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Cumberland County General Sessions Judge Larry Warner has passed away. Warner, a Tennessee Tech graduate, served as judge for the county’s General Sessions Court and Juvenile Court since 2006. Warner was re-elected in 2014 for a term that expires in August of this year. Read More »

Cookeville Zoning Appeals Board approved a zoning exception to allow an Assisted Living Facility on State Road. Owners Kelli and Curtis Sipe said that the facility will be licensed to house 12 residents and use third-party providers for care including home health, hospice, and physical therapy. Curtis Sipe said that these types of facilities are a growing need. “You think ... Read More »

For the first time in York Institute’s history, both the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams have a chance to “bring back the gold.” That’s according to Jamestown Mayor Harvey Stowers. Stowers said that it says something about the student-athletes of Fentress County to be playing at such a high-caliber level. “Just like this little community where we’re standing, they’ve won ... Read More »

Accumulating snow on the way despite Friday temperatures reaching the 60’s. Putnam County Road Supervisor Randy Jones said the warm spell before the snowfall means roadways may not be as impacted. “Temperatures being up in the 60’s like it is today and tomorrow the asphalt and the ground temperatures are still warm,” Jones said. “It will take a little while ... Read More »

Temperatures in the 60’s the last several days make several inches of snow Friday night seem impossible. News Talk 94.1 Meteorologist Rob Carolan said it is a typical March for Tennessee. “It’s actually one of my favorite times of the year meteorologically speaking, because we get these wild events where one day you’re spring like, the next day winter arrives ... Read More »

The State Comptroller’s Office currently reviewing certain operations of the Warren County Memorial Airport. Communications Director John Dunn said the office usually does not confirm investigations, but the release timing of a previous audit created a unique situation. “We released Warren County’s annual audit back in February, and in the audit, we actually disclosed that we are currently having this ... Read More »

The main value that is driving the new Cookeville coffee shop The Exceptional Bean is inclusive. General Manager Michael England said that they got the idea after he and his wife Cigi got involved with Ainsley’s Angels and the Styers family. He said they learned that even if someone wants to work there aren’t a lot of people willing to ... Read More »

Saturday’s Van Buren County Meet the Candidates event has been cancelled due to inclement weather. A rescheduled date will not occur. Event officials say the Burritt Memorial building venue did not have availability. Read More »

This weekend’s snowfall will ironically happen on the 29th anniversary of one of the greatest snowstorms to ever hit the Upper Cumberland. The 1993 blizzard brought record snow measurements for some. 26 inches in Jamestown and 20 and a half inches in Crossville still stand as all-time highs. Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter said some places in the county saw ... Read More »

Putnam County EMS’ Eddy Haynes was named the 2022 Tennessee Ambulance Service Association’s EMT of the year. Haynes has been serving the department for some 35 years. He said that he got his start because of now-director Tommy Copeland. “I was friends in high school with Tommy Copeland and Tommy was on the rescue squad, and I wound up joining ... Read More »