Tag Archives: Putnam County Sheriff Department

Allen Cool named the first-ever Baxter Police Officer of the Year at Thursday’s City Council meeting. Baxter Police Chief Danny Holmes said the department often has only one officer on duty at a time, making Cool’s service all the braver. He said Cool routinely goes above and beyond the call of duty. Cool said the recognition would not have been ... Read More »

Upperman High School, Upperman Middle School, Cornerstone Elementary School, and Baxter Primary School placed on a soft lockdown Thursday afternoon on the advice of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Eddie Farris said the department received a call around 1:00pm about a domestic issue on Ward Mill Road. Farris said according to the call, the suspect was liable to be ... Read More »

A Cookeville man faces two counts of rape of a child under 13. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Investigation Division arrested 34-year-old Derek Lee Hargis of Cookeville Friday. The investigation centered on allegations made by two minors against Hargis. Hargis is being held on a total bond of $200,000. Read More »

A Putnam County Sheriffs Deputy has lost his job after being arrested for DUI and possession of a handgun while under the influence. Chad Martin was involved in a single-vehicle collision along 10th Street and Fisk Road early Sunday morning. He was arrested by Cookeville Police. Martin had been with the sheriffs department since 2014. His bond was set a ... Read More »

20 school resource officers in 19 Putnam County schools will receive salary increases thanks to a new grant. Sheriff Eddie Farris said the $175,000 grant will help the county’s financial situation. “It’ll help because the county will not have to come up with as much money to pay for the salaries,” Farris said. “The $265,000, the county taxpayers will not ... Read More »