Tag Archives: Cookeville

Cookeville has reached an historic high for sales tax collections exceeding $4 million for the first time in history. In December 2021, some $4,235,000 were collected, a 6.5 percent increase compared to December 2020, according to Cookeville City Manager James Mills. More than $2 million of the sales tax was given to the Putnam County School System. So far this ... Read More »

Land acquisition will play a key role in the next steps of Cookeville’s potential aquatic facility. City Manager James Mills said that no site has been selected for the facility yet. He said that the two biggest hurdles will be finding a 13 to 15-acre tract and paying for that land. “If anybody’s priced land lately, it’s expensive,” Mills said. ... Read More »

Sixteen high school basketball teams arrive in Cookeville Wednesday as Tennessee Tech hosts the TSSAA BlueCross Division II State Championships. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Amy New said they expect up to 7,000 people to come through the city. “We love for them to be exposed to Tennessee Tech and its campus, especially with all the new improvements we ... Read More »

A potential 300-lot subdivision on Lovelady Road on Highway 111 near South Jefferson Avenue drew the ire of residents at a Monday night Cookeville Planning Commission meeting. The Commission voted 7-2 in favor of rezoning some 107-acres from low-density to high-density residential. Resident David King said that he’s considered about what traffic will look like if the potential 300-home subdivision ... Read More »

A potential ice facility for Cookeville deemed too costly. At A Monday council work session, City Manager James Mills said the $28 million price tag would exhaust the city’s spending power at a time when the aquatic facility ranks high among many residents’ wants. “We’ve only got so much money that we can spend and we can borrow,” Mills said. ... Read More »

Cookeville police are trying to reinforce the importance of the hands-free law through extra patrols targeting those violating the law. Traffic Captain Jeff Johnson said that the department saw a 17.8 percent increase in traffic crashes last year. Johnson said that cell phone use one of the top causes. “It’s a habit that people have to break as far as ... Read More »

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 »

Multiple Cookeville department heads announcing retirement at the same time brings a time of great change to the city. That’s according to City Manager James Mills. He said that this was one of his biggest concerns when he first took his position. “I always called it a ‘great tsunami,'” Mills said. “I knew there were several people that started all ... Read More »

The south bound lane of South Washington Avenue will be closed for a few hours Wednesday. The Cookeville Water Control Department will work on a water leak from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The lane closure will begin at the intersection of South Washington Avenue and East Spring Street and extend south of the Putnam County Justice Center. South bound ... Read More »

The city of Cookeville has received a clean audit report. Council members heard from Rich Lockwood of Blankenship CPA Group at a Monday afternoon work session. City Manager James Mills said that a clean audit is indicative of a good team. “A lot of that has to do with having good employees, people who know what they’re doing,” Mills said. ... Read More »