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A Putnam County ambulance damaged following a Monday night accident on I-40 in Roane County. EMS Major and PIO Rob Clarke said that the crew had been transporting a patient to UT Medical Center and were on their way back when they got into an accident around 6 p.m. He said preliminary reports and photographs show that the ambulance flipped ... Read More »

Monterey hired Brad Wood as the town’s new attorney Monday night. Earlier this year, the Monterey Board of Alderman voted to terminate the relationship with former City Attorney Will Mullins. Mayor Nathan Walker said after being without a city attorney recently, he talked to several. Walker said Wood was highly recommended. “I’m glad to be back up here again, I ... Read More »

Livingston Mayor Curtis Hayes said the city will follow District Attorney Bryant Dunaway’s call for an outside group to conduct an inventory of the police department. “Captain Smith has been working with the DA’s assistant today on doing a full inventory, so this is quickly coming,” Hayes said. “Also, I’ve been in contact with the Comptroller’s Office. Hayes said the ... Read More »

No major budget changes projected for Clay County’s new fiscal year budget. During Monday night’s second budget work session, Finance Clerk Donna Hamilton reviewed the expenditures of the solid waste department and the sheriff’s department. She said that across all departments, most numbers stayed the same with regular increases. “The only in most of these department budgets are maintenance agreements ... Read More »

The Livingston Board of Aldermen voted 3-2 to immediately suspend Police Chief Greg Etheredge for three weeks without pay Monday night. The decision comes after at least $27,000 missing from the police department as well as several evidence-related issues found by the State Comptroller’s Office. Alderman Chris Speck made the motion for the length of time that also included a ... Read More »

A community effort to house the displaced in McMinnville will be moving in its first residents this month to a new transitional community. Homeless of McMinnville Effort Co-Founder Shelia Fann said the organization will work to slowly move-in eight residents into their new mini homes. “There have been so many who have given there time and resources,” Fann said. “In ... Read More »

Parents across Van Buren County area being surveyed to see if there is interest to reestablish a Christian School. Sampson Freewill Baptist in Pikeville once operated a school, but lack of students closed it in 2012. Pastor Jamey Pack said some 20 families say they are interested in the school reopening. “We’re in the very early stages right now,” Pack ... Read More »

UCHRA has begun the process of rolling out its new integrated transportation computer systems. Director of Transportation Holly Montooth said that the project has been in the works for well over a year. “The origin of it was really our desire to make sure that we are as accessible as possible,” Montooth said.  “We have a large population of those ... Read More »

City of Cookeville will take the next step on the Cedar Avenue connector between downtown and Tennessee Tech. City Manager James Mills said that the project was in discussion for several months. He said the project would cost some $450,000, using monies from the economic development and transportation funds. “It would entail mimicking the streetscape we did on Cedar from ... Read More »

The American Job Center kicks off its June career fairs in Celina Friday. Veterans Employment Representative Jon Oskowski said nine employers will be at the Clay County Chamber of Commerce. “More and more people are coming out to the job fairs that we’ve had,” Oskowski said. “I’ve been told that from comparison to a year to two years ago from ... Read More »