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Celina officials are exploring options to find more EMS workers after several employees have left the department. Interim Director Andy Hall presented the situation to the Board of Aldermen Tuesday. Hall said six full-time employees have quit, leaving just six workers operating emergency services in Clay County. “Five or six are working at least 3-4 48 hour shifts,” Hall said. ... Read More »

Pay increases for several Overton County School employees were unanimously approved by the Board of Education Tuesday. Education Assistants, food service substitutes, certified and non-certified substitutes and bus drivers substitutes will benefit. Board Member William Abston said the pay change would be effective immediately. “Typically in the past what we have done is we waited until the 31st when our ... Read More »

Putnam County 911 has received multiple reports of Verizon Wireless outages in the area. They are reporting no known cause being reported to Tennessee 911 centers. Other carriers being affected is unknown. 911 is not impacted if the subscriber’s phone can get a reliable signal. Putnam County 911 said to make sure residents have a way to contact 911 if ... Read More »

A Cookeville man faces 15 charges after a manhunt Tuesday that started with the suspect allegedly attempting to run over a Putnam County Deputy. Sergeant Josh Reams arrived at 2155 Wildwood Road to serve an outstanding warrant on 21-year-old Mason Tyler Stout. Stout attempted to run over Deputy Keith Maynard with his vehicle and later drove head on to another ... Read More »

Putnam County 911 said it has received several reports of a Verizon Wireless outage in the area. At this time, other carriers affected are unknown and there is no known cause reported to Tennessee 911 carriers. 911 calls are not impacted if a reliable signal is available to a subscriber phone. Putnam 911 asks to ensure that you and your ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Habitat for Humanity has received extra state funding to build a new home in Cookeville’s West End. Director of Development and Communications Casey Clark-Jackson said this future home owner is a single mother of four kids. Clark-Jackson said this extra funding bridges the gap to get a home completed. “It is 100 percent essential,” Clark-Jackson said. “With the ... Read More »

A group of Tennessee Tech physics students and their professors have had their research published in the Physical Review Letters journal. Associate Professor Adam Holley said that one of the basic ideas behind the research is to expand our understanding of the way the universe works. Holley said that this experiment attempts to measure the lifespan of a neutron with ... Read More »

National School Psychologist Week aims to highlight the work school psychologists do to help students thrive. White County Schools Psychologist Drew Cook said that in his line of work, there has been a growing emphasis on intervention when it comes to the learning processes of students. He said that his job is to make sure each child can reach their ... Read More »

A dangerous intersection on Highway 111 in Rickman has seen drastic improvements since changing its traffic pattern. Overton County Sheriff John Garrett said that the intersection had gone from a basic, straight-across intersection to what’s known as a J-turn. He said that there are only a few J-turn intersections in the state. “A lot of folks still get confused by ... Read More »

Putnam County will move its Veterans Day events to 10 a.m. on Thursday. County Mayor Randy Porter said the decision was made because of the threat of rain picking up around the lunch hour. There will be a ceremony with a parade to follow. Read More »