Blood Donations Up In Wake Of Tragedy
Volunteers are lining up to donate blood. Blood Assurance Donor Coordinator Trudy Cody said more than 20 new donors went to the Cookeville center Wednesday. Cody said donating blood is an easy and free way to help victims of tragedy, whether they’re rebuilding from hurricanes or recovering from tragedies like the Las Vegas shooting. Donating […]
TNGOP Passes Candidate Rule Change
Tennessee’s Republican Party just changed its rules regarding who can run as a party representative. Based on the new rules, candidates must be active in the state or local Republican party. They also must have voted in three of the last four statewide Republican primaries. That rule can be bypassed if an elected Republican official […]
Billboard Ban Fails On Second Vote
Livingston Aldermen chose not to approve the second reading of an ordinance banning billboards. The measure was approved last month, but a second and final reading failed this week. Mayor Curtis Hayes said he couldn’t comment on the matter because of pending litigation. One local company recently filed a suit in Chancery court seeking permission […]
16-Year-Old Suffers Accidental Gunshot Wound
A 16-year-old male suffered an accidental gunshot wound to the leg in Putnam County Wednesday morning. The juvenile rushed to Cookeville Regional Medical Center with non life-threatening injuries. Authorities said the incident happened around 1:40 a.m. at a home on Southmeade Drive. “We hope for a speedy recovery for last night’s accidental shooting victim. As […]
Anxious About Disasters? Turn Off The TV
After three hurricanes and a mass shooting, there’s no shortage of violent images on television and online. Those images can take a toll on viewers, said Plateau Mental Health Center Director Anne Stamps. “We need to try to limit intake, this is for everybody all the way around, not to constantly be watching the news […]
Donnelly Named BBB Branch Manager
There’s a new person at Cookeville’s Better Business Bureau office. After 15 years, Elaine Smith retired. Middle Tennessee BBB CEO Kathleen Calligan said Martha Donnelly was chosen to succeed Smith. Calligan said they knew they’d made the right decision based on the local advisory board’s reaction. “The BBB Upper Cumberland Advisory Board, all of them […]
Fentress, Cravens, Settle Wrongful Arrest Suit
Fentress County and its former sheriff have settled their portion of a false arrest and imprisonment lawsuit. Linda Conatser claims former Fentress County Sheriff Chucky Cravens falsely detained and arrested her last fall. Cravens and Fentress County settled for $175,000. The suit continues against remaining defendants. Cravens resigned in April, just after a federal investigation […]
Sparta To Rezone Two Properties
Sparta’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen will hold public hearings and final readings on two zoning ordinances at its regular meeting. The first measure would rezone a property near Hale Street for the upcoming Findlay Elementary project. The county board of education has announced plans to build a new Findlay on county property adjacent to […]
Warren County Murder Trial Continued
A judge has continued a court trial for a Warren County man charged with killing his in-laws in 2015. The trial continued after a medical issue prevented a witness from testifying Monday. Bryan Cooke was originally scheduled to stand trial this week for allegedly murdering Gary and Gail Dodson at their home in the Fairview […]
White Co. To Make Economic Development Announcement
White County officials say they’ve got an announcement. County Executive Denny Wayne Robinson said he’ll make a major economic development announcement at 2 p.m. Thursday. The location of the announcement hasn’t been released. Robinson said he’ll release the location Wednesday evening.
