Oak Ridge Lab Joining TTU’s Eclipse Celebration
Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Traveling Science Fair will join Tennessee Tech’s Eclipse Fest and viewing party. The ORNL Science Fair provides guests of all ages the opportunity to learn more about science and the importance of research being done at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Students enter carnival-style interactive trailers that describe various fields of research […]
PCSO Completes Sex Offender Checks Prior To Academic School Year.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office recently partnered with the U.S. Marshals Service to conduct 90 sex offender registry checks across the county. Sheriff Eddie Farris said Operation Eagle Eye generated five warrants, three arrests and two holds on offenders in other county jails. “It’s important to me that the citizens know that we are certainly […]
Knoxville Couple Identified In DeKalb Drowning
The THP released the identities of a couple found in a DeKalb County lake Monday. THP Lt. Jimmy Neal said Lendon Welch, 84, and his wife Charlotte, 83, had drowned when EMS arrived on scene. Neal said the Welches are from Knoxville. The couple appeared to have been floating their boat on the lake. Their […]
London Flights Will Impact Upper Cumberland Too
Nonstop flights to Europe will have a positive effect on at least one Upper Cumberland institution. Dr. Vahid Motevalli is associate dean for research and innovation at Tennessee Tech. “Nashville airport is the most convenient one for us to use and certainly by having direct flights to London or other parts of Europe, we can […]
Industrial Drive To Be Paved In Monterey
Monterey’s Industrial Drive will soon be getting paved. Monday night the town’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen accepted a $127,000 bid to pave a half mile of Industrial Drive from Burger King to near the city limits. “That road serves Perdue and a lot of folks who live out past Perdue,” Monterey Mayor Bill Wiggins […]
More Work Left For Monterey Businesses Seeking To Sell Packaged Liquor
Two Monterey businesses still have a little more work to do before they can begin offering package liquor sales. Monterey Mayor Bill Wiggins said the Alcoholic Board of Commissioners met last night to review applications for those businesses to sale packaged liquor. “The board felt that we needed a little more information before we proceed […]
Nashville Man Charged Following Tuesday Wreck In Putnam Co.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol charged a Nashville man following a vehicle accident in Baxter this morning. Officials said the crash happened at Highway 56 and Buffalo Valley Road. The accident injured 19-year-old Destiny Bull of Cookeville. She received treatment at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Authorities said Bull was on Highway 56 southbound attempting to make […]
Rain Won’t Dampen Putnam County Fair
The Putnam County Fair continues, even if the weather isn’t always cooperating. Fair Board President John Allen said the weather isn’t keeping people away. “Right now our numbers are ahead of last year, we had a bumper-crop night on Saturday night, largest gate in 8 years and we’re trying to figure out how eight years […]
City Still Considering Possible Water Park
Cookeville officials are working to bring a water park pool facility to the city. Cookeville Mayor Ricky Shelton said that last week he, fellow council members, and other city officials toured several water park facilities across Middle Tennessee. “We wanted to get some background information in what’s involved in that and what it would entail […]
Arts Grant To Help Storyfest
A total of 10 Upper Cumberland arts groups were awarded Arts Build Communities grants. Groups applied for money to make events and project easier. The Cookeville History Museum will use its $1,580 grant to improve Storyfest in the Park. Beth Thompson is museums manager for the city of Cookeville. “This next year we’ll be expanding […]
