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A Livingston man was injured Thursday morning when he collided with a tractor-trailer while merging onto Interstate 40. 20-year-old William Oliver of Livingston suffered minor injuries and was transported to Cookeville Regional. Oliver was merging onto the interstate from Highway 111. Oliver merged from the off-ramp into the right hand lane and then the left hand lane. He stuck a ... Read More »

Anyone with a Cookeville City Court case scheduled for April 20 at 9:00 AM will need to be at CPAC for their hearing. Cookeville City Judge David Ledbetter said this is simply due to a large number of cases being set for this docket during the pandemic, resulting in a venue change. Residents can still reach out to the city ... Read More »

UCHRA’s MyRide program is expanding to Warren County. The program uses volunteers to transport mobile residents 60 and older to anywhere in the county. Regional Coordinator Carey Davenport said the Warren County service should be fully operational sometime this summer. “We have to have a minimum of 10 volunteers to actually start the program before we can start doing any ... Read More »

The Cookeville City Council will consider amending the 2030 land use plan for properties along the Highway 70 corridor Thursday. The comprehensive plan is used for future zoning and developments of the growing city. Director of Planning Jon Ward said 11 West Broad Street addresses that are zoned residential could be changed to local commercial. “When the plan was adopted, ... Read More »

The chairmen of both the Putnam County School Board and County Commission thought Tuesday’s joint work session was helpful. Members of each body gathered to discuss future needs and wants of the school system for the upcoming budget season. Commission Chairman Mike Atwood said the communication between the two entities is at a great place, but there are still some ... Read More »

Roane State’s Cumberland County campus could get $1.7 million for a multi-purpose lab. This funding is included in Governor Bill Lee’s latest budget amendment that was introduced Tuesday. Roane State President Chris Whaley said if it is passed in the General Assembly, work can begin this summer. “We can really start ramping up the plans for the design phase of ... Read More »

School will end on time in Overton County this year. The school system went over its allotted 13 weather days by two and anticipated an extended school year. But, Interim Director of Schools Donnie Holman said the state department of education accepted a waiver to forgive the missed instruction. “The commissioner of education granted Overton County that waiver, which means ... Read More »

Putnam County Schools are considering options to increase student participation during school lunch. Director of Schools Corby King said that he asked to meet with a vendor to gather ideas about creating menus more aligned with what kids want to eat. King said he is not looking to take cafeteria employees off the payroll, but is interested in providing better ... Read More »

A traffic stop in Monterey results in the arrest of a suspected drug dealer carrying 17 grams of meth, 20 grams of cannabis, scales and bags for resale. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department Jackie Norrod of Monterey was booked at the Putnam County Jail. Norrod faces charges under the Meth Free Tennessee Drug Act and other drug related charges. ... Read More »

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, TBI and the District Attorney’s Office are investigating human remains that were found at Anderson Road near Monterey on Tuesday. At 11:00 a.m., deputies responded to a call from an Anderson Road resident that found human remains in the area. Sheriff Eddie Farris said it is a possibility that the body belongs to 57-year-old Arnold ... Read More »