Man Sentenced To Six Years For Possessing Meth
A Crossville man will serve a 12 year prison sentence after pleading guilty to methamphetamine possession charges. 46-year-old Barry Keith Lail pleaded guilty possession of less than .5 grams of meth last week. He received a six year sentence for the charge, but that charge will run consecutive to a six year sentence handed down […]
Sunday Fire Causes Minor Damage To Businesses
A Sunday afternoon fire caused minor smoke damage to a number of Putnam County businesses. The Cookeville Fire Department received the call around 4:15 p.m. Sunday at the Jersey Mike’s Subs location on Jefferson Avenue. Fire department officials said the business was drying towels when a dryer malfunctioned and caught fire. Smoke from the fire […]
Upgrades Coming For Emergency Operations Center
Putnam County’s emergency operations center will soon get an upgrade. Putnam County Executive Randy Porter said the center is nearly 10 years old. “When we had the last storm on Memorial Day weekend, we saw some things we thought we need to be looking at changing, technology has changed some,” Porter said. The county and […]
Putnam Looking Into State Fair
Putnam County’s fair property problems could be solved by the Tennessee State Fair. Tennessee State Fair and Exposition commissioners reportedly voted 9-0 to explore other cities to host the fair beginning in 2019. Like Putnam County, the current fair site in Nashville is land-locked, with no room for expansion. Putnam County Executive Randy Porter said […]
Putnam BOE To Sell Property To Church
The Putnam County Board of Education began the process to sell a small plot of land at its meeting Thursday. Pat Farris of the Mt. Hermon community addressed the board. The BOE owns a one-acre plot of land bordering the Mt. Hermon Church property. “It’s been the community’s belief that the property has been transferred, […]
Putnam Coaches Supplement Increase May Not Happen
Putnam County coaches may not get a supplement increase this year. The Putnam County Board of Education didn’t make a decision on the issue at its meeting Thursday. Budget issues may prevent the board from offering coaches a supplement. Board President Kim Cravens said she’d prefer to offer the supplement increase if they could. “When […]
Tractor Trailer Fire Closes I-40 In Putnam County
A portion of Interstate 40 in Putnam County closed down Sunday night after a tractor trailer caught fire. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, The incident happened at the eastbound lanes near miler marker 274 in Silver point. Authorities have not released any information regarding injuries or the cause of the fire. Authorities expected the […]
