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The developer proposing a new residential neighborhood in Cookeville’s Lovelady Road area will not pursue the Proposed Residential Development (PRD) option. A Proposed Residential Development would allow the planning commission, the city, and developers to negotiate and come to a preliminary plat for development together. Planning Director Jon Ward shared the news with city council members Monday during a council ... Read More »

Livingston Board of Alderman approved the purchase of new traffic signals Monday night to pad its inventory. This comes as part of a larger process to potentially do some upgrades at two intersections of the city. Fire Chief Rocky Dial said that after storms destroyed two lights at the McDonalds intersection, it’s been a struggle to maintain fixes. “The issue ... Read More »

Putnam County Sheriff Eddie Farris said 30 to 34 new jail employees will be required to open the new jail addition. At Monday night’s county budget committee meeting, Farris said members should also anticipate about a 25 percent increase to each line item pertaining to the jail. “I was hoping that in this budget I could ask for some of ... Read More »

Building permits for the month of April in Putnam County set an all-time record. According to Mayor Randy Porter,  April numbers showed 46 permits for $9.2 million, with 22 of those being new single family residential homes. April of 2021 had 40 permits for $6.6 million, with 22 being new homes. The all-time record for any month was March 2021 ... Read More »

As a part of National Teacher Appreciation Week, the Putnam County School System named its district awards for teachers of the year Monday. Sycamore Elementary School Teacher Jennifer Peek, Upperman Middle School’s Charity Bowie and Upperman High School’s Taylor Key were all honored. Teachers of the entire system nominated their peers for the awards. Eighteen Teachers total were selected by ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Regional Airport feeling some effect of the rising fuel prices. Airport Manager Dean Selby said that increase has slowed some people down from flying. “But it’s not has been as significant as I anticipated,” Selby said. “Perhaps it’s not really hit yet, or maybe people were already factoring the prices in, I’m not sure, long-term we don’t know. ... Read More »

A Crossville woman has found a way to repurpose the masks she made for first responders during the pandemic. Angela Witzel said that through the organization Protecting the Plateau, she and fellow volunteers made over 15,000 masks in just three months. She said that using leftover masks, she decided to create a quilt that documented this time in history. “I ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools has plans prepared to redesign the serving area of the Upperman High School cafeteria. Deputy Director of Schools Tim Martin said a new cafe style service with different stations will be created. “We try to make our cafeterias more along the lines of something that our students would want to come in and use,” Martin said. “This ... Read More »

A portion of Tennessee Avenue is to remain closed as construction is still underway. Cookeville City Manager James Mills said that Garrett Brothers Construction and FedEx both originally agreed to do portions of the road work, with an additional grant from TDOT. He said that the work has run into some issues during its progress. “One being some utility extension ... Read More »

Fire investigators were in Cookeville Monday morning gathering information from a salon that suffered extensive fire damage Sunday afternoon. Cookeville Fire Department Battalion Chief Daniel Snyder said the cause of the fire is unknown at this time. No foul play is expected, Snyder said. “Upon arrival, it was confirmed heavy smoke,” Snyder said. “All of our resources, all of our ... Read More »