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The Cookeville High School carpentry class will auction it’s house Saturday. The auction will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday at Cookeville High. Teacher Randy Mansell said the last three houses have sold for around $50,000 and hopes are high for this year’s sale. “It has a nice flow to the house, no wasted space, we did put solid surface ... Read More »

Two older brothers rescued their toddler sister from the fire that took the family’s house in Crossville last week. Thirteen-year-old Elyjah Brockway, 11-year old Donnie Strong and 18-month-old sister Abby Strong-Brockway were inside watching television when the fire broke out. The boys picked up their sister and ran. Dad Brian Brockway was outside mowing the grass while mom Sarah Strong ... Read More »

An elderly man reportedly committed suicide on Cookeville’s Winston Drive Monday. Cookeville Police declined to identify the man because his family hadn’t been notified yet. Scanner traffic indicated a home health care worker reported the man had been been shot. The man was deceased when police arrived. Read More »

Federal agents and their contractors are conducting an inventory at the former Gentry Bros. Tractor Supply today. Owners Jeff and Wendy Gentry shuttered the business over the Christmas holiday. Since then, they’ve been under federal investigation and subject to at least three civil lawsuits. The suits allege the Gentrys ran a Ponzi-type scheme, collecting money from investors and purchasing land ... Read More »

15 North Carolina high school students escaped injuries yesterday when their charter bus caught fire on Interstate 40 in Cumberland County. According to officials, it happened around noon near westbound mile marker 333. All students and teachers managed to exit the bus and a Cumberland County school bus transported them to Stone Memorial High School. From there another charter bus ... Read More »

A jury has found Caleb Cannon guilty of murdering a former Cumberland County resident. The verdict returned Monday after a week-long trial. Cannon was accused of killing Nikki Burgess in May of 2014. Authorities say she vanished from her Hermitage home and her body has never been found. Cannon received an automatic life sentence and no sentencing hearing will take ... Read More »

Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox will serve on a specialized board. Cox was chosen to serve on the Appalachian High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area executive board. The Appalachian High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area consists of 86 counties in Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee and Virginia. Member agencies work together to find creative ways to combat drugs, drug trafficking, and related crimes in ... Read More »

Monday marked the start of EMS week. The week honors those who are a part of Emergency Medical Services nationwide. In Putnam County, the day was an early one for EMS Director Tommy Copeland and Assistant Director Darren Ford. The two got up at 4 a.m. Monday to make breakfast for all EMS employees. Copeland said it’s important to honor ... Read More »

Part of Cookeville’s Buffalo Valley Road was closed down for the day. Cookeville Public Works Director Greg Brown said the closure allowed contractors to install storm drains on the road. Workers started at 8 a.m. Monday and were set to complete that afternoon. Brown said it’s part of the Bennett Road construction. Storm drains are important because they keep excess ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland EMS Directors want residents to be more aware of human trafficking. They’re hosting a training Wednesday and Thursday at Hyder Burkes Pavilion. Putnam County EMS Director Tommy Copeland said the training is perfect for anyone who comes into contact with the public. He said human trafficking can happen anywhere. “There’s some of that pretty widely across the state ... Read More »