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Several Tennessee Tech students may be impacted by President Trump’s travel ban. The United States Supreme Court reinstated the majority of the ban Monday. Individuals from Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen can only enter the country if they have a relationship with an American entity. That includes students accepted to American universities or employees of American businesses. In ... Read More »

Information from several sheriff’s departments across the Upper Cumberland warn residents not to give their personal information out over the phone. Officials with both the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department and Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department said a number of residents have reported receiving phone calls, letters and emails from individuals claiming to be from the IRS. The residents said the calls, ... Read More »

Just days before Slide CKVL begins, Mayor Ricky Shelton said a few volunteer slots are still open. “And we’d love to have people out, it takes a couple hundred volunteers to put this on, so appreciate anyone who’d be willing to serve in that capacity,” Shelton said. Shelton said there’s several volunteer spots available, particularly on Sunday. Those who volunteer ... Read More »

Now that summer’s here, law enforcement wants to remind parents of the dangers of hot cars. THP Lt. Jimmy Neal said 23 children have died in hot cars in Tennessee since 1998. That places Tennessee 8th in the nation in hot car deaths. If you see a child alone in a parked vehicle, call local authorities, Neal said. “You need ... Read More »

Vehicle registration fees statewide will go up July 1. Putnam County Clerk Wayne Nabors said it’s part of the gas tax bill. “Beginning July 1, license fees as we know them are going to increase by $5, this is on the IMPROVE Act, this is Gov. Haslam’s, in the bill to increase the gas tax all across Tennessee and also ... Read More »

A Sunday morning fire has claimed the life of a Cookeville woman. Cookeville Fire Department officials said the fire broke out shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Windsor Street. Fire Chief Daryl Blair said the first team to arrive on scene found smoke and fire inside the kitchen area. “The second team that came in behind them was responsible for search ... Read More »

A two vehicle crash in Warren County has claimed the life of a Smyrna teenager. The crash happened at 9:30 p.m. Sunday on U.S. Highway 70. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 56-year-old Craig Mears was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes of Highway-70. A report states that Mears’s 2005 Toyota struck a 2012 Nissan head on in the westbound ... Read More »

The Warren County Rescue Squad recovered the body of a drowning victim Sunday. The body of Ernest Wade was recovered on the Collins River near the Shellsford area. Authorities say Wade never resurfaced after his kayak overturned Sunday morning. The Warren County Rescue Squad, the TWRA, the Warren County Sheriff’s Department and Warren County EMS assisted with the recovery. Read More »

One person has died in a single-vehicle accident on I-40. The THP said the accident occurred near the 263 mile marker in the westbound lane. A tractor trailer reportedly ran off the right side of the roadway and overturned. The driver of the tractor trailer is deceased. The right lane westbound is closed and will remain closed for an extended ... Read More »

Major Greg Whittaker of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department recently graduated from the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va. He is the fifth PCSO member to do so. Whittaker was nominated by Sheriff Eddie Farris and the Memphis FBI office. The rigorous, 10-week course is only offered to 1,000 officers worldwide each year.   Read More »