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Cookeville Police plan to hire a victim services coordinator. Major Carl Sells said person chosen will have an important job. “Oftentimes there are people who are victims of crime, especially violent crime, who are in need of assistance through the legal process,” Sells said. That assistance includes guiding victims through the system, making sure they have documents they need and ... Read More »

The Algood Senior Center was one of six organizations to receive a Tennessee Arts Commission grant this week. John Allen, coordinator with the Upper Cumberland Quilt Trail, applied for the grant. The grant will be used for this year’s Upper Cumberland Quilt Festival, which will raise funds for the senior center. “September, 21-23, in Algood, there will be nine locations ... Read More »

The Warren County Commission has rejected a proposal for a hefty tax increase. Monday night the commission rejected the 19-cent tax increase by a 19-5 vote. The non-binding vote came at the request of Director of Schools Bobby Cox, who wanted to determine what kind of support the increase would receive from commissioners. Read More »

A judge handed down an eight year prison sentence to a Fentress County man charged with numerous sex crimes against a minor. An investigation by the Fentress County Sheriff’s Department led to the arrest of 33-year-old Arias Angeles. Authorities had originally charged Angeles with 78 felony counts of sex crimes against a minor. His charges included, 26 counts of solicitation ... Read More »

Putnam County authorities have charged a Cookeville man with attempted first-degree murder. 18-year-old Austin B. Peat is under a $1,030,000 bond at the Putnam County Jail. According to a warrant, Peat went to a residence on Ridgewood Road armed with a shotgun and threatened to kill a man. When the male victim fled the scene, Peat allegedly fired the weapon, ... Read More »

Two DeKalb County inmates will face more charges after engaging in a fight that left a correctional officer injured. Authorities have charged 33-year-old Ryan Lee Walden with three counts of assault. 40-year-old Andy Joe Certain is facing a count of aggravated assault. According to authorities, Certain and Walden got into a fight last week. At one point Walden turned and ... Read More »

The Warren County Driver Testing Center is now one step away from remaining open until at least the end of next June. Last week the McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen rejected a measure to fund the center for the next two years. During a special called meeting Monday night board members voted to fund the center for one year ... Read More »

Putnam County’s Fiscal Review Committee has recommended purchasing 92-acres of property as the future location of the county fairgrounds. The committee made the recommendation Monday night. The property is located near the Baxter exit of Interstate-40. A final decision now rests in the hands of the county commission, which will vote on the recommendation Monday. County Executive Randy Porter said ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Major Carl Sells said a woman’s quick thinking helped her get away after a man allegedly grabbed her and assaulted her on the Rail Trail last week. Sells shared some personal safety tips with News Talk 94.1. Sells recommended being aware of your surroundings, whether on the interstate, in town or in the woods. He suggested keeping track ... Read More »

The Tennessee Manufacturers Association’s new director will visit Cookeville Friday. The Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast meeting to welcome Denise Rice, the new director of TMA. Zach Buckner is vice president of Development and Communications for the chamber. “We have a lot of manufacturing in the area, we’re definitely a hotspot for manufacturing both large and ... Read More »