Tag Archives: Cookeville

Cookeville Regional Medical Center set to apply for some $10.6 million for work on the 4 and 5 West capital project. CFO Tommye Rena Wells said the opportunity for the grant funding came from the Tennessee Healthcare Resiliency Program at the Tennessee Department of Health. She said the goal of the funding program is to help underserved communities make necessary ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Department is encouraging individuals who are conducting sales in-person from online connections to use the department’s parking lot. PIO Lieutenant Anthony Leonard said the trend of buying and selling goods online is increasing in popularity. He said to help those complete transactions safely, the department wanted to offer a spot that is constantly under surveillance. “Anytime that you ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved entering into a purchase agreement with Putnam County for some 95 acres of land off Highway 111 near Old Sparta Road. The city purchased 109 acres last year, hoping to use about 16 acres of the land for a potential aquatics facility. City Manager James Mills said the purchase will give the county time to make ... Read More »

City of Cookeville’s approval for a change order for the widening of East 10th Street marks the end of the first phase. The phase extended from Wilson Avenue to Chocolate Drive. Public Works Director Blake Mayo said the change order increases the project cost by some $56,000, for a total price of $1.23 million. “Some additional concrete work over the ... Read More »

Cookeville Police Department located a reported missing child at the bottom of a nearby pool Thursday. Police responded to the report in the 1100 block of East 10th Street. Officers immediately jumped into the pool to rescue the child and began performing life-saving measures on the unconscious three-year-old girl. The child was transported to Cookeville Regional Medical Center by ambulance ... Read More »

A Sunday drag brunch on Cookeville’s West End filled the council chamber Thursday. Local pastors and residents complained about what they consider the adult nature of the show, its proximity to places where families can gather, and the interpreted inappropriateness of the show. Cookeville First Baptist Pastor Scott McKinney said he, along with other local and like-minded pastors, is concerned ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved a rezoning for a 25-acre parcel located on Buck Mountain Road. The property at 2730 Buck Mountain Road can now be used for single-family detached dwellings, with a minimum lot size set at 10,000 square feet. At the public hearing for the rezoning Thursday night, South Dry Valley Road resident Ralph Mullins said the prospect of ... Read More »

City of Cookeville will consider a sewer agreement with a local developer to upgrade sewer lines on Spring Street at Cedar Avenue. Water Quality Control Director Barry Turner said with the current lines, there is not enough capacity for a planned development at the site. “This sewer was installed in 1935, we actually rehabbed it in 1993 so it’s in ... Read More »

City of Cookeville continues to weigh its options in trying to find a new owner of the property at 545 Woodmont Circle. The city came to own it when a resident had issues with sewer lines. At its last meeting, the council voted to extend its real estate contract and drop the asking price to $280,000, but has since only ... Read More »

The Putnam County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept a land option that would allow the county to purchase some 92 acres from Cookeville. The tract could be used for a potential school in that area of Cookeville. It is a part of the 109 acres the city purchased along Highway 111 at Old Sparta Road last year. The city ... Read More »