Entries Accepted For Crossville Christmas Parade
Crossville’s Christmas Parade features the importance of reading. The theme this year is “Reading Around The Christmas Tree.” The Cumberland County Board of Education’s Early Literacy Council will be the parade marshals. Entry forms are available at the Palace Theater on Main Street. Entries are free and will be accepted up until December 6.
White County Posts Big Gains On ACT
White County students greatly improved their ACT scores. The state Education Department Tuesday said ACT scores improved statewide, but White County posted the largest gains in the state. White County Schools Director Kurt Dronebarger said White County High has been devoted to raising the scores. “Just want to congratulate principal Grant Swallows and his team […]
Putnam Committee Gives Approval For Road Improvement Project
A project to improve a dangerous southwest Cookeville intersection is now one step closer to happening. The Putnam County Planning Committee has granted County Executive Randy Porter the authority to sign an agreement with TDOT to proceed with the project at Burgess Falls Road and West Cemetery Road. “I think everyone understands what a traffic […]
Burn Permits Required Starting Sunday
Folks wanting to burn brush will need a permit starting Sunday. Statewide, folks outside of cities and towns will need a permit from the county or state forestry service to burn. The burn permit season runs from October 15 to May 15 each year. Putnam County Fire Chief Tom Brown said it’s a good thing. […]
Milling Has Begun On Willow Avenue
Milling has begun on Cookeville’s Willow Avenue. TDOT spokesman Jennifer Flynn said the two-part project is on schedule. Contractor Rogers Group has lowered manholes, repaired sidewalks and drainage catchbasins. Now they’re removing old pavement before applying new asphalt. Flynn said the whole project should be complete by Halloween. The project begins just south of Jackson […]
CRMC Foundation Moving Forward On Epi Pen Distribution
The CRMC Foundation donated 50 Epi pens to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department this week. Director John Bell said it’s the latest in the foundation’s effort to make sure that organizations all over the Upper Cumberland have the potentially life-saving drug. “We were thrilled to do that and we were really only able to do […]
Man Arrested After Making Several Fake 911 Calls
DeKalb County authorities have arrested a man for allegedly making five fake emergency calls to 911 earlier this month. Authorities have charged 49-year-old Larry Capshaw with misuse of the 911 system. According to DeKalb County Sheriff Patrick Ray, Capshaw made a total of five calls to 911 on October 1st and 2nd to report a […]
