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Rezoning Approved For Property At Cookeville’s West Broad & Crescent

Cookeville City Council voted to rezone some four acres off West Broad Street to local commercial Thursday night. The four acres on Crescent Drive are located adjacent to the former Bob’s Body Shop property that has been cleared in recent months. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the land currently has two different zones and the rezoning would provide consistency. ... Read More »

Cookeville PD Applying For Violent Crime Intervention Grant

Cookeville Police Department applying for grant money through the new state Violent Crime Intervention Fund. Chief Randy Evans said the fund has some $100 million set aside for local law enforcement agencies. “They’re mainly for evidence-based programs, technology, and any strategies developed for violent crime reduction,” Evans said. “It’ll be a grant period from March of 2023 to June of ... Read More »

New Cookeville Police Headquarters Completion Date Pushed Back

Cookeville City Council approved Thursday night extending the completion deadline for the new Cookeville Police Headquarters by 45 days. Police Chief Randy Evans said that a job of this size will typically have a few delays. He said that this specific delay is due to supply chain issues and COVID, the latest delay with flooring. “Some of our complete crews ... Read More »

Cookeville PD To Enter Service Agreement With New Language Interpreter Provider

Cookeville Police Department will enter into a service agreement for language interpreting services. Chief Randy Evans said that the agreement with Telelanguage will provide a translator for several languages when necessary. “Victims or witnesses and even suspects,” Evans said. “We have to have that clear communication to ensure that we’re making the right decisions as we move forward with the ... Read More »

Cookeville PD To Purchase New Hybrid Vehicles

The Cookeville Police Department will purchase four new hybrid vehicles for $36,000 each. Chief Randy Evans said it was a first for the department. The department will also purchase three standard SUVs at $33,000 each. Evans said they’ve been looking at studies, and motivations for the purchase came from nature of the car industry moving in this direction, and that ... Read More »

City Breaks Ground For New Cookeville Police Department

The official groundbreaking for Cookeville’s new police department took place Friday morning Cookeville police and city officials gathered with shovels in hand on the corner of Neal Street and South Maple Avenue to celebrate. Police Chief Randy Evans said the seven years of planning finally paid off. “It has been a long time coming,” Evans said. “It has been a ... Read More »

Cookeville OKs Bond For Police Station, Fire Trucks

Cookeville City Council authorized the issuance of $19 million in bonds to pay for the Cookeville Police Department construction and the purchase of two fire trucks. “This resolution before you represents the first step in the process to issue general obligation bonds,” Finance Director Brenda Imel said. The next step in the bond process will be publishing notices about the ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Buying New Patrol Cars

The Cookeville Police Department ordering eight new patrol cars at a price tag of some $250,000. “We generally try to surplus our [vehicles] around the 100,000 mile mark,” Evans said. “The Sheriff’s Department and THP will probably get a little more mileage out of their because they’re on longer stretches of highway at higher speeds. When you drive around in ... Read More »