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Mayor Alisa Farmer said the city has reached the point where low water rates can no longer be ignored. If approved Thursday, a water rate increase of $3.75 would go into effect in February. Both city and county customers would be impacted by the increase. Farmer said after that, the city would increase water rates three more times in six-month ... Read More »

One person has been injured as a result of a single-vehicle accident in White County Tuesday morning. 59-year-old Peggy Gerlach of Kentucky was traveling on Memorial Hwy west of Levon Sparkman Road when her vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway into the median and struck a culvert. Gerlach’s vehicle continued across the eastbound lanes, striking several small ... Read More »

Two drivers had to be extricated from their vehicles Monday following a two-vehicle collision near 5351 Smithville Highway in White County. 46-year-old Martha R. Kirby Norris of Tennessee was traveling westbound when her vehicle crossed the double yellow lines and crashed into the vehicle of 39-year-old Genevieve C. Hirzel. Norris was transported by ambulance to Cookeville Regional Medical Center and ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center set to apply for some $10.6 million for work on the 4 and 5 West capital project. CFO Tommye Rena Wells said the opportunity for the grant funding came from the Tennessee Healthcare Resiliency Program at the Tennessee Department of Health. She said the goal of the funding program is to help underserved communities make necessary ... Read More »

Putnam County is facing staffing shortages now and will also have to address increased staffing needs with the current expansion. Sheriff Eddie Farris said original CTAS estimates for the expanded facility called for a staff of about 75. Farris said now it appears that number is closer to about 100. “They’re taking into consideration not only the addition to the ... Read More »

Crossville will soon be the home of a new Vietnam Veterans Memorial thanks to the Cumberland County Chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America. Chapter President Tom Oberts said the idea came about when he had seen other monuments in the bi-monthly Vietnam War magazine and realized Crossville did not have one itself. He said Cumberland County has the largest population ... Read More »

Jackson County Mayor’s Office receives a clean audit for the first time in almost 20 years. Mayor Randy Heady said the office managed to clear up its two findings from last year that stemmed from purchasing and payroll procedures. “Getting a clean audit is really hard, especially a general law office in county mayor which is what I am, it’s ... Read More »

January is National Stalking Awareness Month and one local expert says it happens more often than you think. Genesis House Victim Advocate Jenna Matthews said while there are many interpretations, stalking is constituted as two or more unwanted acts by another individual that would cause any reasonable individual to feel any type of fear. She said the biggest concern when ... Read More »

The Putnam County Humane Society Board of Directors voted in favor of allowing a Crossville-based non-profit to take over its spay and neuter clinic. Board Chair Kyle Peterson said the board selected Wags and Whiskers to lead the operation this week. The pet rescue group manages its own spay/neuter voucher program as well as community education efforts. The Putnam County ... Read More »

The Overton County Ag Extension Office participating in a statewide competition to encourage financial literacy among the youth. It is the annual Piggy Bank Pageant. Ag Agent Nicole Marrero said participants create their own handmade banks with the general public voting on the winners. “It’s important for kids to start learning to save money early on,” Marrero said. “To help ... Read More »