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Putnam County Commissioners will elect a new representative for district five at the January 18th meeting. Six candidates have already made their interest known in replacing commissioner Terry Randolph. Randolph moved out of district five earlier this month. District five includes the Cookeville Community Center, Dry Valley, and Prescott South areas. Commission Chair Mike Atwood said each person will be ... Read More »

Motorists on South Congress Boulevard can expect lane closures next week at the intersection of East Bryant Street as the contractor on the highway construction project cuts through the pavement to install pipes across the road. The work is planned for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, December 20, 21, & 22 at the traffic light at East Bryant and South Congress ... Read More »

A Crossville fire station coverage study has shown a need to relocate Station 2. City Manager Greg Wood said there is an overlap between station 1 and 2 of about 40 percent. “We’re looking at potentially moving station 2 to the north, which would only require an investment for a new building,” Wood said. “We already have all the equipment ... Read More »

Monday opened the election process for 2022 with candidates able to pick up papers to file. Putnam Election Administrator Michelle Honeycutt said every county office except for the assessor will be included on the May ballot. “They have to get signatures from registered voters in whatever district they are running in,” Honeycutt said. “We check those, verify them and if ... Read More »

A work session has been scheduled for January 13th to draft a new inter-local agreement for the Tennessee Central Rail Trail Authority. Authority Board Member Brian Payne said Monday that the purpose will be to bring Monterey back as a member through a new draft. “Then ultimately, all the powers (…) the different entities would have to vote to approve ... Read More »

Residents in White County’s Central View community want their school reopened. The future of the school property has been a subject of discussion throughout the fall. Resident Stephen Melton said the now vacant school was once the center of the community. “I think the only other option really is to open it back up as a school,” Melton said. “Because ... Read More »

Jackson County receive more land than originally thought in the purchase of its new downtown Gainesboro building. Mayor Randy Heady said that county commissioners approved the purchase of the property contingent on a completed survey of the building. He said the original purchase of about five to eight acres ended up being more than 10 acres. “The property is hillside, ... Read More »

Cookeville’s East 10th Street’s eastbound lane will be closed on Tuesday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Cookeville Water Quality Control Department said it will be for the section from 1045 East 10th Street to the intersection at Fisk Road as water and sewer taps are being made. The turning lane will be open for east-bound traffic to flow, ... Read More »

One person is dead after a Saturday afternoon accident on I-40 near mile marker 283. 39-year-old Andrew Defour of Florence, Texas was driving a 1999 Dodge Ram Pickup when the trailer being pulled behind the vehicle began to sway and caused Defour to drive off the left side of the roadway. Defour then overcorrected and drove off the right side ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional Medical Center has seen a slight increase in COVID cases following the Thanksgiving holiday. CEO Paul Korth said that they had nine patients over the weekend and have since grown to 19 as of Tuesday. “So we’ve seen a small uptick, so yes I’m predicting that over the holidays we will see an increase,” Korth said. “I think ... Read More »