Tag Archives: Cookeville

City of Cookeville looking to approve a new life insurance provider. Finance Director Brenda Imel said the renewal price for its current provider increased by more than 92 percent. She said after shopping out the plan, six different providers showed interest. “And the best quote was Hartford and they gave us a quote of 46.6 cents per $1,000 for active ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council will consider moving forward Thursday night with another general obligation bond issuance of some $10 million. City Manager James Mills said the bonds would help with three projects: Phase II of the East 10th Street widening, Phase I of West Stevens Street improvements, and reimbursing the city’s general fund for the land purchase on Old Sparta Road ... Read More »

Nashville-based HCA Healthcare has purchased the former hotel/convention center site in downtown Cookeville. The nearly five-acre site adjacent to the Cookeville Depot was sold for $3.6 million this month, according to county real estate records. Developers had worked with the city on tax incentives several years ago to turn the former Wilson site into a hotel and convention center. Those ... Read More »

Cookeville Leisure Services Department celebrated its first official day in its new home at 10 East Broad Street. Director Rick Woods said the administrative team moved from the bottom floor of city hall to the bottom floor of the old police department headquarters. “It is very exciting, it’s a great opportunity to be closer to the park, on the same ... Read More »

A young Cookeville native is set to star in a new Peacock streaming show called “A Friend of the Family,” which airs on Thursday. 9-year-old Elle Lisic plays Susan, the sister of an Idaho girl abducted twice by a neighbor in the 1970s. The 9-episode series chronicles the true story of the events. Lisic said she got her start in ... Read More »

The Tennessee High School Rodeo stopping in Cookeville Friday night kicking off a weekend full of roping and riding. Sparta’s Matthew Taylor will compete Saturday and Sunday in the team and calf roping events. “Since I was in diapers and really since I was old enough to be able to swing a rope,” Taylor said. “I just love being out ... Read More »

Friday’s opening of Shakespeare in the Park in Cookeville has been postponed due to illness. The first performance will now take place on October 4th and continue each evening until October 8th. Showings begin at 7:00 p.m. at Dogwood Park. Read More »

Two Cookeville linemen crews are heading to Lakeland, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian. Electric Department Director Carl Haney said eight men and five trucks left at 11:00 a.m. Thursday. Haney said their main mission is to help restore power to some 60,000 residents. “Cookeville’s been in the same situation before whether it be ice storms, wind storms and of ... Read More »

A South Carolina man was arrested and a 13-year-old Cookeville girl has been kept from sexual exploitation following an investigation by TBI’s Cybercrime & Digital Evidence Unit. TBI’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Squad began investigating a troubling advertisement on the dark web, depicting a 13-year-old girl being solicited for sexual activity. The ad caught the attention of 39-year-old David ... Read More »

Cookeville Cityscape’s Wine on the Westside event will not happen this year. Board Chair Tiffany Davidson said it was a disappointing decision, but supply chain issues caused issues in securing materials needed to host the event. “We changed the date of Wine on the Westside from August to October in order to give our supplier a little more time to ... Read More »