Tag Archives: Voter Registration

The Cookeville Putnam County NAACP will honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King at its fifth annual MLK Day breakfast Monday morning. Cookeville NAACP President Thomas Savage said the event will include singing as well as reading from Dr. King’s work. Savage said the event allows adults to fill in the blanks for younger generations about the history of ... Read More »

Putnam County Election Commission has registered nearly 1,300 new voters in the last three months. The Election Commission spent time at its Wednesday morning meeting checking 10 percent of the newly registered voters. Administrator of Elections Michele Honeycutt said commissioners undertake the process every three months. “Confirming that we didn’t make a mistake such as registering someone that didn’t sign ... Read More »

September marks the start of Nation Voter Registration Month, and local elections administrators are encouraging folks to participate. Overton County Administrator of Elections Craig Story said there are multiple ways to register to vote, including in person and online. All you need is a state-issued Tennessee driver’s license. “The story that I tell people is that I was at a ... Read More »

The Putnam County Election Commission is pushing to get high school students registered to vote with a new voter registration award. Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett has launched the Anne Dallas Dudley Award for individual high schools. Putnam County Elections Administrator Michele Honeycutt said registering 85 percent to 100 percent of eligible seniors will earn schools the recognition. “Every ... Read More »

The Cookeville-Putnam County NAACP will gather at West End Park in honor of Juneteenth tomorrow. President Thomas Savage said they will gather for the 5th time from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Savage said while Juneteenth should be a platform to engage the black community in today’s issues. “They will have voter registration, they will have conversation about healthcare in ... Read More »