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Livingston Police want visitors at the new Livingston City Park to follow some basic rules. Police Chief Greg Etheredge said skateboards and roller skates won’t be allowed. Also, the only pets allowed in the park will be service animals. He said a report came in that a person had brought shampoo and washed their dog in the park’s splash fountains. ... Read More »

Governor Bill Haslam has requested for federal disaster assistance for the Memorial Weekend storms. Haslam has asked the Federal Emergency Agency for federal public assistance for 12-counties including Putnam, Smith, and Cumberland County. Putnam County Executive Randy Porter said its a big step in the recovery process. “If we get declared it gives us a lot of FEMA money coming ... Read More »

Sparta’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen will hold the second reading of its budget at its Thursday meeting. The budget doesn’t call for any tax increases. City Administrator Chris Dorsey said it was a tight budget that he was proud to deliver to council. Alderman Jerry Lowery took issue with the inclusion of funding for the Sparta Electric Department’s automated metering ... Read More »

The Tennessee Highway Patrol has identified the Rock Island man who was struck and killed by a vehicle Saturday night. The THP says 36-year-old Paul T. Ward was standing beside a disabled vehicle when he was struck by an oncoming 2008 Toyota. The driver of the Toyota was identified as 23-year-old Sarah Simmons. The report states that the disabled vehicle ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech’s freshman class may be larger than last year. James Gray is TTU’s associate director of admissions. “Our number last year was 1,608, that was when we had the freshman class of ’16, the class of ’17 right now has hundreds more admitted than we had last year,” Gray said. He was reluctant to give a number because enrollment ... Read More »

A 21-year-old DeKalb County resident will have to serve at least two more years behind bars. A parole board has denied release for Jessica May, who is currently serving an eight-year sentence for attempted aggravated child neglect. The sentence stems from the 2015 death of her 23-month-old son. Her fiancé, 25-year-old Cody Key, received a 45-year prison sentence after being ... Read More »

White County Director of Schools Kurt Dronebarger just finished his first year in the director’s seat. Dronebarger served 10 years as a teacher at White County Middle School, then spent 8 years as an elementary school principal. In the last year, White County has had some big announcements. Last fall, the county opened it’s career and technical education center adjacent ... Read More »

The Warren County Driver Testing Center will be closing July 1st. Tuesday night the McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen rejected a measure that would have funded the center for the next two years. Mayor Jimmy Haley said the state has decided not to fund the center in the upcoming fiscal year budget. “It’s unfortunate that the state is cutting ... Read More »

The City of Cookeville still needs volunteers to make it’s Independence Day festivities a success. The four-day event called “Red, White and Boom” includes SlideCKVL, a slide through downtown. Mayor Ricky Shelton said volunteers help keep the slide running smoothly. There’s still several volunteer positions available. “Sign up online through our event page, our Facebook event page, and there’s a ... Read More »

Putnam County’s budget committee cut about $1.2 million out of the budget Monday. Putnam County Executive Randy Porter said the committee has now passed every major budget except schools. “Cut about $1.2 million out of the requests which there was about $2.5 million in new requests and not enough revenue to cover the new requests so they had to make ... Read More »