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Cookeville City Council approved a resolution conveying a portion of land off of Tennessee Avenue to the Industrial Development Board Thursday night. The same parcel of land received a rezoning approval earlier in the meeting to heavy manufacturing. A concrete company is interested in building in the park. Cookeville Economic Development Coordinator Melinda Keifer said the IDB would facilitate the ... Read More »

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 »

Algood has approved its 2021-2022, with an emphasis on parks and recreation development. City Administrator Keith Morrison said roughly $4.37 million will be spent with an expected revenue of $3.3 million. Morrison said this is not the type of budget he likes for the city but was necessary to get phase one of the new park off the ground. “There’s ... Read More »

The new Cookeville Police Department will feature a fallen officer memorial near the front entrance. Cookeville Police Chief Randy Evans said Putnam County artist Cindy Billingsley created the sculpture design which will be mounted on the granite wall. “She actually did a sculpture for Brentwood Police Department, so that’s how we came to know her,” Evans said. “We met with ... Read More »

The Monterey Police Department welcomes K-9 Scout as the newest member of the team. Scout is a rescued three-year-old Belgian Malinois who will be handled by Officer Jeremy Beard. Police Chief Bill Randolph said the K-9 passed his training this week and is ready to serve. “It is many many hours he has spent with other K-9 units from Putnam ... Read More »

Baxter is considering a plan to build an equipment shed for its street department to protect equipment and vehicles. Mayor John Martin said there is enough adjacent land at the Street Department’s new facility to build something for all the community’s equipment. “Our Street Superintendent Travis Clark got all the bids on all of it and all the specs for ... Read More »

Sparta has three new police officers after being sworn in during Thursday’s Board of Alderman meeting. Brent Copeland, Justin Cunningham and Brandon Farris are the new patrolmen. Chief Doug Goff said the three new additions fill a major city need. “I am very excited, because we have now filled all the positions,” Goff said. “We have had several officers kind ... Read More »

The Crossville Police and Fire Departments are indefinitely operating by appointment only. Deputy Fire Chief Chris South said both departments made the decision to prevent personnel shortages from COVID exposures. “We worked with the city manager both the police chief and the fire chief.” South said. “And made that decision to go ahead and protect our citizens and also our ... Read More »

McMinnville has named Captain Nichole Mosley as the city’s new police chief making her the first female to fill the position. Mosley said she has aspired to be the first female police chief since she joined the department 25 years ago. “It is an awesome feeling. I think it opens the door for a lot of people, women especially,” Mosley ... Read More »

The McMinnville Police Department is moving to City Hall’s third floor later this year. Police Chief Bryan Denton said this is a win-win for the department and the city. “We’ll be consolidating city services into kinda a one stop shop,” Denton said. “It’ll bring additional commerce downtown, and I think in a town our size, most folks like a police ... Read More »