Hawkins, Mine Lick Creek Roads Open Monday
Hawkins Crawford Road and Mine Lick Creek Road should be open for traffic again Monday, TDOT said. Spokeswoman Jennifer Flynn said the new traffic alignment should be complete. Construction in the area is not complete. There will be rolling roadblocks in that area beginning May 30. Flynn said the contractor will be placing new bridge […]
Livingston’s Central Park Officially Open Today
Livingston’s new Central park officially opened today. The $1.1 million park paid for with a plethora of grants and came at no cost to tax payers. The grants include a courthouse enhancement grant, a Project Diabetes grant, Tennessee Department of Tourism grant, and a Tennessee Department of Agriculture grant. “The stars just lined up with […]
Burgess Falls State Park Hosting Junior Ranger Day Camps
Burgess Falls State Park has announced the dates for its annual Junior Ranger Day Camps. The Mini Ranger Camp will be the first camp to take place. It kicks off May 31st at 8:30 a.m. Park Ranger Bill Summers said the camps have been a huge hit for several years. “They have been real successful […]
Brinkley Sentenced To Eight Years For Sexual Exploitation Of A Minor
A McMinnville man will spend eight years behind bars after pleading guilty to the charge of sexual exploitation of a minor this week. Last year authorities discovered child porn on the cell phone belonging to 35-year-old Billy Brinkley. Brinkley was arrested and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor in July after co-workers discovered the images […]
Reward Offered For Burglary Suspect ID
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department said a reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of a burglary suspect. Department spokesman Laura Hull said a burglary occurred May 10 at the Fred Sherrill Construction Company on Hutcheson Road. The suspect has been described as a white male, 5 foot 10 inches tall. He […]
Absences Make For Abbreviated Sparta Meeting
Several absences made for a speedy meeting of the Sparta Board of Mayor and Aldermen. Mayor Jeff Young didn’t elaborate on the absences of City Manager Chris Dorsey, City Recorder Tonya Tindle or Alderman Robert Officer. He did say that since they knew the three would be out, the agenda was shortened. The board approved […]
Whitleyville Man Faces Marijuana Charges
A Jackson County man is facing marijuana charges after the sheriff’s department followed up on a tip. An anonymous tip sent the deputies to the Whitleyville address of Chris Flatt. Deputies got permission to search Flatt’s residence for narcotics and found marijuana packaged in multiple bags. They also found scales and several pieces of paraphernalia. […]
Tennessee Tech Hosts Boys State Starting Sunday
Tennessee Tech will host 500 high school junior boys next week. The 53rd annual American Legion Boys State begins Sunday. During the week, boys learn about state government by running a mock state, Boys State. They organize political parties and create city, county and state governments by election, complete with primaries and political campaigns. They’ll […]
Cookeville Tourism Website Live
There’s a new way for visitors to find information on Cookeville. The Cookeville Putnam County Chamber of Commerce launched the new visitcookevilletn.com a new tourism website. Chamber VP of Visitor Development Zach Ledbetter said the website has been in the works for awhile. “We’ve been working on this for quite some time, we’ve had ideas […]
Redevelopment Area Overlay Ordinance Approved By Cookeville Council
A mobile home park will soon be redeveloped off of Cookeville’s Freehill Road. Thursday night the City Council approved the final reading of the city’s 5th Redevelopment Area Overlay ordinance. “This is going to be very nice and it’s going to be quite an asset,” Vice Mayor Larry Epps said. “It’s going to be affordable […]
