Tag Archives: South Willow Avenue

The Cookeville Planning Commission denied a request Monday night to rezone a South Willow Avenue parcel for the purpose of creating a methadone clinic. Fifteen different people spoke during the public comment discussion about the clinic, with twelve of them speaking against the clinic. Cedar Recovery wants to change a 0.86 parcel of land from Commercial-Industrial Mixed Use to Medical ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council agreed to sell an Old Sparta Road home Thursday night and have it removed from the property. City Manager James Mills said the city received just one bid to remove two houses from properties the city recently purchased along Old Sparta Road. Council members agreed to a $5428 bid to sell the home at 3775 Old Sparta ... Read More »

Cookeville Regional celebrated the official launch of its new sports medicine center off of South Willow Avenue Wednesday. Shona Davis Smith is the Director of Therapy Services at CRMC. She said that there has been a huge need for such a facility in the area. “At outpatient therapy, if you’ve had a stroke, and you need neural rehab that would ... Read More »

The UCDD Executive Committee has approved a loan up to $250,000 to renovate the old UCDD office on South Willow Avenue. Executive Director Mark Farley said a mental health group has interest in renting a portion of the facility. “We’ve been renting it currently,” Farley said. “We’ve got a couple of renters in that facility that moved into it as ... Read More »

The sandwich shop Penn Station will be coming to Cookeville in 2022. Managing Owner Jason Day said the restaurant will be located on South Willow Avenue between AutoZone and O’Reilly’s Auto Parts. “It’s kind of that mid-way point between Nashville and Knoxville,” Day said. “You got the university there, as well. Seems like a good, upcoming community. A lot from ... Read More »

Cookeville City Council approved a one-year contract extension with Retail Strategies for retail development marketing and consulting services. Economic Development Coordinator Melinda Keifer said that the group provides retail real estate data that aids both the city and citizens. She said their demographic data is key in bringing the retail developers the city wants, and is a service that citizens ... Read More »

The city of Cookeville’s electricity is back fully after Friday’s storms. Director of Cookeville Electric Department Carl Haney said while there were minimal issues, a majority of the damage came from large fallen trees. “A lot of it touched down around South Willow Avenue, there were some trees down there that we went out and looked at,” Haney said. “It ... Read More »

Putnam County EMA reporting multiple downed trees in the southern areas of Cookeville after a storm with high winds Friday. According to Director Tyler Smith, South Willow Avenue and Interstate Drive have blocked roadways due to fallen trees. Smith said the area near Willow Avenue Church of Christ has suffered the most damage. Smith said a few homes and power ... Read More »

Two circuit outages in Cookeville led to about 4,000 electric customers losing power early Sunday morning. Cookeville Electric Director Carl Haney said the circuit outages took away power in the South Willow Avenue and East Spring Street areas. Haney said his crews started working on isolated outages in the city just after Midnight. “I’m not for sure which kind of ... Read More »

Cookeville Police are investigating an armed robbery Saturday night at the Burgess Falls Shell. An employee told police a dark-skinned male entered the store, threatened the clerk with a handgun and demanded money. The clerk complied and the suspect left the store on foot. The incident happened around 9:40pm Saturday night at the store located at 1090 South Willow Avenue. ... Read More »