessee Highway Safety Office’s latest campaign warns drivers of potentially dangerous roads and intersections. The THSO placed signs and banners across the state reading “High Crash Area” and “Extra Traffic Enforcement Ahead”. Law Enforcement Liaison Fred Sherrill said drivers should be cautious in areas where these signs are located. “When you see these signs, please slow down and be ... Read More »

The Sheriff’s Department has charged a Putnam County man with two counts of possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell. An officer conducted surveillance of Jason Brett Franklin, 34, on June 12. The officer followed Franklin to 660 N Willow Ave. The report said the officer witnessed two drug transactions. The affiant approached Franklin on the third transaction and ... Read More »

Cookeville Police are looking for a juvenile suspect following an early-morning pursuit and attempted theft Monday. CPD officers apprehended two juveniles around 1:25 a.m. following a short vehicle pursuit. A third suspect was able to evade police at the time of the incident. The department said an attempted vehicle theft occurred about two hours following the initial incident. The theft ... Read More »

The Cookeville Rescue Mission store will soon be closing down. Bruce Bailey is the Executive Director of the Cookeville Rescue Mission. He said the store will probably close no later than August 1st. “We have to consolidate our operations in our present location and make more efficient use of our space,” Bailey said. “The store is actually costing us money ... Read More »

A 21-year-old woman and a 9-year-old girl had to be airlifted to Vanderbilt Medical Center following a Saturday afternoon crash in DeKalb County. The crash happened on Elvis Mill Road. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Alex Chase Upchurch of Smithville was traveling North in a 1995 Mercury Grand Marquis when he failed to negotiate a curve, left the ... Read More »

Investigating allegations of improper conduct to hold officials to standards. Our elected officials are expected to comply with the standards of ethics we’ve adopted and made law. Tennessee Citizens Action is a group that investigates allegations of improper conduct by state and local officials and work to hold them accountable when they don’t comply. Director Andy Spears talks about the ... Read More »

The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Youth Academy provides students the opportunity to learn about and engage with law enforcement. That according to County’s Resource Officer Gary Howard. “So what we wanted to do was first introduce law enforcement to these children and let them understand what this is all about, hopefully inspiring careers in them,” Howard said. “But the main thing we ... Read More »

The Upper Cumberland’s unemployment rate increased in all but two counties for the month of May. Clay and Fentress Counties saw improvement, dropping to 3.8 and 3.3 respectively. The region as a whole saw a slight increase from April to May, up to 3.1 percent. The region still remains under the Tennessee state average, which also increased to 3.5 percent. Read More »

The Peoples Stockyard in Cookeville sold for over $2.7 million at auction Saturday. Waymon Hale of Waymon Hale Construction in McMinnville was the winning bidder, purchasing both lots up for sale. Hale said he is unsure as to what they might do with the property, but added “I hope I double my money”. The property was split into two units ... Read More »