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The Run for the Wall’s over-night stops in Cookeville have been so successful that the coordinator wants to stay two nights next year. The Putnam County Visitors Bureau hosted over 300 motorcycle riders two weeks ago. After completing the trip to Washington D.C., Tourism Director Shan Stout said the riders ranked Cookeville as their favorite spot. “What really is it ... Read More »

City of Baxter approved the annexation of some 52-acres of land to the East of Gainesboro Highway at its Tuesday night meeting. Codes Official Bob Lane said that the landowners had approached the city about the annexation to help with potential development. He said that annexing territories can sometimes be a huge benefit to the city proper. “The more rooftops ... Read More »

Former Assistant General Manager Ben Newman is taking over as Caney Fork Electric Cooperative’s new General Manager. Newman replaces Bill Rogers who recently retired. Newman said that his goal is to continue providing affordable electricity reliably. “We have some things coming up with new developments in technology,” Newman said. “Hopefully our outage management system will become more updated and we ... Read More »

Putnam County Regional Planning Commission approved the preliminary plat for a new 65-lot subdivision off Buffalo Valley Road. Director Kevin Rush said that the plat proposes single-family homes with lot sizes ranging from 20,000 square feet to a few acres. “We are seeing a lot more interest in doing subdivisions in the western part of the county,” Rush said. “There ... Read More »

Don’t expect Tennessee Avenue in front of the FedEx site to reopen anytime soon. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said subgrade work has supposedly been completed. Now, the city needs to time the final gravel surface with T-DOT to pave the road. Mills told the Joint Economic Community Development Board Tuesday that with some good luck the work should be ... Read More »

Former Jamestown Mayor Lyndon Baines reported missing after not returning home from a motorcycle ride. Jamestown Police Detective Jason Duncan said Baines left his home distraught around 3:00 p.m Sunday. Duncan said his wife reported him missing on Tuesday. “He’ll go on these rides when things are bothering him, or when he starts having things playing on his mind. He’ll ... Read More »

TDOT has started the right-of-way acquisition process for the new road towards Portobello. Baxter Mayor John Martin said at a Tuesday night meeting that property acquisition will be going up Baxter Road across where the new Ditty Road will be. “We’ve got quite a few that’s already agreed to donate the property,” Martin said. “And then TDOT highlighted that if ... Read More »

Tennessee Tech President Phil Oldham said this upcoming freshmen class is set to be largest since 2013. Oldham shared the projected numbers to the Joint Economic Community Development Board Tuesday. Oldham said the 2022 class is set to be 300 students stronger than the 2021 fall semester. “The campus improvements play into that,” Oldham said. “We’ve also done a lot ... Read More »

Aldi, Chic-Fil-A, and CVS could be good fits for Livingston based on a retail study shared with the Mayor and Board of Aldermen Monday night. The city hired a national retail consultant last year to identify areas of sales tax leakage and recruit businesses. After two months of work, Retail Coach Project Director Kyle Cofer said the city has a ... Read More »

Livingston Alderman Rex Dale said he would have liked a longer suspension and probation of Police Chief Greg Etheredge. Dale voted against the suspension proposed by Alderman Chris Speck Monday night that ended in a 3-2 vote. “So my reasoning was more of while I still support the chief, and I think that he has done a fantastic job, I ... Read More »