Cookeville Approves RAO For Mobile Home Park
A Cookeville mobile home park will soon be redeveloped. The Cookeville City Council approved Thursday night a Redevelopment Area Overlay zoning for the park located on Free Hill Road. A developer will be building a 52-lot single family detached development for low-to-moderate income families. “This is something we thought very highly of in the Planning […]
Lottery Held For Kindergarten Spaces At Capshaw
The Putnam County Board of Education will hold a lottery for 20 kindergarten spaces at Capshaw Elementary. The school’s enrollment has long been restricted. Families can register for the lottery at Capshaw until May 18. The first 20 names drawn will be enrolled, Attendance Supervisor Corby King said. That doesn’t mean that siblings will be […]
Commemorative Plaque Stolen In Crossville
Crossville Police have launched an investigation into the theft of a commemorative plaque from the Cumberland County-Crossville Community Amphitheater. City of Crossville employees reported the incident Thursday. The bronze plaque is valued at $1,000. The city commissioned the plaque in 2011 to recognize individual sponsors who supported the building, opening, and operation of the amphitheater. […]
Parole Hearing For May Later This Month
A parole hearing for Jessica Ashley May will be held May 23. May was convicted of attempted aggravated child neglect in December in connection with the death of her 23-month old son. May is incarcerated in the Carroll County Jail. The parole hearing will take place there. May pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight years […]
Enrollment Restricted At Baxter, Northeast Elementary Schools
Putnam Board of Education members accepted a plan restricting enrollment at two more elementary schools. Enrollment at Baxter Primary and Northeast elementary schools will be reduced to students who live in the enrollment zone or students who are already enrolled. Putnam County Schools Attendance Supervisor Corby King said those two schools have enrolled more students […]
Boyd Taking Many Property Calls
Putnam County Director of Schools Jerry Boyd said he’s taking many calls suggesting property for the proposed elementary school. The board voted last week to approve a plan to sell Park View Elementary to the city of Cookeville to build a new police station. That plan requires building a school to replace Park View in […]
Former Inmate Sues Overton Jail, Officials
A former Overton County inmate filed a $1.5 million suit against the county and its officials. John Lucas White was incarcerated at the jail for 13 days last spring. According to the suit, White told jail officials he had been addicted to drugs, and was seeing a Nashville doctor. The suit said jail officials didn’t […]
Kindergarten Enrollment On Pace With Previous Years
Putnam County’s kindergarten enrollment is on pace with last year’s, officials said. Attendance Supervisor Corby King told the Putnam Board of Education kindergarten registration began in April. At this time, some 663 kindergarteners had been registered at the county’s elementary schools. King said more will register over the summer and right before school begins. About […]
